2012 governor elections · North Carolina history
North Carolina governor election 2012
Pat McCrory REP +11.4 gain · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 4,468,295
- Margin
- 11.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in NC
- R+2.0same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McCrory Won | REP | 2,440,707 | 54.62% | |
| Walter H. Dalton | DEM | 1,931,580 | 43.23% | |
| Barbara Howe | LIB | 94,652 | 2.12% | |
| Other | — | 1,297 | 0.03% | |
| Donald Kreamer | W | 59 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,468,295 | |||
Official source: er.ncsbe.gov
Other North Carolina governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joshua Harold Stein | 14.8 |
| 2020 | Roy A. Cooper | 4.5 |
| 2016 | Roy A. Cooper | 0.2 |
| 2012 | Pat McCrory | 11.4 |
| 2008 | Bev Perdue | 3.4 |
| 2004 | Mike Easley | 12.7 |
| 2000 | Mike Easley | 5.8 |
| 1996 | James B. Hunt | 13.2 |
Full North Carolina governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 North Carolina governor race?
Pat McCrory (REP) won with 54.6% of the vote, ahead of Walter H. Dalton (43.2%), a margin of 11.4 points.
Did the North Carolina governor seat change party in 2012?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 North Carolina governor race?
4,468,295 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.