North Carolina judicial elections, 1996

The North Carolina judicial elections of 1996 were held statewide on November 5, 1996, to elect judges to the North Carolina Supreme Court and North Carolina Court of Appeals. A total of three seats were on the ballot, and in each case, incumbents who had been appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt (running for re-election that same day) were elected to terms in their own right.

Supreme Court

Chief Justice seat

1996 North Carolina Supreme Court election – Chief Justice[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Burley Mitchell (incumbent)	1,221,232	51.29
	Republican	Raymond A. Warren	1,159,678	48.71

Parker seat

1996 North Carolina Supreme Court election – Associate Justice [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sarah Parker (incumbent)	1,323,327	55.69
	Republican	Carl L. Tilghman	1,052,786	44.31

Court of Appeals

1996 North Carolina Court of Appeals election – Court of Appeals[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Linda M. McGee (incumbent)	1,221,653	52.04
	Republican	Betty J. Pearce	1,126,013	47.96

Footnotes

1. ^ "1996 General Election - Chief Justice". North Carolina State Board of Elections. http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/chiefjus.htm. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
2. ^ 1996 General election - Associate Justice seat
3. ^ 1996 General election - Court of Appeals