1996 North Carolina Council of State election
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The North Carolina Council of State election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State.
All the races were won by Democrats, as were the posts of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. All were incumbents except for Elaine Marshall, who won the post of Secretary of State, and Michael E. Ward, who was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction. Both Marshall and Ward succeeded fellow Democrats.
Results by office
Attorney General
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Easley (incumbent) | 1,453,196 | 59.07 | ||
| Republican | Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. | 1,007,027 | 40.93 | ||
| Turnout | 2,460,223 | ||||
State Auditor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph Campbell (incumbent) | 1,184,665 | 49.92 | ||
| Republican | Jack Daly | 1,129,050 | 47.58 | ||
| Libertarian | Robert Dorsey | 40,835 | 1.72 | ||
| Natural Law | Theodore Janowski | 18,643 | 0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 2,373,193 | ||||
Commissioner of Agriculture
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James A. Graham (incumbent) | 1,409,801 | 57.80 | ||
| Republican | Tom Davidson | 980,224 | 40.18 | ||
| Natural Law | R. Gaines Steer | 25,052 | 1.03 | ||
| Libertarian | Eugene Paczelt | 24,217 | 0.99 | ||
| Turnout | 2,439,294 | ||||
Commissioner of Insurance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James E. Long (incumbent) | 1,388,894 | 56.74 | ||
| Republican | Mike Causey | 1,010,782 | 40.93 | ||
| Libertarian | Sean Haugh | 26,258 | 1.07 | ||
| Natural Law | Stephen Wolfe | 21,939 | 0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 2,447,873 | ||||
Commissioner of Labor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry E. Payne, Jr. (incumbent) | 1,212,057 | 50.98 | ||
| Republican | Tracy Walker | 1,082,537 | 45.53 | ||
| Natural Law | Mary Ann Cooke | 58,342 | 2.45 | ||
| Libertarian | Seth Fehrs | 24,574 | 1.03 | ||
| Turnout | 2,377,510 | ||||
Secretary of State
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elaine Marshall | 1,333,994 | 53.48 | ||
| Republican | Richard Petty | 1,126,701 | 45.17 | ||
| Libertarian | Stephen Richter | 20,734 | 0.83 | ||
| Natural Law | Lewis Guignard | 12,896 | 0.52 | ||
| Turnout | 2,494,325 | ||||
Superintendent of Public Instruction
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael E. Ward | 1,243,423 | 52.00 | ||
| Republican | Vernon Robinson | 1,103,288 | 46.14 | ||
| Libertarian | Chris Spruyt | 26,431 | 1.11 | ||
| Natural Law | Starr Von Stade | 18,036 | 0.75 | ||
| Turnout | 2,391,178 | ||||
State Treasurer
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harlan E. Boyles (incumbent) | 1,219,594 | 50.62 | ||
| Republican | Ann Duncan | 1,144,749 | 47.52 | ||
| Libertarian | Lewis Hunter | 31,492 | 1.31 | ||
| Natural Law | Peter Lyda | 13,251 | 0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 2,409,086 | ||||
Footnotes
- ^ "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.