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Live Results: North Carolina Presidential Primary 2020

Live Results: North Carolina Presidential Primary 2020

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has won the North Carolina primary. View exit polls here »

Updated March 30, 2020
Candidate Votes Pct. Pledged delegates Del.
Biden Joseph R. Biden Jr. Winner Winner 568,581 43.0% 68
Sanders Bernie Sanders 318,872 24.1% 37
Bloomberg Michael R. Bloomberg 171,823 13.0% 3
Warren Elizabeth Warren 138,502 10.5% 2
Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg 43,368 3.3% 0
Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar 30,641 2.3% 0
No Preference No Preference 21,710 1.6% 0
Steyer Tom Steyer 10,715 0.8% 0
Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard 6,649 0.5% 0
Yang Andrew Yang 3,021 0.2% 0
Booker Cory Booker 2,197 0.2% 0
Bennet Michael Bennet 1,984 0.1% 0
Patrick Deval Patrick 1,349 0.1% 0
Williamson Marianne Williamson 1,281 0.1% 0
Delaney John Delaney 1,115 0.1% 0
Castro Julián Castro 772 0.1% 0
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1,322,580 votes, 2,670 of 2,670 precincts reporting

100% of delegates allocated (110 of 110)

See results for all primary races in North Carolina

View the results by county.

County Biden Sanders Bloomberg Warren Rpt.
Wake
78,225
49,980
23,361
27,511
100%
Mecklenburg
72,323
39,269
22,227
16,426
100%
Guilford
37,288
21,196
10,246
7,419
100%
Durham
29,324
21,759
7,439
16,408
100%
Buncombe
15,433
23,227
4,901
10,582
100%
Forsyth
23,689
14,114
7,739
5,236
100%
Orange
12,956
12,602
4,537
10,199
100%
Cumberland
19,482
7,334
4,801
1,905
100%
New Hanover
12,220
9,002
5,128
3,492
100%
Pitt
10,211
5,000
2,619
1,537
100%
Cabarrus
10,585
5,285
2,335
1,656
100%
Union
9,053
4,534
3,056
1,748
100%
Johnston
8,034
4,414
2,527
1,484
100%
Alamance
7,654
4,346
2,296
1,630
100%
Brunswick
7,745
2,572
3,538
1,076
100%
Chatham
6,408
3,382
2,788
2,375
100%
Gaston
7,874
3,992
2,146
1,190
100%
Iredell
6,210
3,383
2,496
1,164
100%
Henderson
5,678
3,709
1,581
1,633
100%
Robeson
6,361
2,366
1,376
534
100%
Nash
6,506
2,116
1,998
474
100%
Wayne
5,752
2,329
1,668
490
100%
Catawba
4,596
2,745
1,731
863
100%
Craven
5,085
1,737
1,887
562
100%
Rowan
4,776
2,379
1,501
655
100%
Moore
4,860
1,595
1,824
777
100%
Davidson
4,367
2,194
1,482
559
100%
Wilson
5,052
1,927
1,545
409
100%
Watauga
2,236
4,516
704
1,303
100%
Onslow
4,918
1,982
1,165
599
100%
Harnett
4,281
1,895
1,149
536
100%
Haywood
3,444
1,940
846
767
100%
Franklin
3,728
1,578
1,217
496
100%
Cleveland
4,185
1,392
1,247
420
100%
Halifax
4,830
1,127
882
255
100%
Rockingham
3,545
1,491
1,547
353
100%
Granville
3,457
1,578
1,056
470
100%
Edgecombe
3,973
1,035
1,193
250
100%
Burke
3,007
1,483
1,033
473
100%
Carteret
2,948
1,237
1,231
497
100%
Randolph
2,778
1,721
1,077
496
100%
Lenoir
3,528
1,200
1,024
225
100%
Lincoln
2,883
1,231
1,037
371
100%
Jackson
1,846
1,844
472
676
100%
Vance
3,340
793
764
217
100%
Lee
2,510
1,228
955
329
100%
Pender
2,495
1,177
859
391
100%
Dare
2,167
1,267
779
507
100%
Beaufort
2,752
770
876
267
100%
Transylvania
1,879
1,276
549
685
100%
Hoke
2,795
1,111
647
214
100%
Sampson
2,829
861
817
213
100%
Richmond
2,639
692
691
174
100%
Columbus
2,555
826
522
196
100%
Surry
1,941
1,003
822
302
100%
Warren
2,258
598
557
158
100%
Rutherford
2,145
1,137
400
273
100%
Person
2,320
773
654
291
100%
Northampton
2,650
494
504
126
100%
Duplin
2,477
672
685
133
100%
Caldwell
1,849
1,036
680
297
100%
Pasquotank
2,393
649
626
182
100%
Bladen
2,488
578
511
136
100%
Wilkes
1,780
868
632
246
100%
Hertford
2,373
432
534
102
100%
Madison
1,062
1,277
312
478
100%
Scotland
2,068
525
325
153
100%
Stanly
1,757
719
532
220
100%
Macon
1,437
735
454
300
100%
Martin
2,127
437
399
130
100%
McDowell
1,316
870
306
280
100%
Anson
2,070
427
364
87
100%
Bertie
1,794
508
459
74
100%
Davie
1,266
697
550
236
100%
Caswell
1,469
566
476
142
100%
Stokes
1,211
671
533
174
100%
Montgomery
1,310
412
373
119
100%
Polk
1,063
519
297
281
100%
Yancey
842
699
206
314
100%
Ashe
964
528
373
229
100%
Alexander
931
431
430
134
100%
Greene
1,093
417
314
82
100%
Currituck
952
419
274
170
100%
Washington
1,078
291
268
56
100%
Cherokee
823
441
246
139
100%
Yadkin
779
451
300
118
100%
Pamlico
933
212
272
81
100%
Swain
552
468
160
111
100%
Chowan
827
180
273
78
100%
Gates
748
219
224
71
100%
Jones
815
180
181
27
100%
Perquimans
591
174
259
58
100%
Alleghany
357
207
241
52
100%
Avery
450
263
126
82
100%
Clay
415
200
130
92
100%
Mitchell
266
322
72
124
100%
Hyde
379
127
86
83
100%
Camden
403
116
125
53
100%
Graham
247
97
69
33
100%
Tyrrell
217
88
97
21
100%
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Our reporters are providing real-time updates.

