1996 North Carolina judicial elections
(Redirected from North Carolina judicial elections, 1996)
The North Carolina judicial elections of 1996 were held statewide on November 5, 1996, to elect judges to the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals. A total of three seats were on the ballot, and in each case, incumbents who had been appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt (running for re-election that same day) were elected to terms in their own right.
Supreme Court
editChief Justice seat
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Burley Mitchell (incumbent) | 1,221,232 | 51.29 | ||
Republican | Raymond A. Warren | 1,159,678 | 48.71 |
Parker seat
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sarah Parker (incumbent) | 1,323,327 | 55.69 | ||
Republican | Carl L. Tilghman | 1,052,786 | 44.31 |
Court of Appeals
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda M. McGee (incumbent) | 1,221,653 | 52.04 | ||
Republican | Betty J. Pearce | 1,126,013 | 47.96 |
Footnotes
edit- ^ "1996 General Election - Chief Justice". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
- ^ 1996 General election - Associate Justice seat
- ^ 1996 General election - Court of Appeals