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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. All the races were won by Democrats. 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.

1996 North Carolina Council of State election
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All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 10 0
Seats won 10 0
Seat change Steady Steady

Governor

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

Lieutenant Governor

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1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dennis A. Wicker (incumbent) 1,500,206 54.50
Republican Steve Arnold 1,315,825 44.52
Natural Law John Dainotto 23,948 0.97
Turnout 2,866,383
Democratic hold Swing

Attorney General

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1996 North Carolina Attorney General election[2]
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

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1996 North Carolina State Auditor election[3]
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

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1996 North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election[4]
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

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1996 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election[5]
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

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1996 North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry Payne (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

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1996 North Carolina Secretary of State election[7]
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

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1996 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election[8]
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

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Results by county. Boyles:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Duncan:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
1996 North Carolina State Treasurer election[9]
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

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  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  5. ^ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  6. ^ "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  7. ^ "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  8. ^ "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  9. ^ "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
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