2016 North Carolina elections

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

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

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Presidential

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Primaries

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Democratic Party
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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
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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 One withdrawn candidate, Ben Carson, received a single delegate.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

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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

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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

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State

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Council of State

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Governor

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Lieutenant governor

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Attorney general

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General Assembly

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Summary

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Senate

Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats won Seats %
Republican 44 2,310,285 54.86% 35 (  2) 70%
Democratic 38 1,823,648 43.31% 15 (  2) 30%
Libertarian 6 76,965 1.83% 0 0%
Total 88 4,210,898 100% 50 100%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats won Seats %
Republican 89 2,150,258 52.01% 74 (-) 61.67%
Democratic 91 1,929,942 46.68% 46 (  1) 38.33%
Independent 3 36,273 0.88% 0 (  1) 0%
Libertarian 6 16,102 0.39% 0 0%
Write-In 2 1,810 0.04% 0 0%
Total 191 4,134,385 100% 120 100%

Senate

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District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
1 Republican Bill Cook Won Republican Bill Cook 53,138 59.11%
Democratic Brownie Futrell 36,759 40.89%
2 Republican Norman W. Sanderson Won Republican Norman W. Sanderson 58,032 66.29%
Democratic Dorothea E. White 29,505 33.71%
3 Democratic Erica Smith-Ingram Won Democratic Erica Smith-Ingram 57,507 100.00%
4 Democratic Angela R. Bryant Won Democratic Angela R. Bryant 56,584 67.67%
Republican Richard Scott 27,038 32.33%
5 Democratic Don Davis Won Democratic Don Davis 57,882 100.00%
6 Republican Harry Brown Won Republican Harry Brown 45,391 100.00%
7 Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. Won Republican Louis M. Pate Jr. 66,035 100.00%
8 Republican Bill Rabon Won Republican Bill Rabon 78,274 100.00%
9 Republican Michael Lee Won Republican Michael Lee 60,174 57.35%
Democratic Andrew Barnhill 44,743 42.65%
10 Republican Brent Jackson Won Republican Brent Jackson 56,610 100.00%
11 Republican Buck Newton Retired Republican Rick Horner 55,765 61.17%
Democratic Albert Pacer 35,394 38.83%
12 Republican Ronald Rabin Won Republican Ronald Rabin 45,228 57.50%
Democratic Susan Byerly 33,426 42.50%
13 Democratic Jane W. Smith Defeated Republican Danny Britt 34,126 54.98%
Democratic Jane W. Smith 27,940 45.02%
14 Democratic Dan Blue Won Democratic Dan Blue 73,870 100.00%
15 Republican John Alexander Won Republican John Alexander 58,999 50.01%
Democratic Laurel Deegan-Fricke 53,905 45.69%
Libertarian Brad Hessel 5,081 4.31%
16 Democratic Jay Chaudhuri Won Democratic Jay Chaudhuri 68,842 65.33%
