2016 North Carolina elections

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North Carolina's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.

Contents

All 120 seats of the North Carolina House of Representatives and all 50 seats of the North Carolina Senate, as well as the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and Secretary of State were up for election.

Federal elections

Presidential

Primaries

Democratic Party

The North Carolina primary for the Democratic Party took place on March 15, 2016. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton beat Senator Bernie Sanders, with 54.50% of the vote to Sanders' 40.86%. Clinton received 60 of the state's delegates, with the remaining 47 going to Sanders. The Democratic primary took place on the same day as Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio.

Republican Party

The North Carolina primary for the Republican Party took place on March 15, 2016. 12 Republican candidates appeared on the ballot, of which only four; Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, and Marco Rubio, were still in the race. Donald Trump won the primary with 40.23% of the vote, followed by Cruz's 36.76%, Kasich's 12.67%, and Rubio's 7.73%. One withdrawn candidate, Ben Carson, received a single delegate. Trump's victory was closer than expected, as he and Cruz performed well in different metropolitan areas.

General election

Donald Trump won the state with 49.83% of the vote, with a margin of 3.66% over Hillary Clinton. Many of the predictions for North Carolina labeled it as either a tossup or leaning towards Clinton. There was an increase in turnout from 2012 for both the Democrats and Republicans.

Senate

Incumbent senator Richard Burr beat his Democratic challenger, Deborah Ross, with 51.1% of the vote. However, on election night, the polls were showing very well for Ross.

House of Representatives

State

Council of State

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Attorney general

General Assembly

Summary

Senate

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats wonSeats %
Republican 442,310,28554.86%35 (Increase2.svg 2)70%
Democratic 381,823,64843.31%15 (Decrease2.svg 2)30%
Libertarian 676,9651.83%00%
Total884,210,898100%50100%

House of Representatives

AffiliationCandidatesVotesVote %Seats wonSeats %
Republican 892,150,25852.01%74 (-)61.67%
Democratic 911,929,94246.68%46 (Increase2.svg 1)38.33%
Independent 336,2730.88%0 (Decrease2.svg 1)0%
Libertarian 616,1020.39%00%
Write-In 21,8100.04%00%
Total1914,134,385100%120100%

