North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1996

North Carolina lieutenant governor election, 1996
North Carolina
November 5, 1996

 
Nominee Dennis A. Wicker Steve Arnold
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,339,893 1,094,531
Percentage 54.5% 44.5%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Dennis A. Wicker
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Dennis A. Wicker
Democratic

The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.

The election was won by Democratic incumbent Dennis A. Wicker, who won a second term. In the general election, Wicker defeated Republican Steve Arnold by 55% to 45%.

General election

1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dennis A. Wicker 1,500,206 54.50
Republican Steve Arnold 1,315,825 44.52
Natural Law John Dainotto 23,948 0.97
Turnout 2,866,383

Footnotes

  1. "Lieutenant Governor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.