2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 47
Incumbent Democrat Charles Graham has represented the 47th district since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 48
Incumbent Democrat Garland Pierce has represented the 48th district since 2005.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 49
Incumbent Democrat Cynthia Ball has represented the 49th district since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 50
Incumbent Democrat Graig Meyer has represented the 50th district since 2013. Meyer is running for re-election unopposed.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 51
Incumbent Republican John Sauls has represented the 51st district since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 52
Incumbent Republican Jamie Boles has represented the 52nd district since 2009.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 53
Incumbent Republican Howard Penny Jr. has represented the 53rd district since his appointment on September 17, 2020. Penny was elected to his first full term.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 54
Incumbent Democrat Robert Reives II has represented the 54th district since 2014.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 55
Incumbent Republican Mark Brody has represented the 55th district since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 56
Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko has represented the 56th district since 1997. Insko is seeking re-election unopposed.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 57
Incumbent Democrat Ashton Clemmons has represented the 57th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 58
Incumbent Democrat Amos Quick has represented the 58th district since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 40-59, District 59
Incumbent Republican Jon Hardister has represented the 59th district since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 60
Incumbent Democrat Cecil Brockman has represented the 60th district since 2015.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 61
Incumbent Democrat Pricey Harrison has represented the 61st district and its predecessors since 2005. Harrison is seeking re-election unopposed.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 62
Incumbent Republican John Faircloth has represented the 62nd district and its predecessors since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 63
Incumbent Republican Stephen Ross has represented the 63rd District since 2013. Ross lost re-election to Democrat Ricky Hurtado.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 64
Incumbent Republican Dennis Riddell has represented the 64th District since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 65
Incumbent Republican Jerry Carter has represented the 65th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 66
Incumbent Democrat Scott Brewer has represented the 66th District since his appointment in May 2019. Brewer sought election to a full term in office, but he was defeated by Republican Ben Moss.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 67
Incumbent Wayne Sasser has represented the 67th District since 2019. Sasser is unopposed for re-election.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 68
Incumbent Republican Craig Horn has represented the 68th District since 2011. Horn ran unsuccessfully NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, losing the Republican nomination to Catherine Truitt. Republican David Willis won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 69
Incumbent Republican Dean Arp has represented the 69th District since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 70
Incumbent Republican Pat Hurley has represented the 70th District since 2007.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 71
Incumbent Democrat Evelyn Terry has represented the 71st District since 2013. Terry is seeking re-election unopposed.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 72
Incumbent Democrat Derwin Montgomery has represented the 72nd District since 2018. Montgomery sought election to the U.S House of Representatives, losing the Democratic nomination for the 6th district to Kathy Manning. Democrat Amber Baker won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 73
Incumbent Republican Lee Zachary has represented the 73rd District since 2015.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 74
Incumbent Republican Wes Schollander has represented the 74th District since his appointment on August 19, 2020. Schollander didn't seek re-election and Republican Jeff Zenger won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 75
Incumbent Republican Donny Lambeth has represented the 75th District since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 76
Incumbent Republican Harry Warren has represented the 76th district and its predecessors since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 77
Incumbent Republican Julia Craven Howard has represented the 79th district and its predecessors since 1989.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 78
Incumbent Republican Allen McNeill has represented the 78th District since 2012. McNeill is unopposed for re-election.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 60-79, District 79
Incumbent Republican Keith Kidwell has represented the 79th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 80
Incumbent Republican Steve Jarvis has represented the 80th District since 2019. Jarvis successfully sought election to the North Carolina Senate. Former representative Sam Watford won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 81
Incumbent Republican Larry Potts has represented the 81st District since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 82
Incumbent Republican Kristin Baker has represented the 82nd district since her appointment in March 2020. Baker was elected to a full term.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 83
Incumbent Republican Larry Pittman has represented the 83rd district and its predecessors since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 84
Incumbent Republican Jeffrey McNeely has represented the 84th District since his appointment on July 5, 2019. McNeely was elected to a full term.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 85
Incumbent Republican Josh Dobson has represented the 85th District since 2013. Dobson successfully sought election to become the NC Commissioner of Labor. Republican Dudley Greene won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 86
Incumbent Republican Hugh Blackwell has represented the 86th District since 2009.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 87
Incumbent Republican Destin Hall has represented the 87th District since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 88
Incumbent Democrat Mary Belk has represented the 88th District since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 89
Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer has represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 90
Incumbent Republican Sarah Stevens has represented the 90th District since 2009.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 91
Incumbent Republican Kyle Hall has represented the 91st District since 2015.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 92
Incumbent Democrat Chaz Beasley has represented the 92nd District since 2017. Beasley ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in the 2020 election, losing the Democratic nomination to Yvonne Lewis Holley. Democrat Terry Brown won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 93
Incumbent Democrat Carl Ray Russell has represented the 93rd district since 2019. Russell lost re-election to Republican Ray Pickett.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 94
Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Elmore has represented the 94th District since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 95
Incumbent Republican John Fraley has represented the 95th District since 2015. Fraley didn't seek re-election and former Republican representative Grey Mills won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 96
Incumbent Republican Jay Adams has represented the 96th District since 2015.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 97
Incumbent Republican Jason Saine has represented the 97th District since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 98
Incumbent Democrat Christy Clark has represented the 98th district since 2019. Republican John Bradford defeated Clark in a rematch of the 2018 election.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 80-99, District 99
Incumbent Democrat Nasif Majeed has represented the 99th District since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 100
Incumbent Democrat John Autry has represented the 100th District since 2017.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 101
Incumbent Democrat Carolyn Logan has represented the 101st District since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 102
Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney has represented the 102nd District since 2003.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 103
Incumbent Democrat Rachel Hunt has represented the 103rd District since 2019. Republican Bill Brawley ran unsuccessfully for the 103rd district again, after losing to Hunt in the 2018 election.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 104
Incumbent Democrat Brandon Lofton has represented the 104th District since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 105
Incumbent Democrat Wesley Harris has represented the 105th District since 2019.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 106
Incumbent Democrat Carla Cunningham has represented the 106th District since 2013. Cunningham is seeking re-election unopposed.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 107
Incumbent Democrat Kelly Alexander has represented the 107th District since 2009.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 108
Incumbent Republican John Torbett has represented the 108th District since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 109
Incumbent Republican Dana Bumgardner has represented the 109th District since 2013.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 110
Incumbent Republican Kelly Hastings has represented the 110th District since 2011.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 111
Incumbent Republican Speaker of the House Tim Moore has represented the 111th District since 2003.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 112
Incumbent Republican David Rogers has represented the 112th District since 2016.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 113
Incumbent Republican Jake Johnson has represented the 113th District since his appointment on August 6, 2019. Johnson is seeking his first full term in office.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 114
Incumbent Democrat Susan Fisher has represented the 114th District since 2004.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 115
Incumbent Democrat John Ager has represented the 115th District since 2015.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 116
Incumbent Democrat Brian Turner has represented the 116th District since 2015.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 117
Incumbent Republican Chuck McGrady had represented the 117th District since 2011. McGrady resigned before the end of his term and former 116th district representative Tim Moffitt was appointed to finish his term. Moffitt was elected to a full term.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 118
Incumbent Republican Michele Presnell has represented the 118th District since 2013. Presnell didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Mark Pless won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 119
Incumbent Democrat Joe Sam Queen has represented the 119th District since 2019 and previously from 2013 to 2017. Queen lost re-election to former representative Mike Clampitt.