Senate

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Republican Bill Cook Won Republican Bill Cook 53,13859.11%
Democratic Brownie Futrell36,75940.89%
2 Republican Norman W. Sanderson Won Republican Norman W. Sanderson 58,03266.29%
Democratic Dorothea E. White29,50533.71%
3 Democratic Erica Smith-Ingram Won Democratic Erica Smith-Ingram 57,507100.00%
4 Democratic Angela R. Bryant Won Democratic Angela R. Bryant 56,58467.67%
Republican Richard Scott27,03832.33%
5 Democratic Don Davis Won Democratic Don Davis 57,882100.00%
6 Republican Harry Brown Won Republican Harry Brown 45,391100.00%
7 Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. Won Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. 66,035100.00%
8 Republican Bill Rabon Won Republican Bill Rabon 78,274100.00%
9 Republican Michael Lee Won Republican Michael Lee 60,17457.35%
Democratic Andrew Barnhill44,74342.65%
10 Republican Brent Jackson Won Republican Brent Jackson 56,610100.00%
11 Republican Buck Newton Retired Republican Rick Horner 55,76561.17%
Democratic Albert Pacer35,39438.83%
12 Republican Ronald Rabin Won Republican Ronald Rabin 45,22857.50%
Democratic Susan Byerly33,42642.50%
13 Democratic Jane W. Smith Defeated Republican Danny Britt 34,12654.98%
Democratic Jane W. Smith27,94045.02%
14 Democratic Dan Blue Won Democratic Dan Blue 73,870100.00%
15 Republican John Alexander Won Republican John Alexander 58,99950.01%
Democratic Laurel Deegan-Fricke53,90545.69%
Libertarian Brad Hessel5,0814.31%
16 Democratic Jay Chaudhuri Won Democratic Jay Chaudhuri 68,84265.33%
Republican Eric Weaver36,53034.67%
17 Republican Tamara Barringer Won Republican Tamara Barringer 59,10548.30%
Democratic Susan P. Evans58,06347.45%
Libertarian Susan J. Hogarth5,1914.24%
18 Republican Chad Barefoot Won Republican Chad Barefoot 57,12155.34%
Democratic Gil Johnson46,10544.66%
19 Republican Wesley Meredith Won Republican Wesley Meredith 40,35956.44%
Democratic Toni Morris31,14943.56%
20 Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. Won Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. 71,86581.60%
Libertarian Barbara Howe16,20218.40%
21 Democratic Ben Clark Won Democratic Ben Clark 49,08171.74%
Republican Dan Travieso19,33828.26%
22 Democratic Mike Woodard Won Democratic Mike Woodard 74,69365.58%
Republican T. Greg Doucette 39,19834.42%
23 Democratic Valerie P. Foushee Won Democratic Valerie P. Foushee 79,52068.06%
Republican Mary Lopez Carter37,32231.94%
24 Republican Rick Gunn Won Republican Rick Gunn 51,83360.77%
Democratic John Thorpe33,45639.23%
25 Republican Tom McInnis Won Republican Tom McInnis 53,62163.81%
Democratic Dannie M. Montgomery30,41636.19%
26 Republican Phil Berger Won Republican Phil Berger 67,908100.00%
27 Republican Trudy Wade Won Republican Trudy Wade 54,51253.32%
Democratic Michael Garrett47,73146.68%
28 Democratic Gladys A. Robinson Won Democratic Gladys A. Robinson 74,23283.88%
Republican Devin R. King14,26516.12%
29 Republican Jerry W. Tillman Won Republican Jerry W. Tillman 71,648100.00%
30 Republican Shirley B. Randleman Won Republican Shirley B. Randleman 59,60272.65%
Democratic Michael W. Holleman22,43527.35%
31 Republican Joyce Krawiec Won Republican Joyce Krawiec 83,599100.00%
32 Democratic Paul A. Lowe Jr. Won Democratic Paul A. Lowe Jr. 63,691100.00%
33 Republican Stan Bingham Retired Republican Cathy Dunn 59,36771.38%
Democratic Jim Beall Graham23,80928.62%
34 Republican Andrew C. Brock Won Republican Andrew C. Brock 69,470100.00%
35 Republican Tommy Tucker Won Republican Tommy Tucker 73,032100.00%
36 Republican Fletcher Hartsell Retired Republican Paul R. Newton 59,58462.56%
Democratic Robert Brown35,66437.44%
37 Democratic Jeff Jackson Won Democratic Jeff Jackson 57,80467.94%
Republican Bob Diamond27,27932.06%
38 Democratic Joel Ford Won Democratic Joel Ford 67,05979.06%
Republican Richard Rivette17,76420.94%
39 Democratic Bob Rucho Retired Republican Dan Bishop 58,73956.81%
Democratic Lloyd Scher44,65543.19%
40 Democratic Joyce Waddell Won Democratic Joyce Waddell 61,48182.51%
Republican Marguerite Cooke13,03217.49%
41 Republican Jeff Tarte Won Republican Jeff Tarte 55,51954.48%
Democratic Jonathan Hudson41,45340.68%
Libertarian Chris Cole4,9384.85%
42 Republican Andy Wells Won Republican Andy Wells 69,301100.00%
43 Republican Kathy Harrington Won Republican Kathy Harrington 65,054100.00%
44 Republican David L. Curtis Won Republican David L. Curtis 71,11477.30%
Libertarian Nic Haag20,88122.70%
45 Republican Deanna Ballard Won Republican Deanna Ballard 56,75865.00%
Democratic Art Sherwood30,55935.00%
47 Republican Ralph Hise Won Republican Ralph Hise 56,02164.85%
Democratic Mary Jane Boyd30,36435.15%
46 Republican Warren Daniel Won Republican Warren Daniel 52,99766.16%
Democratic Anne Fischer27,10633.84%
48 Republican Chuck Edwards Won Republican Chuck Edwards 61,45562.04%
Democratic Norman Bossert37,59637.96%
49 Democratic Terry Van Duyn Won Democratic Terry Van Duyn 71,82874.43%
Libertarian William Meredith24,67225.57%
50 Republican Jim Davis Won Republican Jim Davis 59,02862.46%
Democratic Jane Hipps35,47637.54%

