North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1992

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1992

1988 ← 3 November 1992 → 1996

Nominee Jim Hunt Jim Gardner Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,368,246 1,121,955 Percentage 52.72% 43.23%

County Results

Governor before election James G. Martin Republican Elected Governor Jim Hunt Democratic

The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 1992 was held on November 3, 1992. Popular Incumbent Governor James G. Martin was unable to run for a third term due to term limits, and his Lieutenant Governor, Jim Gardner, was chosen to replace him as the Republican nominee. Popular former Governor Jim Hunt decided to seek his third term as the Democratic nominee. The race became one of the nastiest and most talked about races in the country, with Hunt winning a third term easily over Gardner and Libertarian nominee Scott McLaughlin, who took 4% of the vote from both candidates and is the all-time leader among Libertarian candidates with popular vote totals.^{[citation needed]}

Primary election results

1992 NC Governor Democratic Primary Election Results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	459,300	65.46
	Democratic	Lacy Thornburg	188,806	26.91
	Democratic	Marcus W. Williams	25,660	3.66

1992 NC Governor Republican Primary Election Results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Gardner	215,528	81.96
	Republican	Ruby T. Hooper	26,179	9.96
	Republican	Gary M. Dunn	21,256	8.08

General election results

1992 NC Governor Election Results[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	1,368,246	52.72
	Republican	Jim Gardner	1,121,955	43.23	-9.49%
	Libertarian	Scott McLaughlin	104,983	4.01
Turnout			2,595,184	99.96

Footnotes

1. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=270806
2. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=270805
3. ^ "Atlas Forum Index". Atlas Forum. March 2011. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1992&fips=37&f=0&off=5&elect=0. Retrieved 2009-06-12.