2016 North Carolina Council of State election

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2016 North Carolina Council of State election
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All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election46
Seats won64
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Percentage51.2%48.2%
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The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8, 2016, to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and state elections to the General Assembly and judiciary. Primary elections were held March 15. [1]

Contents

The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms. [2] The pre-election partisan makeup of the Council of State consisted of 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans. After the election, the partisan makeup was reversed, with 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats winning. Three incumbents were defeated: Governor Pat McCrory (R), Superintendent of Public Education June Atkinson (D), and Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (D).

Additionally, Republicans flipped the Treasurer in an open race from the Democrats, while Democrats held the open Attorney General race.

Governor

Republican Pat McCrory, the incumbent, faced Democratic nominee Roy Cooper, the incumbent North Carolina attorney general, and Libertarian nominee Lon Cecil in the general election. Cooper won with 49% of the vote. [3]

Lieutenant governor

Republican Dan Forest, the incumbent, faced Democratic nominee Linda Coleman, a former director of the Office of State Personnel, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012, and Libertarian nominee Jacki Cole in the general election. Forest won with more than 51% of the vote. [3]

Attorney general

Democrat Roy Cooper, the incumbent, ran for governor. [4]

Josh Stein, state senator and former deputy attorney general of North Carolina, [5] was the Democratic nominee for the post, and Buck Newton, another state senator, [6] was the Republican nominee. Stein won with just over 50% of the vote. [3]

Secretary of State

2016 North Carolina Secretary of State election
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Nominee Elaine Marshall Michael LaPaglia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,368,0912,163,185
Percentage52.26%47.74%
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  • County results
  • Marshall:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80–90%
  • LaPaglia:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Secretary of State before election

Elaine Marshall
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Elaine Marshall
Democratic

Democrat Elaine Marshall, the incumbent, ran for a sixth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • A.J. Daoud, member of state lottery commission, 2012 candidate [7]
  • Michael LaPaglia, businessman [8]

Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael LaPaglia 499,919 61.6
Republican A.J. Daoud312,06738.4
Total votes811,986 100.0

General election

Results

North Carolina Secretary of State election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Elaine Marshall (incumbent) 2,368,091 52.26% −1.53%
Republican Michael LaPaglia2,163,18547.74%+1.53%
Total votes4,531,276 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

State Auditor

2016 North Carolina State Auditor election
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Nominee Beth Wood Chuck Stuber
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,259,4362,253,394
Percentage50.07%49.93%
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  • County results
  • Wood:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
  • Stuber:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
State Auditor before election

Beth Wood
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Beth Wood
Democratic

Democrat Beth Wood, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a third term. [10]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Chuck Stuber, former FBI special agent [11] (unopposed in the primary)

General election

Results

North Carolina State Auditor election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Beth A. Wood (incumbent) 2,259,436 50.07% −3.64%
Republican Chuck Stuber2,253,39449.93%+3.64%
Total votes4,512,830 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

Stuber called for a recount even before the election results were officially certified, and it seemed likely that the margin of difference between the candidates would remain well under the 10,000-vote threshold that a recount requires. [12] But as the recount neared completion and the outcome remained the same, Stuber conceded the election on Dec. 9. [13]

State Treasurer

2016 North Carolina State Treasurer election
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Nominee Dale Folwell Dan Blue III
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,373,0222,129,762
Percentage52.70%47.30%
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  • County results
  • Folwell:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
  • Blue:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
State Treasurer before election

Janet Cowell
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Dale Folwell
Republican

Janet Cowell, a Democrat and the incumbent Treasurer, announced she would not run for reelection. [14]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Dan Blue III, attorney, former investment banker, former Wake County Democratic Party chair [15] [16]
  • Ron Elmer, CPA and money manager [17]

Results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Blue III 553,459 58.4
Democratic Ron Elmer393,83441.6
Total votes947,293 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Dale Folwell, CPA and former state representative [18] (unopposed in the primary)

General election

Results

North Carolina State Treasurer election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dale R. Folwell 2,373,022 52.70% +6.53%
Democratic Dan Blue III2,129,76247.30%−6.53%
Total votes4,502,784 100.0% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