House of Representatives

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Republican Bob Steinburg Won Republican Bob Steinburg 25,36364.04%
Democratic Sam Davis14,24035.96%
2 Republican Larry Yarborough Won Republican Larry Yarborough 22,76060.64%
Democratic Joe Parrish14,77539.36%
3 Republican Michael Speciale Won Republican Michael Speciale 23,27364.81%
Democratic Marva Fisher Baldwin12,63835.19%
4 Republican Jimmy Dixon Won Republican Jimmy Dixon 24,646100.00%
5 Democratic Howard J. Hunter III Won Democratic Howard J. Hunter III 25,961100.00%
6 Independent Paul Tine Retired Republican Beverly Boswell 22,02251.83%
Democratic Warren Judge20,47148.17%
7 Democratic Bobbie J. Richardson Won Democratic Bobbie J. Richardson 23,32967.81%
Republican William Duke Hancock II11,07232.19%
8 Republican Susan Martin Won Republican Susan Martin 21,32950.19%
Democratic Charlie Pat Farris21,16649.81%
9 Republican Greg Murphy Won Republican Greg Murphy 22,86957.35%
Democratic Brian Farkas17,00742.65%
10 Republican John R. Bell Won Republican John R. Bell 26,44071.55%
Democratic Evelyn Paul10,51428.45%
11 Democratic Duane Hall Won Democratic Duane Hall 24,62460.88%
Republican Ray Martin12,92431.95%
Libertarian Brian Lewis2,8977.16%
12 Democratic George Graham Won Democratic George Graham 23,689100.00%
13 Republican Patricia (Pat) McElraft Won Republican Patricia (Pat) McElraft 29,18870.82%
Democratic Rodney Alexander12,02429.18%
14 Republican George G. Cleveland Won Republican George G. Cleveland 18,908100.00%
15 Republican Phillip Shepard Won Republican Phillip Shepard 13,27369.60%
Democratic Dan Whitten5,79730.40%
16 Republican Chris W. Millis Won Republican Chris W. Millis 23,64966.98%
Democratic Steve Unger11,65633.02%
17 Republican Frank Iler Won Republican Frank Iler 32,75766.44%
Democratic Charles Warren16,54933.56%
18 Democratic Susi Hamilton Won Democratic Susi Hamilton 22,00661.10%
Republican Gerald (Jerry) Benton14,01138.90%
19 Republican Ted Davis Jr. Won Republican Ted Davis Jr. 31,133100.00%
20 Republican Holly Grange Won Republican Holly Grange 32,576100.00%
21 Democratic Larry M. Bell Won Democratic Larry M. Bell 24,564100.00%
22 Democratic William Brisson Won Democratic William Brisson 21,091100.00%
23 Democratic Shelly Willingham Won Democratic Shelly Willingham 27,208100.00%
24 Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield Won Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield 26,895100.00%
25 Republican Jeffrey L. (Jeff) Collins Won Republican Jeffrey L. (Jeff) Collins 27,96968.10%
Democratic James D. Gailliard13,09931.90%
26 Republican N. Leo Daughtry Retired Republican Donna McDowell White 25,89958.05%
Democratic Rich Nixon18,71641.95%
27 Democratic Michael H. Wray Won Democratic Michael H. Wray 29,200100.00%
28 Republican James Langdon Jr. Retired Republican Larry C. Strickland 26,16170.59%
Democratic Patricia Oliver10,89729.41%
29 Democratic Larry D. Hall Won Democratic Larry D. Hall 39,607100.00%
30 Democratic Paul Luebke Won Democratic Paul Luebke 37,09473.85%
Republican Elissa Fuchs13,13226.15%
31 Democratic Mickey Michaux Won Democratic Mickey Michaux 34,540100.00%
32 Democratic Nathan Baskerville Retired Democratic Terry Garrison 29,142100.00%
33 Democratic Rosa U. Gill Won Democratic Rosa U. Gill 33,094100.00%
34 Democratic Grier Martin Won Democratic Grier Martin 31,33567.56%
Republican Bill Morris15,04932.44%
35 Republican Chris Malone Won Republican Chris Malone 25,11753.14%
Democratic Terence Everitt22,14546.86%
36 Republican Nelson Dollar Won Republican Nelson Dollar 25,29549.26%
Democratic Jennifer Ferrell23,87546.49%
Libertarian Brian Irving2,1844.25%
37 Republican Paul Stam Retired Republican Linda Hunt Williams 27,44852.29%
Democratic Randy Barrow22,56943.00%
Libertarian Robert Rose2,4744.71%
38 Democratic Yvonne Lewis Holley Won Democratic Yvonne Lewis Holley 28,99084.80%
