North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016
North Carolina
November 8, 2016

 
Nominee Pat McCrory Roy Cooper
Party Republican Democratic


Incumbent Governor

Pat McCrory
Republican


The 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Primary elections were held March 15.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Pat McCrory is running for re-election to a second term in office.[2] Roy Cooper, the incumbent Attorney General of the state (and the second-longest-serving Attorney General in North Carolina history), is the Democratic nominee. North Carolina is considered a purple state. The gubernatorial race is expected to be among the most competitive in the country in 2016.[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Pat
McCrory
Charles
Moss
Robert
Brawley
Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 11–13, 2016 749 ± 3.6% 70% 7% 6% 17%
High Point University March 9–10, 2016 734 ± 2.5% 73% 6% 8% 13%
SurveyUSA March 4–7, 2016 688 ± 3.6% 66% 6% 9% 19%
SurveyUSA February 14–16, 2016 437 ± 4.5% 67% 17% 16%
Public Policy Polling February 14–16, 2016 597 ± 4.0% 69% 4% 5% 22%
High Point University January 30–February 4, 2016 477 ± 4.5% 75% 3% 2% 20%
Public Policy Polling January 18–19, 2016 433 ± 3.2% 68% 6% 4% 22%

Results

Republican primary results [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat McCrory 869,114 82%
Republican Robert Brawley 112,624 11%
Republican Charles Moss 81,315 7%
Total votes 1,063,053 100%

Democratic primary

Results by county:
  Roy Cooper
  Ken Spaulding

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Roy
Cooper
Kenneth
Spaulding
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 11–13, 2016 746 ± 3.6% 53% 17% 30%
High Point University March 9–10, 2016 669 ± 2.5% 64% 18% 19%
SurveyUSA March 4–7, 2016 687 ± 3.8% 51% 19% 30%
SurveyUSA February 14–16, 2016 449 ± 4.7% 50% 21% 29%
Public Policy Polling February 14–16, 2016 575 ± 4.1% 55% 12% 33%
High Point University January 30–February 4, 2016 478 ± 4.5% 49% 11% 40%
Public Policy Polling January 18–19, 2016 461 ± 3.2% 55% 10% 35%
Public Policy Polling December 5–7, 2015 555 ± 2.8% 54% 10% 36%
Public Policy Polling October 23–25, 2015 421 ± 4.8% 58% 13% 29%

Results

Democratic primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roy Cooper 703,141 69%
Democratic Ken Spaulding 319,381 31%
Total votes 1,022,522 100%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Write-In candidates

Declared

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Pat
McCrory (R)
Roy
Cooper (D)
Lon
Cecil (L)
Other Undecided
RABA (Red America, Blue America) April 27–28, 2016 688 ± 3.7% 36% 41% 6% 17%
Civitas Institute April 23–25, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 39% 48% 5% 8%
Public Policy Polling April 22–24, 2016 960 ± 3.2% 42% 43% 4% 11%
Elon University Poll April 10–15, 2016 621 ± 3.9% 42% 48% 6% 5%
SurveyUSA April 8–11, 2016 701 ± 3.8% 43% 47% 2% 8%
Public Policy Polling March 18–20, 2016 843 ± 3.4% 42% 40% 6% 12%
High Point University March 9–10, 2016 1,576 ± 2.5% 47% 45% 8%
Elon University Poll February 15–19, 2016 1,530 ± 2.5% 40% 42% 3% 15%
Public Policy Polling February 14–16, 2016 1,291 ± 2.7% 43% 41% 16%
SurveyUSA February 14–16, 2016 1,250 ± 2.8% 45% 42% 12%
Public Policy Polling January 18–19, 2016 948 ± 3.2% 40% 43% 17%
Public Policy Polling December 5–7, 2015 1,214 ± 2.8% 44% 42% 14%
Elon University Poll October 29–November 2, 2015 1,040 ± 3.0% 40% 45% 3% 13%
Public Policy Polling October 23–25, 2015 893 ± 3.3% 43% 44% 13%
Public Policy Polling September 24–27, 2015 1,268 ± 2.8% 44% 41% 15%
Elon University Poll September 17–21, 2015 1,258 ± 2.99% 43.4% 42.4% 2.8% 11.4%
Public Policy Polling August 12–16, 2015 957 ± 3.2% 39% 42% 18%
Civitas Institute August 10–12, 2015 400 32% 34% 33%
Public Policy Polling July 2–6, 2015 529 ± 4.3% 41% 43% 16%
Civitas Institute June 23–25, 2015 600 ± 4.0% 43% 38% 17%
Public Policy Polling May 28–31, 2015 561 ± 4.1% 41% 44% 15%
Elon University Poll April 20–24, 2015 677 ± 3.77% 44.6% 43.1% 4.1% 8.1%
Public Policy Polling April 2–5, 2015 751 ± 3.6% 44% 41% 15%
Public Policy Polling February 24–26, 2015 849 ± 3.4% 43% 41% 16%
Diversified Research February 2–3, 2015 800 ± 3.46% 43.8% 42.1% 14.1%
Public Policy Polling January 29–31, 2015 845 ± 3.4% 44% 39% 17%
Meeting Street Research January 21–22, 2015 500 ± 4.38% 47% 44% 9%
Public Policy Polling December 4–7, 2014 823 ± 3.4% 46% 39% 15%
Gravis Marketing October 29–30, 2014 1,006 ± 3% 47% 45% 8%
Gravis Marketing October 16–18, 2014 1,022 ± 3% 49% 41% 9%
Gravis Marketing September 22–23, 2014 860 ± 3% 45% 42% 12%
Public Policy Polling September 11–14, 2014 1,266 ± 2.8% 44% 41% 15%
Public Policy Polling August 14–17, 2014 856 ± 3.4% 44% 43% 14%
Gravis Marketing July 22–27, 2014 1,380 ± 3% 44% 46% 10%
Public Policy Polling June 12–15, 2014 1,076 ± 3% 44% 42% 14%
Public Policy Polling May 9–11, 2014 877 ± 3.3% 43% 42% 15%
Public Policy Polling April 3–6, 2014 740 ± 3.6% 43% 43% 15%
Public Policy Polling February 6–9, 2014 708 ± 3.7% 43% 41% 15%
Public Policy Polling September 6–9, 2013 600 ± 4% 42% 48% 11%

References

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