Английская Википедия:2016 North Carolina Council of State election
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Unreliable sources Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsNC The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8, 2016 to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and state elections to the General Assembly and judiciary. Primary elections were held March 15.[1]
The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms.[2] The pre-election partisan makeup of the Council of State consisted of 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans. After the election, the partisan makeup was reversed, with 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats winning. Three incumbents were defeated: Governor Pat McCrory (R), Superintendent of Public Education June Atkinson (D), and Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (D).
Governor
Шаблон:Main Republican Pat McCrory, the incumbent, faced Democratic nominee Roy Cooper, the incumbent North Carolina attorney general, and Libertarian nominee Lon Cecil in the general election. Cooper won with 49% of the vote.[3]
Lieutenant governor
Шаблон:Main Republican Dan Forest, the incumbent, faced Democratic nominee Linda Coleman, a former director of the Office of State Personnel, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012, and Libertarian nominee Jacki Cole in the general election. Forest won with more than 51% of the vote.[3]
Attorney general
Шаблон:Main Democrat Roy Cooper, the incumbent, ran for governor.[4]
Josh Stein, state senator and former deputy attorney general of North Carolina,[5] was the Democratic nominee for the post, and Buck Newton, another state senator,[6] was the Republican nominee. Stein won with just over 50% of the vote.[3]
Secretary of State
Шаблон:Infobox election Democrat Elaine Marshall, the incumbent, ran for a sixth term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Elaine Marshall, Incumbent (unopposed in the primary)
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
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General election
Results
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State Auditor
Шаблон:Infobox election Democrat Beth Wood, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a third term.[9]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Chuck Stuber, former FBI special agent[10] (unopposed in the primary)
General election
Results
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Stuber called for a recount even before the election results were officially certified, and it seemed likely that the margin of difference between the candidates would remain well under the 10,000-vote threshold that a recount requires.[11] But as the recount neared completion and the outcome remained the same, Stuber conceded the election on Dec. 9.[12]
State Treasurer
Шаблон:Infobox election Janet Cowell, a Democrat and the incumbent Treasurer, announced she would not run for reelection.[13]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Dan Blue III, attorney, former investment banker, former Wake County Democratic Party chair[14][15]
- Ron Elmer, CPA and money manager[16]
Results
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Dale Folwell, CPA and former state representative[17] (unopposed in the primary)
General election
Results
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Folwell became the first North Carolina State Treasurer elected from a party other than the Democratic Party since William H. Worth, a Populist, was elected in 1896.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Шаблон:Infobox election Democrat June Atkinson, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term in 2016.[18] When it was believed that Atkinson was not going to run for re-election, State Rep. Tricia Cotham was considered a potential Democratic candidate.[19][20]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- June Atkinson, incumbent
- Henry Pankey, retired school principal[21]
Results
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Mark Johnson, Forsyth County School Board member[22]
- Dr. Rosemary Stein, Physician, former Alamance Community College Trustee & GOP Activist[23]
- J. Wesley Sills, teacher[24]
Results
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General election
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Johnson became the first Republican (or member of any party other than the Democratic Party) elected Superintendent since 1896, when Charles H. Mebane was elected.[25]
Commissioner of Agriculture
Шаблон:Infobox election Republican Steve Troxler, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Walter Smith, former mayor of Boonville, former USDA official and nominee in 2012[26] (unopposed in the primary)
Republican primary
Candidates
- Andy Stevens[27]
- Steve Troxler, incumbent
Results
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Steve Troxler received more votes than any other candidate in North Carolina in 2016. As of 2021, this is the last statewide election in which the Republican candidate won Wake County and Chatham County.
Commissioner of Labor
Шаблон:Infobox election Republican Cherie Berry, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a fifth term.[28]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Mazie Ferguson[27]
- Charles Meeker, attorney and former mayor of Raleigh[29]
Results
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Cherie Berry, incumbent[28] (unopposed in the primary)
General election
Results
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Commissioner of Insurance
Шаблон:Infobox election Democrat Wayne Goodwin, the incumbent, ran for re-election to a third term in 2016.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Wayne Goodwin, incumbent[27] (unopposed in the primary)
Republican primary
Candidates
- Mike Causey, former lobbyist and failed GOP nominee for state Insurance Commissioner in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2012, and losing candidate for Congress in 2014[30]
- Joe McLaughlin, former Onslow County commissioner[31]
- Ron Pierce, General Contractor, Ex-Airline Mechanic & Army Veteran[32]
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- Heather Grant, Yadkinville nurse and Republican primary candidate for US Senate in 2014[33][34]
Results
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General election
Results
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Causey became the first Republican ever elected to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.[35]
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ News & Observer: Republican Chuck Stuber concedes NC state auditor race to Beth Wood
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- ↑ News & Observer: Republican Dale Folwell to run for state treasurer
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- ↑ News & Observer: Republican Heather Grant drops out of insurance commissioner race
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