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1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election 
Summary
The 1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 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.
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 County results
Hunt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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State Primaries edit
Republican edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robin Hayes | 140,351 | 50.20 | ||
| Republican | Richard Vinroot | 127,916 | 45.75 | ||
| Republican | Ken Rogers | 6,101 | 2.18 | ||
| Republican | Art Manning | 5,242 | 1.87 | ||
| Turnout | 279,610 | 100 | |||
Democratic edit
Jim Hunt won the Democratic nomination unopposed.[1]
General election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Hunt (incumbent) | 1,436,638 | 55.98 | ||
| Republican | Robin Hayes | 1,097,053 | 42.75 | ||
| Libertarian | Scott D. Yost | 17,559 | 0.68 | ||
| Natural Law | Julia Van Witt | 14,792 | 0.58 | ||
| Turnout | 2,566,042 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b c "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.