Libertarian Olen Watson III5,19615.20%
39 Democratic Darren Jackson Won Democratic Darren Jackson 31,901100.00%
40 Republican Marilyn Avila Defeated Democratic Joe John 23,78650.41%
Republican Marilyn Avila23,40249.59%
41 Democratic Gale Adcock Won Democratic Gale Adcock 27,49156.99%
Republican Chris M. Shoffner20,74543.01%
42 Democratic Marvin W. Lucas Won Democratic Marvin W. Lucas 24,213100.00%
43 Democratic Elmer Floyd Won Democratic Elmer Floyd 27,121100.00%
44 Democratic William (Billy) Richardson Won Democratic William (Billy) Richardson 15,43350.57%
Republican Jim Arp15,08649.43%
45 Republican John Szoka Won Republican John Szoka 23,495100.00%
46 Democratic Ken Waddell Retired Republican Brenden Jones 19,60760.34%
Democratic Tim Benton11,83636.42%
Libertarian Thomas (Tom) Howell Jr.1,0523.24%
47 Democratic Charles Graham Won Democratic Charles Graham 17,366100.00%
48 Democratic Garland E. Pierce Won Democratic Garland E. Pierce 24,076100.00%
49 Democratic Cynthia Ball Won Democratic Cynthia Ball 26,97548.67%
Republican Gary Pendleton26,15547.19%
Libertarian David Ulmer2,2994.15%
50 Democratic Graig R. Meyer Won Democratic Graig R. Meyer 27,27857.28%
Republican Rod Chaney20,34742.72%
51 Republican John Sauls Won Republican John Sauls 17,90455.66%
Democratic Brad Salmon14,26244.34%
52 Republican Jamie Boles Won Republican Jamie Boles 31,146100.00%
53 Republican David R. Lewis Won Republican David R. Lewis 19,54860.66%
Democratic Jon Blum12,67839.34%
54 Democratic Robert T. Reives II Won Democratic Robert T. Reives II 24,77357.20%
Republican Wesley Seawell18,53442.80%
55 Republican Mark Brody Won Republican Mark Brody 20,90160.37%
Democratic Kim Hargett13,71939.63%
56 Democratic Verla Insko Won Democratic Verla Insko 43,144100.00%
57 Democratic Mary (Pricey) Harrison Won Democratic Mary (Pricey) Harrison 31,518100.00%
58 Democratic Ralph Johnson Died in office Democratic Amos Quick 35,176100.00%
59 Republican Jon Hardister Won Republican Jon Hardister 28,98060.32%
Democratic Scott A. Jones19,06039.68%
60 Democratic Cecil Brockman Won Democratic Cecil Brockman 27,035100.00%
61 Republican John Faircloth Won Republican John Faircloth 31,767100.00%
62 Republican John M. Blust Won Republican John M. Blust 32,010100.00%
63 Republican Stephen Ross Won Republican Stephen Ross 26,068100.00%
64 Republican Dennis Riddell Won Republican Dennis Riddell 23,857100.00%
65 Republican Bert Jones Won Republican Bert Jones 21,85760.39%
Democratic H. Keith Duncan14,33639.61%
66 Democratic Ken Goodman Won Democratic Ken Goodman 23,396100.00%
67 Republican Justin P. Burr Won Republican Justin P. Burr 20,42153.25%
Democratic Carson Roger Snyder10,63727.74%
Independent Billy Mills7,28819.01%
68 Republican Craig Horn Won Republican Craig Horn 30,953100.00%
69 Republican Dean Arp Won Republican Dean Arp 23,24966.01%
Democratic Gordon B. Daniels11,97033.99%
70 Republican Pat B. Hurley Won Republican Pat B. Hurley 24,85676.14%
Democratic Lois Bohnsack7,78923.86%
71 Democratic Evelyn Terry Won Democratic Evelyn Terry 25,414100.00%
72 Democratic Edward Hanes Jr. Won Democratic Edward Hanes Jr. 28,192100.00%
73 Republican Lee Zachary Won Republican Lee Zachary 30,354100.00%
74 Republican Debra Conrad Won Republican Debra Conrad 27,20963.52%
Democratic Marilynn Baker15,62636.48%
75 Republican Donny C. Lambeth Won Republican Donny C. Lambeth 30,831100.00%
76 Republican Carl Ford Won Republican Carl Ford 29,590100.00%
77 Republican Harry Warren Won Republican Harry Warren 27,699100.00%
78 Republican Allen McNeill Won Republican Allen McNeill 27,04078.11%
Democratic William (Bill) Mccaskill7,57921.89%
79 Republican Julia Craven Howard Won Republican Julia Craven Howard 31,255100.00%
80 Republican Sam Watford Won Republican Sam Watford 31,287100.00%
81 Republican Rayne Brown Retired Republican Larry W. Potts 24,37968.07%
Democratic Andy Hedrick11,43831.93%