Republican Eric Weaver 36,530 34.67%
17 Republican Tamara Barringer Won Republican Tamara Barringer 59,105 48.30%
Democratic Susan P. Evans 58,063 47.45%
Libertarian Susan J. Hogarth 5,191 4.24%
18 Republican Chad Barefoot Won Republican Chad Barefoot 57,121 55.34%
Democratic Gil Johnson 46,105 44.66%
19 Republican Wesley Meredith Won Republican Wesley Meredith 40,359 56.44%
Democratic Toni Morris 31,149 43.56%
20 Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. Won Democratic Floyd McKissick Jr. 71,865 81.60%
Libertarian Barbara Howe 16,202 18.40%
21 Democratic Ben Clark Won Democratic Ben Clark 49,081 71.74%
Republican Dan Travieso 19,338 28.26%
22 Democratic Mike Woodard Won Democratic Mike Woodard 74,693 65.58%
Republican T. Greg Doucette 39,198 34.42%
23 Democratic Valerie P. Foushee Won Democratic Valerie P. Foushee 79,520 68.06%
Republican Mary Lopez Carter 37,322 31.94%
24 Republican Rick Gunn Won Republican Rick Gunn 51,833 60.77%
Democratic John Thorpe 33,456 39.23%
25 Republican Tom McInnis Won Republican Tom McInnis 53,621 63.81%
Democratic Dannie M. Montgomery 30,416 36.19%
26 Republican Phil Berger Won Republican Phil Berger 67,908 100.00%
27 Republican Trudy Wade Won Republican Trudy Wade 54,512 53.32%
Democratic Michael Garrett 47,731 46.68%
28 Democratic Gladys A. Robinson Won Democratic Gladys A. Robinson 74,232 83.88%
Republican Devin R. King 14,265 16.12%
29 Republican Jerry W. Tillman Won Republican Jerry W. Tillman 71,648 100.00%
30 Republican Shirley B. Randleman Won Republican Shirley B. Randleman 59,602 72.65%
Democratic Michael W. Holleman 22,435 27.35%
31 Republican Joyce Krawiec Won Republican Joyce Krawiec 83,599 100.00%
32 Democratic Paul A. Lowe Jr. Won Democratic Paul A. Lowe Jr. 63,691 100.00%
33 Republican Stan Bingham Retired Republican Cathy Dunn 59,367 71.38%
Democratic Jim Beall Graham 23,809 28.62%
34 Republican Andrew C. Brock Won Republican Andrew C. Brock 69,470 100.00%
35 Republican Tommy Tucker Won Republican Tommy Tucker 73,032 100.00%
36 Republican Fletcher Hartsell Retired Republican Paul R. Newton 59,584 62.56%
Democratic Robert Brown 35,664 37.44%
37 Democratic Jeff Jackson Won Democratic Jeff Jackson 57,804 67.94%
Republican Bob Diamond 27,279 32.06%
38 Democratic Joel Ford Won Democratic Joel Ford 67,059 79.06%
Republican Richard Rivette 17,764 20.94%
39 Democratic Bob Rucho Retired Republican Dan Bishop 58,739 56.81%
Democratic Lloyd Scher 44,655 43.19%
40 Democratic Joyce Waddell Won Democratic Joyce Waddell 61,481 82.51%
Republican Marguerite Cooke 13,032 17.49%
41 Republican Jeff Tarte Won Republican Jeff Tarte 55,519 54.48%
Democratic Jonathan Hudson 41,453 40.68%
Libertarian Chris Cole 4,938 4.85%
42 Republican Andy Wells Won Republican Andy Wells 69,301 100.00%
43 Republican Kathy Harrington Won Republican Kathy Harrington 65,054 100.00%
44 Republican David L. Curtis Won Republican David L. Curtis 71,114 77.30%
Libertarian Nic Haag 20,881 22.70%
45 Republican Deanna Ballard Won Republican Deanna Ballard 56,758 65.00%
Democratic Art Sherwood 30,559 35.00%
47 Republican Ralph Hise Won Republican Ralph Hise 56,021 64.85%
Democratic Mary Jane Boyd 30,364 35.15%
46 Republican Warren Daniel Won Republican Warren Daniel 52,997 66.16%
Democratic Anne Fischer 27,106 33.84%
48 Republican Chuck Edwards Won Republican Chuck Edwards 61,455 62.04%
Democratic Norman Bossert 37,596 37.96%
49 Democratic Terry Van Duyn Won Democratic Terry Van Duyn 71,828 74.43%
Libertarian William Meredith 24,672 25.57%
50 Republican Jim Davis Won Republican Jim Davis 59,028 62.46%
Democratic Jane Hipps 35,476 37.54%