Nick Corasaniti, in New York March 12, 2020

Bernie Sanders has officially won the biggest prize of the primary calendar: He’s been declared the winner in California more than a week after the final polls closed. See California results ›

Astead Herndon, in Detroit March 5, 2020

Elizabeth Warren plans to drop out of the presidential race on Thursday and will inform her staff of her plans later this morning, according to a person close to her. Read more ›

Maggie Astor, in New York March 4, 2020

Joe Biden has won the Maine primary, notching a narrow victory that bolsters his already strong Super Tuesday performance and dealing another blow to Bernie Sanders. See Maine results ›

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Recent polls in North Carolina

Here is the level of support for candidates, according to different polls.

Pollster Biden Sanders Bloomberg Warren Gabbard
Swayable
March 1-2, n = 1,209
 36 23 18 10 0
Spry Strategies
March 1-2, n = 543
 45 18 11 7 —
Data for Progress
Feb. 28 - March 2, n = 334
 36 27 18 14 1
Elucd
Feb. 26 - March 1, n = 657
 25 26 15 12 —
East Carolina University
Feb. 27-28, n = 499
 29 25 14 11 1

Polls compiled by FiveThirtyEight.

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Past North Carolina Winners

Highlighted names became the party’s presidential nominee.

Democrats Republicans
2016 Hillary Clinton Donald J. Trump
2012 Barack Obama* Mitt Romney
2008 Barack Obama John McCain
2004 John Edwards George W. Bush*
2000 Al Gore George W. Bush

*Incumbent ran unchallenged.

Source: Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

Our reporters are providing real-time updates.

Nick Corasaniti, in New York March 12, 2020

Bernie Sanders has officially won the biggest prize of the primary calendar: He’s been declared the winner in California more than a week after the final polls closed. See California results ›

Astead Herndon, in Detroit March 5, 2020

Elizabeth Warren plans to drop out of the presidential race on Thursday and will inform her staff of her plans later this morning, according to a person close to her. Read more ›

Maggie Astor, in New York March 4, 2020

Joe Biden has won the Maine primary, notching a narrow victory that bolsters his already strong Super Tuesday performance and dealing another blow to Bernie Sanders. See Maine results ›

Patricia Mazzei, in West Palm Beach, Fla. March 4, 2020

Michael Bloomberg has dropped out of the presidential race after staking his candidacy on Super Tuesday, and he’s endorsing Joe Biden. Read more ›

Jennifer Medina, in Los Angeles March 4, 2020

California looks to be a bright spot for Sanders, the biggest prize of the night. But with voters standing in line in L.A. into the night, expect a long count ahead. See California results ›

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