2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed results, Districts 100-120, District 120
Incumbent Republican Kevin Corbin has represented the 120th District since 2017. Corbin sought election to the 50th district in the North Carolina Senate. Fellow Republican Karl Gillespie won the open seat.


2020 North Carolina Republican presidential primary
The 2020 North Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on March 3, 2020, as one of fourteen contests scheduled for Super Tuesday in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election
An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the Presidency, U.S Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on March 3, 2020 with a run-off on June 23, 2020.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Background
In October 2020, The Washington Post identified this state election, along with the concurrent North Carolina House of Representatives election, as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting. New districts are being used in this election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 1
Incumbent Republican Bob Steinburg has represented the 1st district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 2
Incumbent Republican Norman Sanderson has represented the 2nd district since 2013.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 3
Incumbent Democrat Erica Smith has represented the 3rd district since 2015. Smith ran unsuccessfully for the U.S Senate, losing the Democratic primary to Cal Cunningham.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 4
Incumbent Democrat Milton F. (Toby) Fitch, Jr. has represented the 4th district since 2018.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Donald G. Davis has represented the 5th district since 2013, and previously from 2009 to 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 6
Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2004. Brown is not seeking re-election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 7
Incumbent Republican Jim Perry has represented the 7th district since 2019. Perry is seeking his first full term.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 8
Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 9
Incumbent Democrat Harper Peterson has represented the 9th district since 2019. Republican Michael Lee who held this seat before Peterson is seeking the seat again.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 10
Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 10th district since 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 11
Incumbent Republican Rick Horner has represented the 11th district since 2017. Horner is not seeking re-election. Representative Lisa Stone Barnes is the Republican nominee and former state Senator Allen Wellons is the Democratic nominee.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 12
Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin has represented the 12th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 13
Incumbent Republican Danny Earl Britt, Jr. has represented the 13th district since 2017.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 14
Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 15
Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 16
Incumbent Democrat Wiley Nickel has represented the 16th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 17
Incumbent Democrat Sam Searcy has represented the 17th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 18
Incumbent Republican John Alexander has represented the 18th district and its predecessors since 2015. Alexander is not seeking re-election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 19
Incumbent Democrat Kirk deViere has represented the 19th district since 2019. Former Senator Wesley Meredith is seeking a rematch with DeViere.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 20
Incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock has represented the 20th district since 2020. Murdock is seeking her first full term.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 21
Incumbent Democrat Ben Clark has represented the 21st district since 2013.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 22
Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard has represented the 22nd district since 2013.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 23
Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee has represented the 23rd district since 2013.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 24
Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011. Gunn is not seeking re-election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 1-25, District 25
Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis has represented the 25th district since 2015.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 26
incumbent Republican David Craven has represented the 26th district since his appointment in 2020. Craven is seeking his first full term.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 27
Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett has represented the 27th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 28
Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 29
Incumbent Republican Eddie Gallimore has represented the 29th district since 2019. Gallimore lost re-nomination to representative Steve Jarvis.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 30
Incumbent Republican President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2001.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 31
Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec has represented the 31st district since 2014.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 32
Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe, Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 33
Incumbent Republican Carl Ford has represented the 33rd district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 34
Incumbent Republican Vickie Sawyer has represented the 34th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 35
Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson has represented the 35th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 36
Incumbent Republican Paul R. Newton has represented the 36th district since 2017.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 37
Incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson has represented the 37th district since 2014.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 38
Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba A. Mohammed has represented the 38th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 39
Incumbent Republican Rob Bryan has represented the 39th district snce his appointment on October 2, 2019. Bryan is not seeking re-election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 40
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell has represented the 40th district since 2015.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District  41
Incumbent Democrat Natasha Marcus has represented the 41st district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 42
Incumbent Republican Andy Wells has represented the 42nd district since 2015. Wells ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in the 2020 election, losing the Republican primary to Mark Robinson. Wells resigned before the end of his term and  Republican nominee H. Dean Proctor was appointed to the seat on August 18, 2020. Proctor has an incumbency advantage going into the election.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 43
Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington has represented the 43rd district since 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 44
Incumbent Republican Ted Alexander has represented the 44th district since 2019.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 45
Incumbent Republican Deanna Ballard has represented the 45th district since 2016.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 46
Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 47
Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 48
Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards has represented the 48th district since 2016.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 49
Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn has represented the 49th district since 2014. Van Duyn ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in the 2020 election, losing the Democratic primary to Yvonne Lewis Holley.


2020 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, Districts 26-50, District 50
Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011. Davis is not seeking re-election, as he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S House. State representative Kevin Corbin is the Republican nominee.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, in the second season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 12th overall season. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium and competed.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
Building on the momentum from the first season of Brown's return to Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels finished in a three-way tie for third place in the ACC. Divisional play had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Clemson and Notre Dame selected for the College Football Playoff, the Tar Heels received a bid to the Orange Bowl, their first appearance in a major bowl since 1949.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Schedule
North Carolina had games scheduled against Auburn, James Madison, UConn and UCF, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 17, Charlotte announced the game at North Carolina scheduled for September 19 was canceled due to the impact that contact tracing quarantine had on a key position group. Several members of the Charlotte offensive line were placed into quarantine following the University's COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, effectively depleting that unit. On November 16, it was announced that the games with Miami and Western Carolina would be swapped due to COVID-19 issues with the Hurricanes. The Tar Heels will play the Catamounts on December 5 and Miami a week later on December 12.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Schedule
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
The 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by tenth year head coach Carlos Somoano and played their home games at Dorrance Field.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
The Tar Heels finished the fall season 3–2–2 and 3–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament lost to Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–2–1 and 4–1–1 in ACC play, to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the an unseeded team in the tournament, they progressed pass Charlotte in the Second Round via penalties, defeated Stanford in the Third Round, and Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals before losing to Marshall in the Semifinals to end their season.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team, Background
The 2019 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 7–7–4 overall record and a 3–5–0 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded seventh–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the first round by the tenth seed Syracuse. The Tar Heels were not invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. This marked the first year since 2007 that the Tar Heels were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team, Background
At the end of the season, two Tar Heels men's soccer players wer selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Jeremy Kelly and Jack Skahan.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team
The 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 44th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 44th year head coach Anson Dorrance.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team
The Tar Heels finished the fall season 11–1–0, 8–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech, and Virginia, before losing to Florida State in the final. The Tar Heels finished the spring season 4–0 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the second seed in the tournament, they defeated Denver in the Second Round, Washington in the Third Round, and Texas A&M in the Quarterfinals before losing to Santa Clara in the Semifinals to end their season.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team, Previous Season
The Tar Heels finished the season 24–2–1, 8–0–1 in ACC play to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame, NC State, and Virginia in order to be crowned champions. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Belmont, Colorado, Michigan, USC, and Washington State before losing to Stanford in the Finals.


2020 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 North Carolina elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Carolina on November 3, 2020.


2020 North Carolina elections
To vote by mail, registered North Carolina voters had to request a ballot by October 27, 2020. As of early October, some 1,268,014 voters requested mail ballots.