Folwell became the first North Carolina State Treasurer elected from a party other than the Democratic Party since William H. Worth, a Populist, was elected in 1896.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2016 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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Nominee Mark Johnson June Atkinson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,285,7832,231,903
Percentage50.60%49.40%
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  • County results
  • Johnson:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
  • Atkinson:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Superintendent of Public Instruction election before election

June Atkinson
Democratic

Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction election

Mark Johnson
Republican

Democrat June Atkinson, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term in 2016. [19] When it was believed that Atkinson was not going to run for re-election, State Rep. Tricia Cotham was considered a potential Democratic candidate. [20] [21]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic June Atkinson (incumbent) 776,302 79.8
Democratic Henry Pankey196,70320.2
Total votes973,005 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Johnson 441,865 53.3
Republican Rosemary Stein272,13132.9
Republican J. Wesley Sills114,27413.8
Total votes828,270 100.0

General election

Results

North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Johnson 2,285,783 50.60% +4.84%
Democratic June Atkinson (incumbent)2,231,90349.40%−4.84%
Total votes4,517,686 100.0% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

Johnson became the first Republican (or member of any party other than the Democratic Party) elected Superintendent since 1896, when Charles H. Mebane was elected. [26]

Commissioner of Agriculture

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Nominee Steve Troxler Walter Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,524,4452,018,872
Percentage55.56%44.44%
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  • County results
  • Troxler:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
  • Smith:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Commissioner of Agriculture before election

Steve Troxler
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture

Steve Troxler
Republican

Republican Steve Troxler, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Walter Smith, former mayor of Boonville, former USDA official and nominee in 2012 [27] (unopposed in the primary)

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Troxler (incumbent) 634,100 68.8
Republican Andy Stevens287,94831.2
Total votes922,048 100.0

General election

Results

North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve Troxler 2,524,445 55.56% +2.34%
Democratic Walter Smith2,018,87244.44%−2.34%
Total votes4,543,317 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Steve Troxler received more votes than any other candidate in North Carolina in 2016. As of 2021, this is the last statewide election in which the Republican candidate won Wake County and Chatham County.

Commissioner of Labor

2016 North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election
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Nominee Cherie Berry Charles Meeker
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,505,6282,029,227
Percentage55.19%44.70%
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  • County results
  • Berry:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
  • Meeker:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Commissioner of Labor before election

Cherie Berry
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Labor

Cherie Berry
Republican

Republican Cherie Berry, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a fifth term. [29]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Meeker 531,273 56.5
Democratic Mazie Ferguson408,24343.5
Total votes939,516 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Results

North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cherie Berry (incumbent) 2,505,628 55.19% +1.93%
Democratic Charles Meeker 2,029,22744.70%−2.04%
n/a Write-ins5,0670.11%N/A
Total votes4,539,922 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Commissioner of Insurance

2016 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election
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Nominee Mike Causey Wayne Goodwin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,270,8412,234,953
Percentage50.40%49.60%
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  • County results
  • Causey:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
  • Goodwin:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Commissioner of Insurance before election

Wayne Goodwin
Democratic

Elected Commissioner of Insurance

Mike Causey
Republican

Democrat Wayne Goodwin, the incumbent, ran for re-election to a third term in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Mike Causey, former lobbyist and failed GOP nominee for state Insurance Commissioner in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2012, and losing candidate for Congress in 2014 [31]
  • Joe McLaughlin, former Onslow County commissioner [32]
  • Ron Pierce, General Contractor, Ex-Airline Mechanic & Army Veteran [33]
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Results

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Causey 340,936 41.2
Republican Joe McLaughlin272,84633.0
Republican Ron Pierce214,12625.8
Total votes827,908 100.0

General election

Results

North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election, 2016 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Causey 2,270,841 50.40% +2.26%
Democratic Wayne Goodwin (incumbent)2,234,95349.60%−2.26%
Total votes4,505,794 100.0% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

Causey became the first Republican ever elected to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. [36]

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