1996 North Carolina Council of State election
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All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Last election | 10 | 0 | Seats won | 10 | 0 | Seat change | | | |
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.
Governor
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
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
State Auditor
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
Commissioner of Insurance
Commissioner of Labor
Secretary of State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Treasurer
1996 North Carolina State Treasurer election
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| | | Nominee | Harlan E. Boyles | Ann Duncan | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 1,219,594 | 1,144,749 | Percentage | 50.62 % | 47.52% | |
- County results
- Boyles: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
- Duncan: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
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- ^ "Lieutenant Governor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.