2020 North Carolina elections, Federal offices, President of the United States
North Carolina has 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included Donald Trump (R), Joe Biden (D), and Jo Jorgensen (L), with incumbent president Trump winning the state's electors.


2020 North Carolina elections, Federal offices, United States Senate
Thom Tillis (R, incumbent), Cal Cunningham (D), Kevin E. Hayes (C), and Shannon Bray (L) ran for office in the general election of North Carolina, with incumbent Tillis winning a second term.


2020 North Carolina elections, Federal offices, United States House of Representatives
North Carolina voted for 13 U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts.


2020 North Carolina elections, State offices, Executive offices
North Carolina is one of 11 states that held elections for governor in the 2020 general election. Roy Cooper (D, incumbent) ran against Dan Forest (R), Al Pisano (C), Steven DiFiore II (L), and won a second term.


2020 North Carolina elections, State offices, Executive offices
Other executive offices up for election in the general election included Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance.


2020 North Carolina elections, State offices, Legislature
The outcome of this election affected partisan balance during post-census redistricting.


2020 North Carolina elections, State offices, Legislature, State Senate
All 50 seats within the North Carolina Senate were up for election in the general election, with the Democrats making a net gain of 1.


2020 North Carolina elections, State offices, Legislature, State House of Representatives
All 120 seats within the state's House of Representatives were up for election in the general election, with the Republicans making a 4-seat net gain but still falling short of a "veto-proof" 3/5 supermajority.


2020 North Carolina elections, North Carolina ballot measures
There were no statewide ballot measures on the ballot in the general election; however, there were local measures for voters in Guilford County, Mecklenburg County, and Wake County.


2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to one-third of the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Roy Cooper was eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office, and announced his intention to do so on December 5,2019.


2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Under a 2018 state law, party primary elections were held on March 3, 2020.


2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Cooper was re-elected to a second term, defeating the Republican nominee, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest. Cooper's re-election win makes him the first Governor of North Carolina to win re-election since Mike Easley, who was re-elected in 2004. Once again, Cooper outperformed other Democrats on the ballot. With a margin of 4.51%, this election was the second closest of the 2020 gubernatorial election cycle, the closest being the election in Puerto Rico.


2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Debate
A debate between Cooper and Forest occurred 7:00 pm EDT, October 14, 2020.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections
Three justices of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 3, 2020, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years. These elections were conducted on a partisan basis.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections
Incumbent Court of Appeals Judges Linda McGee and Wanda Bryant (both Democrats) did not reopen their campaign accounts with the State Board of Elections, indicating they would not run for re-election, and they did not file for re-election by the time filing closed on Dec. 20, 2019.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections
Only one candidate from each party filed for each seat, meaning that no party primary elections would be necessary.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections
In the general election, Republican candidates won all of the races. The results of the Chief Justice race were only confirmed after a lengthy recount process, because of the narrow margin.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections, Supreme Court, Chief Justice (Beasley seat)
Chief Justice Mark Martin, a Republican, announced his resignation in 2019, triggering an election for his seat in 2020. Governor Roy Cooper appointed Associate Justice Cheri Beasley, a Democrat, to become Chief Justice through 2020.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections, Supreme Court, Chief Justice (Beasley seat), Results
Beasley requested a recount on Nov. 17, 2020. After the recount found the margin between the candidates to be 401 votes, Beasley called for a second recount in a sampling of precincts statewide, as allowed by law. Beasley then conceded the election to Newby on Dec. 12.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections, Supreme Court, Seat 2 (Newby seat)
The seat then held by Associate Justice Paul Martin Newby was up for election in 2020. Newby announced that he would run for Chief Justice instead, leaving his Associate Justice seat open.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections, Supreme Court, Seat 4 (Davis seat)
Beasley's elevation to the position of Chief Justice made her Associate Justice seat vacant, which also triggered a 2020 election. Governor Cooper appointed Court of Appeals Judge Mark A. Davis to fill the vacancy as an Associate Justice.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections, Court of Appeals, Seat 7
Judge Reuben Young, a Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to fill a vacancy, through the end of 2020, and was eligible to run for a full term.


2020 North Carolina judicial elections, Court of Appeals, Seat 13
Judge Christopher Brook, a Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to fill a vacancy, through the end of 2020, and was eligible to run for a full term.


2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on March 3, 2020.


2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
In North Carolina, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.


2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest was re-elected to a second term in 2016, despite Republican Governor Pat McCrory losing reelection by a narrow margin. Forest was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits established by the Constitution of North Carolina. He instead unsuccessfully ran for Governor.


2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The Republican Party nominated businessman Mark Robinson (who was running for public office for the first time), and the Democratic Party nominated state representative Yvonne Lewis Holley. No matter who won, North Carolina would elect its first African-American lieutenant governor. Robinson narrowly won the general election, even while Democratic incumbent Gov. Roy Cooper won reelection.


2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Results
Because no candidate in the Democratic primary won more than 30 percent of the vote, second-place finisher Terry Van Duyn was entitled to call for a runoff, or "second primary," if she chose to do so. However, Van Duyn chose not to call for a runoff, and Yvonne Holley was awarded the Democratic nomination.


2020 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, General election, Robinson controversy
The Republican nominee attracted controversy in September as a result of his social media posts alleging negative Jewish influence in Hollywood, among other complaints. He claimed that the movie Black Panther was "created by an agnostic Jew and put to film by satanic marxist. How can this trash, that was only created to pull the shekels out of your Schvartze pockets, invoke any pride?" He also mischaracterized former first lady Michelle Obama as male and her husband Barack Obama as an atheist. Robinson stood by his comments in a September interview with Raleigh news station WRAL, stating, "I don’t back up from them a bit. May hurt some people’s feelings, some things that people may not like, but those are my personal opinions."