House of Representatives

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District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
1 Republican Bob Steinburg Won Republican Bob Steinburg 25,363 64.04%
Democratic Sam Davis 14,240 35.96%
2 Republican Larry Yarborough Won Republican Larry Yarborough 22,760 60.64%
Democratic Joe Parrish 14,775 39.36%
3 Republican Michael Speciale Won Republican Michael Speciale 23,273 64.81%
Democratic Marva Fisher Baldwin 12,638 35.19%
4 Republican Jimmy Dixon Won Republican Jimmy Dixon 24,646 100.00%
5 Democratic Howard J. Hunter III Won Democratic Howard J. Hunter III 25,961 100.00%
6 Independent Paul Tine Retired Republican Beverly Boswell 22,022 51.83%
Democratic Warren Judge 20,471 48.17%
7 Democratic Bobbie J. Richardson Won Democratic Bobbie J. Richardson 23,329 67.81%
Republican William Duke Hancock II 11,072 32.19%
8 Republican Susan Martin Won Republican Susan Martin 21,329 50.19%
Democratic Charlie Pat Farris 21,166 49.81%
9 Republican Greg Murphy Won Republican Greg Murphy 22,869 57.35%
Democratic Brian Farkas 17,007 42.65%
10 Republican John R. Bell Won Republican John R. Bell 26,440 71.55%
Democratic Evelyn Paul 10,514 28.45%
11 Democratic Duane Hall Won Democratic Duane Hall 24,624 60.88%
Republican Ray Martin 12,924 31.95%
Libertarian Brian Lewis 2,897 7.16%
12 Democratic George Graham Won Democratic George Graham 23,689 100.00%
13 Republican Patricia (Pat) McElraft Won Republican Patricia (Pat) McElraft 29,188 70.82%
Democratic Rodney Alexander 12,024 29.18%
14 Republican George G. Cleveland Won Republican George G. Cleveland 18,908 100.00%
15 Republican Phillip Shepard Won Republican Phillip Shepard 13,273 69.60%
Democratic Dan Whitten 5,797 30.40%
16 Republican Chris W. Millis Won Republican Chris W. Millis 23,649 66.98%
Democratic Steve Unger 11,656 33.02%
17 Republican Frank Iler Won Republican Frank Iler 32,757 66.44%
Democratic Charles Warren 16,549 33.56%
18 Democratic Susi Hamilton Won Democratic Susi Hamilton 22,006 61.10%
Republican Gerald (Jerry) Benton 14,011 38.90%
19 Republican Ted Davis Jr. Won Republican Ted Davis Jr. 31,133 100.00%
20 Republican Holly Grange Won Republican Holly Grange 32,576 100.00%
21 Democratic Larry M. Bell Won Democratic Larry M. Bell 24,564 100.00%
22 Democratic William Brisson Won Democratic William Brisson 21,091 100.00%
23 Democratic Shelly Willingham Won Democratic Shelly Willingham 27,208 100.00%
24 Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield Won Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield 26,895 100.00%
25 Republican Jeffrey L. (Jeff) Collins Won Republican Jeffrey L. (Jeff) Collins 27,969 68.10%
Democratic James D. Gailliard 13,099 31.90%
26 Republican N. Leo Daughtry Retired Republican Donna McDowell White 25,899 58.05%
Democratic Rich Nixon 18,716 41.95%
27 Democratic Michael H. Wray Won Democratic Michael H. Wray 29,200 100.00%
28 Republican James Langdon Jr. Retired Republican Larry C. Strickland 26,161 70.59%
Democratic Patricia Oliver 10,897 29.41%
29 Democratic Larry D. Hall Won Democratic Larry D. Hall 39,607 100.00%
30 Democratic Paul Luebke Won Democratic Paul Luebke 37,094 73.85%
Republican Elissa Fuchs 13,132 26.15%
31 Democratic Mickey Michaux Won Democratic Mickey Michaux 34,540 100.00%
32 Democratic Nathan Baskerville Retired Democratic Terry Garrison 29,142 100.00%
33 Democratic Rosa U. Gill Won Democratic Rosa U. Gill 33,094 100.00%
34 Democratic Grier Martin Won Democratic Grier Martin 31,335 67.56%
Republican Bill Morris 15,049 32.44%
35 Republican Chris Malone Won Republican Chris Malone 25,117 53.14%
Democratic Terence Everitt 22,145 46.86%
36 Republican Nelson Dollar Won Republican Nelson Dollar 25,295 49.26%
Democratic Jennifer Ferrell 23,875 46.49%
Libertarian Brian Irving 2,184 4.25%
37 Republican Paul Stam Retired Republican Linda Hunt Williams 27,448 52.29%
Democratic Randy Barrow 22,569 43.00%
Libertarian Robert Rose 2,474 4.71%
38 Democratic Yvonne Lewis Holley Won Democratic Yvonne Lewis Holley 28,990 84.80%
