2016 governor elections · North Carolina history
North Carolina governor election 2016
Roy A. Cooper DEM +0.2 gain · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 4,711,014
- Margin
- 0.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in NC
- R+3.7same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy A. Cooper Won | DEM | 2,309,157 | 49.02% | |
| Pat McCrory | REP | 2,298,880 | 48.80% | |
| Lon Vernon Cecil | LIB | 102,977 | 2.19% | |
| Total | 4,711,014 | |||
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 2016 North Carolina governor race?
Roy A. Cooper (DEM) won with 49.0% of the vote, ahead of Pat McCrory (48.8%), a margin of 0.2 points.
Did the North Carolina governor seat change party in 2016?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 North Carolina governor race?
4,711,014 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.