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election
The 2020 congressional election in North Carolina's 11th congressional district was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to determine the next Representative to the United States House of Representatives from the 11th district. On December 19, 2019, incumbent Representative Mark Meadows announced his retirement and was appointed White House Chief of Staff on March 30, 2020, leaving the seat vacant.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election
On March 3, 2020, Super Tuesday, the primary for the 11th district was held along with the state of North Carolina at large. Moe Davis was declared the winner of the Democratic primary while no one reached 30% in the Republican primary, triggering a runoff between the top two finishers, Lynda Bennett and Madison Cawthorn. The runoff was held on June 23, 2020, with Madison Cawthorn being declared the winner.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Background and redistricting
Previously North Carolina's 11th congressional district was considered to be one of the most competitive in the Country. Up until 2013, the district was held by Democrat Heath Shuler, one of the leaders of the Blue Dog Coalition, a prominent conservative Democrat House caucus and former quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. In 2011, the Republican controlled state legislature, under Senator Philip E. Berger, the North Carolina congressional districts were redistricted. Under the new map, NC-11 was redistricted to where Asheville, a heavily Democratic area was split in half in what many consider to be a gerrymander. The North Carolina foothills were also added to the district shifting the district to a Cook PVI of R+14. Shuler did not run for reelection in the 2012 election and Mark Meadows won the election.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Background and redistricting
In November 2019, new congressional districts were drawn for the state. After review by North Carolina judges in December, a new  was mandated to be used for the 2020 elections, which includes the western part of Rutherford county and all of these counties: Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. At the time of the election, the district still leaned Republican, going to Trump by 17 points and McCrory by 6, but far more competitive than before.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Background and redistricting
On December 19, 2019, Mark Meadows announced his retirement from the House of Representatives, leaving the seat vacant, with the filing deadline only being two days away. Over the next 48 hours, a dozen Republicans filed to run for the seat, leaving one of the largest non-jungle primaries of the 2020 election cycle.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Republican primary, Results
Both the Republican and Democratic primaries for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District were held on March 3, 2020. Because no one reached 30% in the Republican primary, a runoff was triggered. The runoff election was held on June 23, 2020.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, General election
The general election for North Carolina's 11th congressional district was held on November 3, 2020 between Moe Davis and Madison Cawthorn. Most pundits, as of July, saw the race as a safely Republican seat. However, recent internal polling from the Moe Davis campaign has brought many to believe the race was more competitive than previously thought.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
Ads in the Republican primary falsely portrayed an audio clip of Lynda Bennett to suggest she was a Never-Trumper, when the full clip showed she was mocking the movement. The Protect Freedom PAC continued to spend $500,000 on ads that largely repeated what Bennett said was a lie and which the PAC admitted they knew was false.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
On October 3, 2020, Madison Cawthorn commented "Chill the f*@# out" comment to a person with disabilities who contacted him through social media. John Hart, Cawthorn's campaign spokesman, said Cawthorn is "passionately opposed to identity politics in all its forms whether it seeks to categorize people by race, gender, disability, etc. He understands there is a diversity of views in the disability community, and many other communities, and he rejects the notion we have to conform to a particular perspective. He isn't seeking to deliver a message as much as he wants to be an example of how a person can endure a tremendous tragedy and loss and find renewed meaning and purpose."


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
On August 26, 2020, Madison Cawthorn travelled to the border to defend construction of the wall. “Sure, there are children being human-trafficked across our border north into our country for sex slavery and many things that are unspeakable and terrible to think of, but what's really going on is we are having a large group of cartels coming into our country, kidnapping our American children and then taking them to sell them on a slave market, on the sex slave market.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
Tens of thousands of our children are going missing every year and it's because of cartels like MS-13 coming into our country and doing harm.” Cawthorn did not provide the source of his information or respond to questions about why he went to the border wall some 1,500 miles from his district, who paid his expenses, or how he knew the organizers. Madison Cawthorn states "North Carolina, as a whole, is ranked sixth in kidnappings nationwide."


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
The 2018 Amber Alert Report for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ranks North Carolina sixth (or 4% of total = 161) with seven amber alerts. In 2018, the Haywood County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina canceled an AMBER Alert for a missing one-year-old boy Thursday night just over an hour after the alert was issued. North Carolina has a total of 50 Amber Alerts from 2013 through 2018.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
On August 10, 2020 an article was released by left-wing magazine Jezebel presenting Madison Cawthorn's past described by the article as disturbing. The article mainly discussed how Madison Cawthorn visited the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) in Bavaria, Germany and posted photos of his visit on Instagram. Many saw these posts as alarming because of his descriptions of the location as being on his "bucket list." Critics of Cawthorn insist the images were in bad faith, citing the facial expressions and gestures of Cawthorn and his friend depicted in the images.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
In addition, the article indicates Cawthorn was rejected by the United States Naval Academy before the accident. Cawthorn stated throughout the campaign his reasoning behind him not going to the Naval Academy was the April 2014 car accident. Details of Cawthorn's business, SPQR Holdings LLC, were brought up as well. The business was created in August 2019, and has since only purchased a six-acre property in Georgia. The article does not mention any sold properties. Many Cawthorn critics have cited how Cawthorn describes himself as a successful businessman, despite supposedly having little business experience.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
On August 14, 2020 Madison Cawthorn was accused of sexually harassing via an Instagram post. The accuser was Henderson County resident Katrina Krulikas who stated in the post that in 2014, Cawthorn attempted to kiss her and make sexual gestures towards her without her consent. Over the next few days two more accusers came forward. One accuser named Francesca McDaniel claimed Cawthorn forcibly kissed her and grabbed her thigh on the way to a party. When trying to leave Cawthorn locked the doors and forced her to come to the party even after the incident. A third anonymous woman claims that while Cawthorn attended Patrick Henry College, during a community chapel session, Cawthorn reached under her skirt and grabbed her thigh.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
On March 17, 2020 Madison Cawthorn's financial disclosure report does not include 2018, 2019, and 2020 earned income, position, agreements, and compensation in excess of $5,000 paid by one source. The completed form is digitally signed and includes a checked box that statements made "are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief." On October 5, 2020, Madison Cawthorn is quoted "I hold my own company. I've been an investor, a public speaker, so I feel like that's pretty good diverse amount of work experience." Moe Davis raised the issue to Madison Cawthorn that his company, position, and earned income is not on his financial disclosure form in two of the three debates.


2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election, Controversies
On November 17, 2019 Moe Davis tweeted out a joke about a recent hospital visit by Donald Trump stating, "Many people are saying that @realDonaldTrump was being treated at Walter Reed for an acute case of chapped ass caused by the intense and excessive amount of kissing it's gotten from @RepMarkMeadows. Time to boot Gerrymandered Meadows and make #NC11 #MountainStrong!" This comment drew criticism from opponents who called it immature for a congressional candidate to make.


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses took place on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The North Dakota caucuses was a firehouse caucus; in effect it was an open party-run primary. The state awards 18 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 14 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the election. Bernie Sanders won the caucus as North Dakota was the lone state to vote in Sanders's favor on March 10.


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Procedure
North Dakota is one of 6 states (and Democrats abroad) which held primaries on March 10, 2020, one week after Super Tuesday. On March 13, 2019, the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party released its draft delegate selection plan, which called for the creation, in effect, of a party-run primary referred to by the party as a "firehouse caucus".


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Procedure
Voting by mail began on January 20, 2020, and continued through March 5.


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Procedure
On March 10, polls opened and closed simultaneously throughout the state, with in-person voting taking place between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Central Time Zone and from 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. within the Mountain Time Zone at firehouse caucus locations across the state. In the open caucuses, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent statewide in order to be considered viable. The 14 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the firehouse caucus.


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Procedure
Of the 14 pledged delegates, 9 correspond to the result of the statewide vote (coterminous with its sole congressional district) and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large pledged delegates. Bonus delegates will be allocated as North Dakota shares a firehouse caucus date with numerous other states holding contests the week after Super Tuesday; these numbers do not yet account for these delegates.


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Procedure
The state convention was set to meet in Minot on Saturday, March 21, 2020, to designate 9 national convention district delegates, followed by the meeting of the select committee on delegates on Saturday, April 4, 2020, during which the 3 pledged at-large and 2 PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention will be designated. The 14 pledged delegates North Dakota sends to the national convention will be joined by 4 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee). On March 12, 2020, the state convention was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An alternate method of selecting delegates for the national convention has not yet been determined.


2020 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Procedure
Global Election Services (GES), a subsidiary of publicly traded Global Arena Holding, has been retained to administer the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Presidential Primary election. GES will be administering a hybrid election solution wherein eligible North Dakota voters will have the option to call a GES managed call center or fill out an online form to request a mail-in ballot prior to election day. On Election Day, GES will supervise 14 in-person voting locations around the state and, upon polls closing, will process and tabulate all the ballots and report results that determine the state's Democratic nominee. GES utilizes a patented blockchain based Voter Registration, Voter Authentication, and Voter Eligibility software platform using Distributed Ledger Technology.


