North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1996

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1996

1992 ← 5 November 1996 → 2000

Nominee Jim Hunt Robin Hayes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,436,638 1,097,053 Percentage 55.98% 42.75%

County Results

Governor before election Jim Hunt Democratic Elected Governor Jim Hunt Democratic

The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996. The general election was fought between the Democratic nominee Jim Hunt and the Republican nominee Robin Hayes. Hunt won by 56% to 43%, winning his fourth term as Governor.

Primaries

Republican

1996 North Carolina gubernatorial Republican primary election[1]
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

Democratic

Jim Hunt won the Democratic nomination unopposed.^[1]

General election results

1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	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			2,942,062

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c} "North Carolina DataNet #46". University of North Carolina. April 2008. http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-12.