Libertarian Olen Watson III 5,196 15.20%
39 Democratic Darren Jackson Won Democratic Darren Jackson 31,901 100.00%
40 Republican Marilyn Avila Defeated Democratic Joe John 23,786 50.41%
Republican Marilyn Avila 23,402 49.59%
41 Democratic Gale Adcock Won Democratic Gale Adcock 27,491 56.99%
Republican Chris M. Shoffner 20,745 43.01%
42 Democratic Marvin W. Lucas Won Democratic Marvin W. Lucas 24,213 100.00%
43 Democratic Elmer Floyd Won Democratic Elmer Floyd 27,121 100.00%
44 Democratic William (Billy) Richardson Won Democratic William (Billy) Richardson 15,433 50.57%
Republican Jim Arp 15,086 49.43%
45 Republican John Szoka Won Republican John Szoka 23,495 100.00%
46 Democratic Ken Waddell Retired Republican Brenden Jones 19,607 60.34%
Democratic Tim Benton 11,836 36.42%
Libertarian Thomas (Tom) Howell Jr. 1,052 3.24%
47 Democratic Charles Graham Won Democratic Charles Graham 17,366 100.00%
48 Democratic Garland E. Pierce Won Democratic Garland E. Pierce 24,076 100.00%
49 Democratic Cynthia Ball Won Democratic Cynthia Ball 26,975 48.67%
Republican Gary Pendleton 26,155 47.19%
Libertarian David Ulmer 2,299 4.15%
50 Democratic Graig R. Meyer Won Democratic Graig R. Meyer 27,278 57.28%
Republican Rod Chaney 20,347 42.72%
51 Republican John Sauls Won Republican John Sauls 17,904 55.66%
Democratic Brad Salmon 14,262 44.34%
52 Republican Jamie Boles Won Republican Jamie Boles 31,146 100.00%
53 Republican David R. Lewis Won Republican David R. Lewis 19,548 60.66%
Democratic Jon Blum 12,678 39.34%
54 Democratic Robert T. Reives II Won Democratic Robert T. Reives II 24,773 57.20%
Republican Wesley Seawell 18,534 42.80%
55 Republican Mark Brody Won Republican Mark Brody 20,901 60.37%
Democratic Kim Hargett 13,719 39.63%
56 Democratic Verla Insko Won Democratic Verla Insko 43,144 100.00%
57 Democratic Mary (Pricey) Harrison Won Democratic Mary (Pricey) Harrison 31,518 100.00%
58 Democratic Ralph Johnson Died in office Democratic Amos Quick 35,176 100.00%
59 Republican Jon Hardister Won Republican Jon Hardister 28,980 60.32%
Democratic Scott A. Jones 19,060 39.68%
60 Democratic Cecil Brockman Won Democratic Cecil Brockman 27,035 100.00%
61 Republican John Faircloth Won Republican John Faircloth 31,767 100.00%
62 Republican John M. Blust Won Republican John M. Blust 32,010 100.00%
63 Republican Stephen Ross Won Republican Stephen Ross 26,068 100.00%
64 Republican Dennis Riddell Won Republican Dennis Riddell 23,857 100.00%
65 Republican Bert Jones Won Republican Bert Jones 21,857 60.39%
Democratic H. Keith Duncan 14,336 39.61%
66 Democratic Ken Goodman Won Democratic Ken Goodman 23,396 100.00%
67 Republican Justin P. Burr Won Republican Justin P. Burr 20,421 53.25%
Democratic Carson Roger Snyder 10,637 27.74%
Independent Billy Mills 7,288 19.01%
68 Republican Craig Horn Won Republican Craig Horn 30,953 100.00%
69 Republican Dean Arp Won Republican Dean Arp 23,249 66.01%
Democratic Gordon B. Daniels 11,970 33.99%
70 Republican Pat B. Hurley Won Republican Pat B. Hurley 24,856 76.14%
Democratic Lois Bohnsack 7,789 23.86%
71 Democratic Evelyn Terry Won Democratic Evelyn Terry 25,414 100.00%
72 Democratic Edward Hanes Jr. Won Democratic Edward Hanes Jr. 28,192 100.00%
73 Republican Lee Zachary Won Republican Lee Zachary 30,354 100.00%
74 Republican Debra Conrad Won Republican Debra Conrad 27,209 63.52%
Democratic Marilynn Baker 15,626 36.48%
75 Republican Donny C. Lambeth Won Republican Donny C. Lambeth 30,831 100.00%
76 Republican Carl Ford Won Republican Carl Ford 29,590 100.00%
77 Republican Harry Warren Won Republican Harry Warren 27,699 100.00%
78 Republican Allen McNeill Won Republican Allen McNeill 27,040 78.11%
Democratic William (Bill) Mccaskill 7,579 21.89%
79 Republican Julia Craven Howard Won Republican Julia Craven Howard 31,255 100.00%
80 Republican Sam Watford Won Republican Sam Watford 31,287 100.00%
81 Republican Rayne Brown Retired Republican Larry W. Potts 24,379 68.07%
Democratic Andy Hedrick 11,438 31.93%
82 Republican Larry G. Pittman Won Republican Larry G. Pittman 24,636 57.92%