2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
The 2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, they played their home games at the Alerus Center as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.


2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team, Previous season
The Fighting Hawks finished the 2019 season with a record of 7–5 and earned a berth to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Nicholls.


2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team, Schedule
North Dakota's game scheduled against Valparaiso was canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 North Dakota House of Representatives election
Elections to the North Dakota House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020. A total of 46 seats out of 94 were up for re-election.


2020 North Dakota Senate election
Elections to the North Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 2020. 23 out of the 47 seats were up for re-election in the even number districts.


2020 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represents North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team plays in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.


2020 North Dakota State Bison football team, Previous season
In 2019, the Bison finished the regular season 12–0, the second consecutive undefeated Bison season, and won their ninth consecutive MVFC title. They received an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS Playoff Tournament and were seeded as the No. 1 team. The Bison then went 4–0 in the FCS playoffs to finish 16–0 as FCS champions, becoming the first team at any level of college football to finish a season 16–0 since Yale in 1894. They also extended their FCS-record winning streak to 37 games.


2020 North Dakota State Bison football team, Schedule
NDSU had games scheduled against Oregon (September 5, rescheduled to 2028), Drake (September 12, rescheduled to 2022), and North Carolina A&T (September 19, rescheduled to 2022) that were postponed before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 North Dakota elections
North Dakota has held two statewide elections in 2020: a primary election on Tuesday, June 9, and a general election on Tuesday, November 3. In addition, each township has elected officers on Tuesday, March 17, and each school district held their elections on a date of their choosing between April 1 and June 30.


2020 North Dakota elections, Primary Election
On Tuesday, June 9, North Dakota voters will select which candidates for statewide and legislative office will appear on the November ballot. Because North Dakota does not have party registration, any eligible voter may vote in any one party's primary election. In addition, any number of constitutional amendments, initiated measures, or referred measures may be placed on the ballot by petition or legislative action.


2020 North Dakota elections, Primary Election
The State of North Dakota does not provide for a presidential primary, but the Democratic–NPL Party has held a firehouse caucus on March 10, 2020, to select delegates to the Democratic National Convention. As of June 13, 2019, the Republican Party has yet to announce plans for selecting delegates to the Republican National Convention.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election
On Tuesday, November 3, concurrent with other statewide elections across the United States, North Dakota voters will select three electors to the United States Electoral College to elect the President of the United States, one United States Representative to represent North Dakota's at-large congressional district, their Governor (alongside Lieutenant Governor), and a number of other statewide executive and judicial officials. Voters who live in even-numbered legislative districts will also select their representatives to the North Dakota House of Representatives and North Dakota Senate. Finally, voters may face any number of constitutional amendments, initiated measures, or referred measures placed on the ballot by petition.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, Federal offices, United States President
North Dakota voters will select a presidential candidate on their ballots; the candidate with the most votes will send their preselected electors to represent North Dakota in the Electoral College. The state of North Dakota has three electoral votes in the Electoral College, and so will send three electors.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Republican incumbent Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford, both serving their first terms in statewide elected office, ran together for re-election.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican Kelly Schmidt, the longest serving Treasurer in the state's history, announced she would not seek re-election in 2020. In the primary, State Representative Thomas Beadle was elected to fill the open seat.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, State Auditor
In the State Auditor race, incumbent Republican Josh Gallion, who provoked lawmakers' ire with his reviews in his first term, ran for re-election.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, Insurance Commissioner
In the election for Insurance Commissioner, incumbent Republican Jon Godfread ran for re-election unopposed.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, Superintendent of Public Instruction
The election for Superintendent of Public Instruction in North Dakota is nonpartisan. Incumbent Kirsten Baesler, who is a registered Republican, ran for re-election.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, Public Service Commissioner
One of three seats in the state Public Service Commission went up for election. Incumbent Republican Brian Kroshus ran for re-election to a full six-year term.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, Justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Jon J. Jensen ran unopposed in a nonpartisan election to a ten-year term.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, State legislative races
23 seats in the North Dakota Senate and 47 seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives are up for election. Voters in all even-numbered districts will see those races on their ballots. The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-census redistricting.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, State offices, State legislative races
Among the candidates for the North Dakota House, Republican candidate David Andahl who died due to COVID-19 in October 2020 had eventually won a seat in the North Dakota House of Representatives.


2020 North Dakota elections, General Election, Measures
Voters will face any number of constitutional measures and statutes initiated or referred to the ballot by petition.


2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with other federal and statewide elections, including the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford were both re-elected to a second term.


2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
The Republican Party held a state convention in the spring to endorse a single gubernatorial candidate. That candidate and his or her running mate were automatically placed on the primary election ballot. Endorsed candidates may or may not face competition from other candidates placed there by petition—as incumbent governor Burgum did in 2016. The winner of the primary appears on the general election ballot. All primary elections in North Dakota are open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation. The 2020 primary election was held on June 9.


2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election, Democratic-NPL primary
At the Democratic-NPL Party's virtual state convention on March 21, the party endorsed Shelley Lenz for governor and Ben Vig for lieutenant governor. As a result, they were automatically placed on the primary election ballot, where they did not face competition from other candidates. The primary election was held on June 9, entirely by mail and open to all qualified North Dakota electors, regardless of party affiliation.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the costliest North Indian Ocean cyclone season on record, mostly due to Cyclone Amphan. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and November, with peaks in late April to May and October to November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. The season began on May 16 with the designation of Depression BOB 01 in the Bay of Bengal, which later became Amphan.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Cyclone Amphan was the strongest storm in the Bay of Bengal in 21 years and would break Nargis of 2008's record as the costliest storm in the North Indian Ocean. The season concluded with the dissipation of Cyclone Burevi on December 5. Overall, the season was slightly above average, seeing the development of five cyclonic storms.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The scope of the season is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean – the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in the basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the United States's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. On average, three to four cyclonic storms form in this basin every season.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The season began on May 16 with the designation of Depression BOB 01 in the Bay of Bengal, which later became Cyclone Amphan, the strongest storm in the Bay of Bengal recorded since the 1999 Odisha cyclone and breaking the record of Cyclone Nargis of 2008 as the costliest storm ever recorded in the basin. Two more cyclones formed in the Arabian Sea, ARB 01, affecting Yemen and Oman, and Cyclone Nisarga, which made landfall in Maharashtra. After a four-month pause of activity, BOB 02 formed, causing 98 fatalities. Its remnants formed ARB 03. It was a weak storm.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
After 2 days, BOB 03 formed, impacting and affecting West Bengal, Bangladesh and Northeast India. It was also a weak storm, lasting for 2 days. After its break, Cyclone Gati formed, leaving 8 confirmed, 30 missing as of today, on Somalia and Yemen, where the cyclone took place. On November 23, a depression formed in the Bay of Bengal, and it strengthened into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar, two days later. It made landfall between Puducherry and Chennai close to Mahabalipuram in the midnight of November 25.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
It weakened into a well marked low pressure in the early hours of November 27. On November 28, a low pressure formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu, it gradually intensified into a depression, BOB 05. It later intensified into a deep depression and then into a cylonic storm, named Cyclone Burevi. It made landfall on Sri Lanka as a weak cyclonic storm before it degenerated to an area of low pressure.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan
At 00:00 UTC on May 16, a depression formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal and was identified as BOB 01. Six hours later, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the system to a deep depression. The system began bringing torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka and Southern India. Around 15:00 UTC, the system further developed into Cyclonic Storm Amphan. That morning, landslide and flooding warnings were hoisted for parts of eastern Sri Lanka and the Indian state of Kerala were given expectations of torrential rainfall in the coming days.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan
By 09:00 UTC on May 17, Amphan had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. Within 12 hours, the storm had developed an eye and started to rapidly intensify, becoming an extremely severe cyclonic storm. According to the JTWC, it explosively intensified from a Category 1-equivalent cyclone to a Category 4-equivalent cyclone in just 6 hours. The following morning around 10:30 UTC, the IMD upgraded Amphan to a super cyclonic storm with 3-minute sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph) and a minimum pressure of 920 hectopascals (27.17 inHg).