82 Republican Larry G. Pittman Won Republican Larry G. Pittman 24,63657.92%
Democratic Earle Schecter17,90042.08%
83 Republican Linda P. Johnson Won Republican Linda P. Johnson 22,92763.10%
Democratic Jeremy Hachen13,40736.90%
84 Republican Rena W. Turner Won Republican Rena W. Turner 25,41469.29%
Democratic John Wayne Kahl11,26630.71%
85 Republican Josh Dobson Won Republican Josh Dobson 29,064100.00%
86 Republican Hugh Blackwell Won Republican Hugh Blackwell 21,22662.44%
Democratic Tim Barnsback12,76637.56%
87 Republican George Robinson Defeated in primary Republican Destin Hall 29,06694.14%
N/A Terri M. Johnson (write-in)1,2794.14%
N/A Write-In5311.72%
88 Republican Rob Bryan Defeated Democratic Mary Belk 21,75450.54%
Republican Rob Bryan21,28649.46%
89 Republican Mitchell Smith Setzer Won Republican Mitchell Smith Setzer 28,409100.00%
90 Republican Sarah Stevens Won Republican Sarah Stevens 23,67873.26%
Democratic Vera Smith Reynolds8,64126.74%
91 Republican Kyle Hall Won Republican Kyle Hall 24,63966.47%
Democratic Eugene Russell12,43033.53%
92 Republican Beth Danae Caulfield Defeated Democratic Chaz Beasley 22,94154.38%
Republican Beth Danae Caulfield19,24645.62%
93 Republican Jonathan C. Jordan Won Republican Jonathan C. Jordan 21,91053.00%
Democratic Sue Counts19,43347.00%
94 Republican Jeffrey Elmore Won Republican Jeffrey Elmore 24,46774.51%
Democratic Michael T. Lentz8,37225.49%
95 Republican John A. Fraley Won Republican John A. Fraley 33,298100.00%
96 Republican Jay Adams Won Republican Jay Adams 26,595100.00%
97 Republican Jason R. Saine Won Republican Jason R. Saine 31,390100.00%
98 Republican John R. Bradford III Won Republican John R. Bradford III 25,42856.48%
Independent Jane Campbell19,59743.52%
99 Democratic Rodney W. Moore Won Democratic Rodney W. Moore 28,838100.00%
100 Democratic Tricia Cotham Retired Democratic John Autry 25,736100.00%
101 Democratic Beverly Miller Earle Won Democratic Beverly Miller Earle 27,47675.97%
Republican Justin Dunn8,69124.03%
102 Democratic Becky Carney Won Democratic Becky Carney 27,836100.00%
103 Republican Bill Brawley Won Republican Bill Brawley 21,70256.19%
Democratic Rochelle Rivas16,92243.81%
104 Republican Dan Bishop Retired Republican Andy Dulin 24,70055.32%
Democratic Peter Noris19,95244.68%
105 Republican Scott Stone Won Republican Scott Stone 21,85355.27%
Democratic Connie Green-Johnson17,68944.73%
106 Democratic Carla Cunningham Won Democratic Carla Cunningham 27,247100.00%
107 Democratic Kelly Alexander Won Democratic Kelly Alexander 34,305100.00%
108 Republican John A. Torbett Won Republican John A. Torbett 24,636100.00%
109 Republican Dana Bumgardner Won Republican Dana Bumgardner 21,68761.19%
Democratic Susan Maxon13,75538.81%
110 Republican Kelly Hastings Won Republican Kelly Hastings 24,931100.00%
111 Republican Tim Moore Won Republican Tim Moore 25,398100.00%
112 Republican David Rogers Won Republican David Rogers 22,93870.96%
Independent Ben Edwards9,38829.04%
113 Republican Chris Whitmire Retired Republican Cody Henson 26,84861.61%
Democratic Maureen Mahan Copelof16,72638.39%
114 Democratic Susan C. Fisher Won Democratic Susan C. Fisher 39,243100.00%
115 Democratic John Ager Won Democratic John Ager 25,25755.58%
Republican Frank Moretz20,18344.42%
116 Democratic Brian Turner Won Democratic Brian Turner 28,014100.00%
117 Republican Chuck McGrady Won Republican Chuck McGrady 30,659100.00%
118 Republican Michele D. Presnell Won Republican Michele D. Presnell 21,75455.35%
Democratic Rhonda Cole Schandevel17,54944.65%
119 Democratic Joe Sam Queen Defeated Republican Mike Clampitt 17,75750.39%
Democratic Joe Sam Queen17,48049.61%
120 Republican Roger West Retired Republican Kevin Corbin 29,04772.03%
Democratic Randy Hogsed11,28227.97%

Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, [1] Ballotpedia [2] [3]

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