1996 North Carolina Council of State election

1996 North Carolina Council of State election

November 5, 1996(1996-11-05)
All 10 members of theNorth Carolina Council of State
Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 10 0 Seats won 10 0 Seat change

TheNorth Carolina Council of State election of 1996was held on 5 November 1996, to elect theCouncil of State.All the races were won byDemocrats.All were incumbents except forElaine Marshall,who won the post of secretary of state, andMichael 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 theDemocraticnominee, incumbent GovernorJim Huntand theRepublicannominee, state representativeRobin Hayes.Hunt won by 56% to 43%, winning his fourth term asgovernor.

Lieutenant Governor

1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election

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
	Democratichold		Swing

Attorney General

1996North Carolina Attorney Generalelection

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

1996North Carolina State Auditorelection

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

1996North Carolina Commissioner of Agricultureelection

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

1996North Carolina Commissioner of Insuranceelection

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

1996North Carolina Commissioner of Laborelection

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

1996North Carolina Secretary of Stateelection

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

1996North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instructionelection

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

1996 North Carolina State Treasurer election

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%

State Treasurer before election Harlan E. Boyles Democratic Elected State Treasurer Harlan E. Boyles Democratic

1996North Carolina State Treasurerelection

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