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan
This marked the second year in a row featuring a super cyclonic storm, the previous year seeing Kyarr in the Arabian Sea. On May 20, at approximately 17:30 IST, the cyclone made landfall near Bakkhali, West Bengal after weakening subsequently. It rapidly weakened once inland, and dissipated on the next day. It left behind a trail of catastrophic damage, and was later confirmed to be the costliest storm ever recorded in the basin.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01
A depression formed overland near Salalah, Oman on May 29.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01
The Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) in Oman advised residents to exercise caution and not to venture to low-lying areas or sea. The Supreme Committee asked people to remain at home in non-emergency circumstances. The hospital in Sadah was evacuated as the depression intensified. Over 200 mm (7.9 in) of rain fell in Dhofar Governorate on May 29; some areas received the equivalent of 2 years of rainfall. The highest precipitation total was measured in Mirbat, where 1,055 mm (41.5 in) of rain fell. 2 days of heavy rainfall, accumulating to 260 mm (10 in), caused floods in Salalah.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01
Operations at the port of Salalah were interrupted by the tropical depression. Residents in central Salalah experienced disruptions to power and water services. Military police were dispatched to clear roads and airlift people marooned by the floods. Engineering teams from the Ministry of Defence were deployed to restore utilities and render air where necessary. 2 people were found dead in a wadi due to flash floods, while another person died and three were injured when a building collapsed. More than 50 people were rescued from floods.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga
During May 31, an area of low pressure developed over the south-eastern Arabian Sea and remained as a well marked low-pressure area over the same region until the evening. It strengthened into a depression over the east-central and south-east Arabian Sea in the early morning of June 1 when it was centered about 340 km south-west of Goa, 630 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 850 km south-southwest of Gujarat. It gave nearly 400 mm of extremely heavy rain at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep. On June 2, around noon, the prevailing deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm thereby receiving the name Nisarga.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga
The name has been contributed by Bangladesh. Nisarga intensified into a severe cyclonic storm before making landfall near the coastal town of Alibag in Maharashtra at 12:30 (IST) on June 3. At the time, the system was at peak intensity with 3-minute sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and a central pressure of 984 hPa (29.06 inHg). The cyclone subsequently weakened into a deep depression by June 4.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
After 3 months of inactivity, on October 11, a depression developed over the west-central Bay of Bengal, though the system was originally observed near the Spratly Islands over the South China Sea on October 6. It continued to move westwards, making landfall in the Khánh Hòa province and further weakened into a low pressure cell while crossing the Indochina Peninsula and re-emerged in the Andaman Sea on October 9. It intensified into a well-marked low-pressure area and then into a depression over the Bay of Bengal on October 10. It further intensified into a deep depression on October 12, remaining practically stationary over the same region. After that, BOB 02 moved west-northwestwards and made landfall in Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada in the early hours of October 13 and weakened again into a depression.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
Due to BOB 02, Yanam (Puducherry), Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain on October 12 and 13, with Hyderabad experiencing 32 cm of record-breaking torrential rain, creating flash floods in the city by October 13. At least 50 people died in different parts of Telangana (of which at least 19 were in the capital city of Hyderabad), 10 in Andhra Pradesh, and 38 in Maharashtra. Extreme crop loss in north Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana occurred due to the system. The Telangana CM estimated damage costs to be ₹1,305 crore (US$682 million).


