Endorsements

Candidates endorsed by the N.C. Sierra Club in 2024 elections

These candidates are endorsed by the N.C. Sierra Club for the 2024 election cycle. Latest update: March 26.

This page has been updated to show results for the candidates we endorsed in the March 5 primaries. The 11 winning endorsees' names are shown in bold, and six unsuccessful candidates are in italics. The list of endorsees will be updated by April 1 to combine the primary endorsee list with the general election list.

Our endorsements are non-partisan and informed by our volunteer leaders' research into candidates' positions and, when applicable, performance in office. Please note that we do not make endorsements in every race in any election cycle due to volunteer capacity, lack of supportable candidates and other variables.

Endorsements in federal races, including U.S. House and Senate, are announced by the national Sierra Club.

N.C. House and Senate districts may include all or only part of the counties listed. For specific information on your electoral districts, registration status and more, enter your address at the N.C. State Board of Elections voter search page. The NCSBE site also has full information on the upcoming election.

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ENDORSEES WHO WILL APPEAR ON MARCH 5 PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS

(Parties listed in parentheses)

STATEWIDE / Council of State
Governor: Josh Stein (D)
Lt. Governor: Rachel Hunt (D)
Attorney General: Jeff Jackson (D)
Insurance: Natasha Marcus (D)
Public Instruction: Maurice (Mo) Green (D)
Treasurer: Wesley Harris and Gabe Esparza (D, dual endorsement)
JUDICIAL
N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice (seat 6): Allison Riggs (D)
NC HOUSE
District 27 (Halifax, Northampton, Warren): Rodney D. Pierce (D)
District 72 (Forsyth): Amber M. Baker (D)
NC SENATE
District 14 (Wake): Dan Blue (D)
District 31 (Forsyth, Stokes): Laurelyn Dossett (D)
LOCAL
Buncombe County:
County Commission, District 1: Matt Kern (D)
 
Durham County:
County Commission: Nimasheena Burns (D)
County Commission: Wendy Jacobs (D)
 
Winston-Salem:
City Council, South Ward: Adrian Smith, Carolyn Highsmith (D, dual endorsement)
 

Endorsees who are unchallenged in primaries & will appear on Nov. 5 general election ballots:

STATEWIDE / Council of State
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
NC HOUSE
District 2 (Durham, Person): B. Ray Jeffers
District 8 (Pitt): Gloristine Brown
District 11 (Wake): Allison A. Dahle
District 18 (New Hanover): Deb Butler
District 21 (Wake): Ya Liu
District 29 (Durham): Vernetta Alston
District 30 (Durham): Marcia Morey
District 31 (Durham): Zack Hawkins
District 34 (Wake): Tim Longest
District 36 (Wake): Julie von Haefen
District 40 (Wake): Joe John
District 41 (Wake): Maria Cervania
District 49 (Wake): Cynthia Ball
District 50 (Caswell, Orange): Renee Price
District 54 (Chatham, Randolph): Robert T. Reives II
District 56 (Orange): Allen Buansi
District 57 (Guilford): Ashton Clemmons
District 61 (Guilford): Mary Price (Pricey) Harrison
District 66 (Wake): Sarah Crawford
District 73 (Cabarrus): Diamond Staton-Williams
District 88 (Mecklenburg): Mary Belk
District 102 (Mecklenburg): Becky Carney
District 103 (Mecklenburg): Laura Budd
District 104 (Mecklenburg): Brandon Lofton
District 114 (Buncombe): Eric Ager
District 115 (Buncombe): Lindsey Prather
NC SENATE
District 5 (Edgecombe, Pitt): Kandie D. Smith
District 13 (Wake): Lisa Grafstein
District 15 (Wake): Jay J. Chaudhuri
District 16 (Wake): Gale Adcock
District 17 (Wake): Mrs. Sydney Batch
District 20 (Chatham, Durham): Natalie S. Murdock
District 23 (Caswell, Orange, Person): Graig R. Meyer
District 27 (Guilford): Michael K. Garrett
District 38 (Mecklenburg): Mujtaba A. Mohammed
District 39 (Mecklenburg): DeAndrea Salvador
District 40 (Mecklenburg): Joyce Waddell
District 49 (Buncombe): Julie Mayfield
 

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