Democratic Earle Schecter 17,900 42.08%
83 Republican Linda P. Johnson Won Republican Linda P. Johnson 22,927 63.10%
Democratic Jeremy Hachen 13,407 36.90%
84 Republican Rena W. Turner Won Republican Rena W. Turner 25,414 69.29%
Democratic John Wayne Kahl 11,266 30.71%
85 Republican Josh Dobson Won Republican Josh Dobson 29,064 100.00%
86 Republican Hugh Blackwell Won Republican Hugh Blackwell 21,226 62.44%
Democratic Tim Barnsback 12,766 37.56%
87 Republican George Robinson Defeated in primary Republican Destin Hall 29,066 94.14%
N/A Terri M. Johnson (write-in) 1,279 4.14%
N/A Write-In 531 1.72%
88 Republican Rob Bryan Defeated Democratic Mary Belk 21,754 50.54%
Republican Rob Bryan 21,286 49.46%
89 Republican Mitchell Smith Setzer Won Republican Mitchell Smith Setzer 28,409 100.00%
90 Republican Sarah Stevens Won Republican Sarah Stevens 23,678 73.26%
Democratic Vera Smith Reynolds 8,641 26.74%
91 Republican Kyle Hall Won Republican Kyle Hall 24,639 66.47%
Democratic Eugene Russell 12,430 33.53%
92 Republican Beth Danae Caulfield Defeated Democratic Chaz Beasley 22,941 54.38%
Republican Beth Danae Caulfield 19,246 45.62%
93 Republican Jonathan C. Jordan Won Republican Jonathan C. Jordan 21,910 53.00%
Democratic Sue Counts 19,433 47.00%
94 Republican Jeffrey Elmore Won Republican Jeffrey Elmore 24,467 74.51%
Democratic Michael T. Lentz 8,372 25.49%
95 Republican John A. Fraley Won Republican John A. Fraley 33,298 100.00%
96 Republican Jay Adams Won Republican Jay Adams 26,595 100.00%
97 Republican Jason R. Saine Won Republican Jason R. Saine 31,390 100.00%
98 Republican John R. Bradford III Won Republican John R. Bradford III 25,428 56.48%
Independent Jane Campbell 19,597 43.52%
99 Democratic Rodney W. Moore Won Democratic Rodney W. Moore 28,838 100.00%
100 Democratic Tricia Cotham Retired Democratic John Autry 25,736 100.00%
101 Democratic Beverly Miller Earle Won Democratic Beverly Miller Earle 27,476 75.97%
Republican Justin Dunn 8,691 24.03%
102 Democratic Becky Carney Won Democratic Becky Carney 27,836 100.00%
103 Republican Bill Brawley Won Republican Bill Brawley 21,702 56.19%
Democratic Rochelle Rivas 16,922 43.81%
104 Republican Dan Bishop Retired Republican Andy Dulin 24,700 55.32%
Democratic Peter Noris 19,952 44.68%
105 Republican Scott Stone Won Republican Scott Stone 21,853 55.27%
Democratic Connie Green-Johnson 17,689 44.73%
106 Democratic Carla Cunningham Won Democratic Carla Cunningham 27,247 100.00%
107 Democratic Kelly Alexander Won Democratic Kelly Alexander 34,305 100.00%
108 Republican John A. Torbett Won Republican John A. Torbett 24,636 100.00%
109 Republican Dana Bumgardner Won Republican Dana Bumgardner 21,687 61.19%
Democratic Susan Maxon 13,755 38.81%
110 Republican Kelly Hastings Won Republican Kelly Hastings 24,931 100.00%
111 Republican Tim Moore Won Republican Tim Moore 25,398 100.00%
112 Republican David Rogers Won Republican David Rogers 22,938 70.96%
Independent Ben Edwards 9,388 29.04%
113 Republican Chris Whitmire Retired Republican Cody Henson 26,848 61.61%
Democratic Maureen Mahan Copelof 16,726 38.39%
114 Democratic Susan C. Fisher Won Democratic Susan C. Fisher 39,243 100.00%
115 Democratic John Ager Won Democratic John Ager 25,257 55.58%
Republican Frank Moretz 20,183 44.42%
116 Democratic Brian Turner Won Democratic Brian Turner 28,014 100.00%
117 Republican Chuck McGrady Won Republican Chuck McGrady 30,659 100.00%
118 Republican Michele D. Presnell Won Republican Michele D. Presnell 21,754 55.35%
Democratic Rhonda Cole Schandevel 17,549 44.65%
119 Democratic Joe Sam Queen Defeated Republican Mike Clampitt 17,757 50.39%
Democratic Joe Sam Queen 17,480 49.61%
120 Republican Roger West Retired Republican Kevin Corbin 29,047 72.03%
Democratic Randy Hogsed 11,282 27.97%

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

Judiciary

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References

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  1. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved November 19, 2016.