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
The system weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area in south-central Maharashtra on the evening of October 14. Though the system's lower-level circulation was partially exposed due to high vertical wind shear and continuous land interaction, the JTWC re-issued a tropical cyclone advisory on October 15. The IMD also forecasted BOB 02 to reintensify in the Arabian Sea. The low-pressure area intensified into Depression ARB 03 on the early hours of October 17.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
The system delayed the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon season by almost a week, a delay compounded by the formation of Depression ARB 03 and Depression BOB 03.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 03
On October 17, the remnants of Deep Depression BOB 02 intensified into a depression in the East Central Arabian Sea. Moving westwards, the system dissipated into a well marked low pressure on the morning of October 19 over the West Central Arabian Sea due to unfavorable atmospheric conditions. Fishermen were advised not to go out to sea due to very rough sea conditions. Heavy rainfall occurred off the coast of Mumbai and its surroundings due to the system. No warnings were issued by IMD as no landfall occurred in the Arabian Peninsula.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 03
Monsoon withdrawal was delayed in Maharashtra by a week due to ARB 03.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 03
On October 20, a low pressure formed over Central Bay of Bengal. The system then became more well-marked on October 21 over West Central Bay of Bengal. It further intensified into depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha Coast. The system crossed West Bengal's North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas and moved over the adjoining Bangladeshi coast on the noon of October 23 with the maximum wind speed of 45 km/h (30 mph). The system weakened into a well marked low-pressure area, 50 km north-northwest of Dhaka on the morning of October 24.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati
On November 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) noted the potential for tropical cyclogenesis over the central Arabian Sea in association with an area convection near the Maldives. Convective activity was enhanced by the Madden–Julian oscillation while sea surface temperatures of 29 to 30 °C (84 to 86 °F) and low wind shear favored additional development. By November 18, a weak low-level circulation developed about 1,185 km (735 mi) east-southeast of Socotra. Organization thereafter was stymied as it became embedded within a monsoon trough.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati
Two additional circulations developed to the east and west of the original low; however, the original low steadily became the dominant system by absorbing the previous two circulations. On November 21, two scatterometer passes revealed a single, well-defined low with gale-force winds underneath an area of flaring convection. At 18:00 UTC, the IMD classified the system as Depression ARB 04 about 410 km (255 mi) east-southeast of Socotra. Similarly, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) initiated advisories on the system as Tropical Cyclone 03A. Steered west by a subtropical ridge to the north, little intensification was expected before the cyclone's forecast landfall in Somalia.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati
During the overnight of 21 to November 22 the small cyclone quickly organized, with a well-defined eye developing. The IMD upgraded the system to a Deep Depression early on November 21 and a Cyclonic Storm soon after. Upon becoming a cyclonic storm, it was assigned the name Gati. Classified as a "midget system" by the JTWC with a core diameter of only 120 km (70 mi) and a 27 km (17 mi) wide eye, Gati explosively intensified that morning.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati
Within a 12-hour period, the JTWC estimated one-minute sustained winds to have increased from 65 km/h (40 mph) to a peak of 185 km/h (115 mph). This was the fastest intensification during such a short period ever observed in the North Indian Ocean basin. The system's small size enabled it to take advantage of low wind shear and high sea surface temperatures. The IMD assessed Gati to have reached its peak intensity as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm around 12:00 UTC, with three-minute sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) and a minimum pressure of 976 mbar (28.82 inHg). Six hours later, Gati had made landfall near Hafun in northeastern Somalia with estimated one-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph). This made Gati the first hurricane-force cyclone to strike the country since reliable records began and by default the nation's strongest.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Gati
Once onshore, land friction-based shear caused convection to quickly become displaced from the storm's center. The low-level circulation became completely exposed early on November 23 as it traversed northeastern Somalia; the system's upper-level circulation and associated convection detached and accelerated west ahead of the surface low. The increasingly elongated circulation of Gati emerged over the Gulf of Aden by 12:00 UTC, and the JTWC issued their final advisory on the system shortly thereafter.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar
On November 22, an area of low pressure was formed in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Tamil Nadu. On the same day, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the disturbance. It intensified into a depression on the early hours of November 23, as the JTWC also cited that the disturbance intensified into a tropical storm, designating it as Tropical Cyclone 04B. Early on November 24, it intensified into a cyclonic storm and it was named Nivar. It gradually intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, reaching its peak intensity.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar
Due to the wind shear, it weakened to a Severe cyclonic storm, shortly before making landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram around Puducherry(also known as Pondicherry), Wednesday evening. It reemerged on the Bay of Bengal as a strong deep depression before making its last landfall at Andhra Pradesh before weakening to a well marked low pressure on the morning of November 27. The name Nivar was contributed by Iran which means light.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nivar
The IMD issued cyclone warnings early on November 24 on Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and the country of Sri Lanka as the cyclonic storm accelerates and intensifies.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Burevi
On November 28, a low-pressure area formed off the coast of Aceh. It gradually intensified into a depression on November 30. The JTWC then issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system, that same day. At 03:00 UTC on December 1, the depression was upgraded into a deep depression. At 15:00 UTC, both the IMD and JTWC upgraded it to a cyclonic storm and tropical storm respectively and it was named Burevi, the fifth named storm of the season. The name was initially suggested by the Maldives.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Burevi
At this time, microwave imagery showed well-defined convective banding wrapping tightly around the low-level circulation (LLCC). At 15:00 UTC on December 2, Burevi reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of around 85 km/h (55 mph) and a barometric pressure of 996 mbar (29.41 inHg). Shortly afterwards, Burevi made landfall along the east coast of Sri Lanka according to the Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Burevi
After weakening over Sri Lanka, Burevi exited into the Gulf of Mannar, early on December 3. However, Burevi slowed down quickly as it became stuck in a col between two subtropical ridges on December 4; thus it stalled just west of Sri Lanka while it weakened back down to the equivalent of a tropical depression due to increasing vertical wind shear. At 06:00 UTC on December 5, Burevi degenerated into an area of low pressure according to the IMD.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names
Within this basin, a tropical cyclone is assigned a name when it is judged to have reached cyclonic storm intensity with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The names were selected by members of the ESCAP/WMO panel on Tropical Cyclones between 2000 and May 2004, before the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi started to assign names in September 2004. There is no retirement of tropical cyclone names in this basin as the list of names is only scheduled to be used once before a new list of names is drawn up.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names
Should a named tropical cyclone move into the basin from the Western Pacific, then it will retain its original name. The next eight names from the list of North Indian Ocean storm names are listed below. Amphan is the last name from the original naming list published in 2004, while Nisarga is the first name from the new naming list published in 2020.


