1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1996
	County Results
Governor before election; Jim Hunt; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Jim Hunt; Democratic

The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996. The general election was fought between the Democratic nominee Jim Hunt and the Republican nominee Robin Hayes. Hunt won by 56% to 43%, winning his fourth term as Governor.

Primaries

Republican

1996 North Carolina gubernatorial Republican primary election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robin Hayes	140,351	50.20
	Republican	Richard Vinroot	127,916	45.75
	Republican	Ken Rogers	6,101	2.18
	Republican	Art Manning	5,242	1.87
Turnout			279,610

Democratic

Jim Hunt won the Democratic nomination unopposed.^[1]

General election results

1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	1,436,638	55.98
	Republican	Robin Hayes	1,097,053	42.75
	Libertarian	Scott D. Yost	17,559	0.68
	Natural Law	Julia Van Witt	14,792	0.58
Turnout			2,942,062

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-12.

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