2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of all storms in the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It mentions all of the season's storms and their names, duration, peak intensities (according to the IMD storm scale), damage, and death totals. Damage and death totals include the damage and deaths caused when that storm was a precursor wave or extratropical low, and all of the damage figures are in 2020 USD.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in North Macedonia on 15 July 2020. It was originally scheduled for November 2020, but Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called early elections after the European Council failed to come to an agreement on starting talks with North Macedonia on joining the European Union in October 2019. The election date was set for 12 April, but was postponed until July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Background
On 17 October 2019 the European Council did not give North Macedonia and Albania a date to start European Union membership negotiations, after it was opposed by French President Emmanuel Macron. The rejection was seen as a blow to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's government in North Macedonia.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Background
Previously, in February 2019 the country formally changed its name from Macedonia to North Macedonia to resolve a longstanding dispute with Greece that blocked it from joining the European Union and NATO, after high level talks between Prime Minister Zaev and his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras throughout 2018 led to the Prespa Agreement signed on 17 June 2018. In May 2019 the candidate from Zaev's SDSM party, Stevo Pendarovski, won in the presidential election in a run off vote.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Background
In response to the European Council's decision, it was announced by Zaev that early parliamentary elections would be held on 12 April 2020. The date was chosen because it was expected North Macedonia would be a full member of NATO by then. On 27 March 2020, North Macedonia officially joined NATO.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Electoral system
Of the 123 seats in the Assembly of the Republic, 120 are elected from six 20-seat constituencies in North Macedonia using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. The remaining three seats are elected by Macedonians living abroad, but are only filled if the number of votes exceeds that of the elected candidate with the fewest votes in North Macedonia in the previous election.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Electoral system
If a list crosses this threshold, it wins one seat; to win two seats, a list needs to win twice the number of votes, and to win three seats the threshold is three times the number of votes. These seats were not filled in the 2016 elections due to insufficient turnout.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign
Both Zaev's Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) and the right-wing opposition VMRO-DPMNE which opposes parts of the Prespa Agreement notably the name change to North Macedonia, began campaigning by early October 2019 as it seemed there would be a snap election. The SDSM campaign emphasised the party's role in the country's Euro-Atlantic integration, including resolving the dispute with Greece and securing NATO membership. The VMRO-DPMNE campaign opposes the name change and accused the government of corruption.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, We Can
SDSM-led "We Can" coalition also included the BESA, the VMRO–NP, the DPT, the New Social Democratic Party (NSDP), the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Party for a European Future (PEI), the United Party for Roma Equality (OPER), the Party for the Movement of Turks in Macedonia (PDT), the Democratic Union of Vlachs in Macedonia (DSVM), New Alternative (NA), the Party for Economic Changes 21 (PEP 21), the Party for Social and Economic Progress (POEN), the Democratic Union (DS), the Political Party “Dignity” (PPD), the Serbian Party in Macedonia (SSM), the Democratic League of Bosniaks, the Party of Pensioners (PP), the Party for Democratic Prosperity of the Roma (PDPR), Democratic Renewal of Macedonia (DOM), United for Macedonia (OM), the Party for the Full Emancipation of the Roma of Macedonia (CERRNM), and the Union of Roma in Macedonia.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, We Can
SDSM-led coalition received endorsements from Jean Asselborn, the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, as well as Michael Roth, who serves as German Deputy Minister for Europe, Pedro Sánchez (the Prime Minister of Spain), and Alexis Tsipras (the former Prime Minister of Greece). The ALDE Party endorsed the Liberal Democratic Party, and the European Green Party endorsed Democratic Renewal of Macedonia, both of which are participating in the coalition.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, Renewal
VMRO-DPMNE-led "Renewal" coalition also included Citizen Option for Macedonia (GROM), the Movement for Turkish National Union, the Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia, the Democratic Party of the Roma, the Democratic Forces of the Roma, Macedonian Action (MAAK), the New Liberal Party, the Party of the Vlachs from Macedonia, the Party of United Democrats of Macedonia, the United Party of the Roma in Macedonia, the Workers’ Agricultural Party of Macedonia, the Socialist Party of Macedonia, the Serbian Progressive Party, the Party of Democratic Action of Macedonia, the Union of Tito’s Left Forces, Roma Integration Party, and Democratic Bosniak Party, as well as the independent candidates Adnan Arsovski and Adnan Kahil. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has endorsed VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, Albanian parties
The Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), which is the largest Albanian party in N. Macedonia and has been part of most government coalitions since the 2002 elections, announced its candidacy early on. It campaigned under the stated goal of electing an ethnic Albanian Prime Minister of North Macedonia for the first time. Its candidate for Prime Minister was Naser Ziberi, former Minister of Labour within SDSM-led government of North Macedonia.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, Albanian parties
On 19 February, the Alliance for Albanians (ASh) and the Alternative (Alternativa) announced their own electoral coalition (ASA). ASA stands in opposition to DUI and is headed by Ziadin Sela, former mayor of Struga.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, Albanian parties
On 27 February, SDSM and the BESA Movement, a social-democratic Albanian party announced that they would run together, this was the first time a Macedonian and an Albanian party agreed to form a pre-election coalition.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Campaign, Albanian parties
The Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA/PDSh) is the smallest Albanian ethnic party in terms of electoral power that participated in the elections. Its president and electoral list carrier is Menduh Thaçi.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Conduct
Special provisions were made for 700 people who contracted COVID-19 or were in quarantine. Measures were taken to ensure that the elderly and prison inmates vote early to avoid potential exposure to the virus. The head of the election commission, Oliver Derkoski, commented that the voting day passed calmly and only sporadic instances of irregularities were reported. Local electoral observation missions also expressed satisfaction at the conduct of the polls. Ljupco Nikolovski, the secretary-general of SDSM, commended the polls, saying "Today we had a calm, dignifying, and from health perspective, a safe day." A local observation mission criticized the lack of adequate mechanism for the disabled to vote.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Conduct
However, the opposition Alliance for Albanians and Alternativa movements, both upholding the interests of the ethnic Albanian minority, accused the BDI (another Albanian minority party) and SDSM of committing fraud to win. North Macedonia's public prosecution also received multiple complaints on election day.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Conduct
VMRO-DPMNE vice president Vladimir Misajlovski said that the results of the elections did not reflect the reality on ground. He blamed bribery of voters and abuse of institutions by the SDSM party to secure re-election.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Conduct
When vote counting began, the electoral commission's website was down for one hour. Derkoski said that it was probably due to external hacker attacks, but did not hamper actual vote counting. The unofficial results page also went down several times on and following election night.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Conduct
International observers described the elections as "well-managed". OSCE said that the elections were generally well-run and candidates could campaign freely, but legal stability was undermined by significant changes to electoral framework. They said that the authorities need to address the issues before next elections. According to OSCE, election day went smoothly, but challenges with voter registration remained. Media coverage also lacked  critical assessment of party platforms.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Results
The election resulted in an extremely divided parliament, with the pro-EU SDSM-led coalition winning a plurality of votes and seats. The nationalist conservative VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition came as a close second, lagging behind by only two seats and less than 1.5% of the vote. The BDI and the Alliance for Albanians–Alternativa coalition, both representing the ethnic Albanian minority, saw large gains. The Left, a socialist party, entered parliament for the first time with two seats, and the Democratic Party of Albanians lost one seat. Turnout was down roughly 15 percentage points mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Aftermath
A coalition will need to be formed as neither of the two largest parties hold enough seats to form a majority on their own, and mathematically, any coalition will have to include at least one of the two largest Albanian minority parties. The BDI made its participation in any coalition contingent on the nominee for Prime Minister being an ethnic Albanian, which both the SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE have refused. The BDI also had increased tensions with both the SDSM and the Alliance for Albanians coalition prior to and during the election, accusing the former of splitting the Albanian vote by allying with the Besa Movement, and being accused by the latter of committing fraud.


2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 18 August, the SDSM and BDI announced that they had reached a deal on a coalition government as well as a compromise on the issue of an ethnic Albanian Prime Minister. Under the deal, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev will be installed as Prime Minister, and will serve in that position until no later than 100 days from the next parliamentary elections (Rotation government). At that time, the BDI will propose an ethnic Albanian candidate for Prime Minister, and if both parties agree on the candidate, that candidate will serve out the remaining term until the elections. On 30 August, a coalition of the SDSM-aligned parties, BDI, and the Democratic Party of Albanians was approved by the parliament in a 62–51 vote.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2020 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and captained by Michael Morgan, they competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership. The 2020 season was the club's first at their new home ground, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, after 25 seasons at Willows Sports Complex.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season
On 20 July, Green resigned as head coach after just three wins from the opening 10 games. He was replaced by assistant coach Josh Hannay, who took over as interim head coach until the end of the season.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season, Fixtures, NRL Nines
The NRL Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2020 competition was played over two days on February 14 and 15 at HBF Park in Perth. The Cowboys finished first in Pool 4 and defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gold Coast Titans and St George Illawarra Dragons on their way to winning the competition.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season, Fixtures, Regular season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the regular season was suspended after Round 2. On 9 April, the NRL announced that competition would re-commence on 28 May with a shortened 20-round regular season. On 21 May, the full revised draw was released From Round 7 onward, the Cowboys were allowed to host fans at their home games, starting with a limit of 2,000, before eventually rising to 10,000 from Round 9.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season, Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2020.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season, Feeder Clubs, Queensland Cup
The Cowboys' three feeder clubs, the Mackay Cutters, Northern Pride and Townsville Blackhawks, each played just one game before the 2020 Queensland Cup season was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 North Queensland Cowboys season, Women's Team, QRL Women's Premiership
The Cowboys' women's team, the North Queensland Gold Stars, played just one game in the QRL Women's Premiership before the season was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).


2020 North Texas Mean Green football team, Previous season
The Mean Green finished the 2019 regular season 4–8, 3–5 in CUSA play which they tied for fourth in the West Division with UTSA and Rice. They were not invited to play in any post season bowl game.


2020 North Texas Mean Green football team, Preseason, CUSA media days
The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.


2020 North Texas Mean Green football team, Schedule
North Texas announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020. The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.


2020 North Texas Mean Green football team, Schedule
The Mean Green had a game scheduled against Texas A&M, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 North Texas SC season
The 2020 North Texas SC season is the second season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. North Texas SC, as a child club of FC Dallas of Major League Soccer, are barred from participating in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. North Texas SC will play their first two home games at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, United States, and their remaining home games at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.


2020 North West 200 Races
The 2020 International North West 200 is a motorcycle road racing event which was originally scheduled to take place between 10–16 May 2020 at the circuit, known as "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland.