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      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.
      The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms. 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).
      Additionally, Republicans flipped the Treasurer in an open race from the Democrats, while Democrats held the open Attorney General race.


      Governor



      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.


      Lieutenant governor



      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.


      Attorney general



      Democrat Roy Cooper, the incumbent, ran for governor.
      Josh Stein, state senator and former deputy attorney general of North Carolina, was the Democratic nominee for the post, and Buck Newton, another state senator, was the Republican nominee. Stein won with just over 50% of the vote.


      Secretary of State



      Democrat Elaine Marshall, the incumbent, ran for a sixth term.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Elaine Marshall, Incumbent (unopposed in the primary)


      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      A.J. Daoud, member of state lottery commission, 2012 candidate
      Michael LaPaglia, businessman


      Results




      = General election

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      Results




      State Auditor



      Democrat Beth Wood, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a third term.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Beth Wood, incumbent (unopposed in the primary)


      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      Chuck Stuber, former FBI special agent (unopposed in the primary)


      = General election

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      Results



      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. But as the recount neared completion and the outcome remained the same, Stuber conceded the election on Dec. 9.


      State Treasurer



      Janet Cowell, a Democrat and the incumbent Treasurer, announced she would not run for reelection.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Dan Blue III, attorney, former investment banker, former Wake County Democratic Party chair
      Ron Elmer, CPA and money manager


      Results




      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      Dale Folwell, CPA and former state representative (unopposed in the primary)


      = General election

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      Results



      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



      Democrat June Atkinson, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term in 2016. When it was believed that Atkinson was not going to run for re-election, State Rep. Tricia Cotham was considered a potential Democratic candidate.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      June Atkinson, incumbent
      Henry Pankey, retired school principal


      Results




      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      Mark Johnson, Forsyth County School Board member
      Dr. Rosemary Stein, Physician, former Alamance Community College Trustee & GOP Activist
      J. Wesley Sills, teacher


      Results




      = General election

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      Results



      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.


      Commissioner of Agriculture



      Republican Steve Troxler, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Walter Smith, former mayor of Boonville, former USDA official and nominee in 2012 (unopposed in the primary)


      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      Andy Stevens
      Steve Troxler, incumbent


      Results




      = General election

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      Results



      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



      Republican Cherie Berry, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a fifth term.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Mazie Ferguson
      Charles Meeker, attorney and former mayor of Raleigh


      Results




      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      Cherie Berry, incumbent (unopposed in the primary)


      = General election

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      Results




      Commissioner of Insurance



      Democrat Wayne Goodwin, the incumbent, ran for re-election to a third term in 2016.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Wayne Goodwin, incumbent (unopposed in the primary)


      = Republican primary

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      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
      Joe McLaughlin, former Onslow County commissioner
      Ron Pierce, General Contractor, Ex-Airline Mechanic & Army Veteran


      = Withdrawn

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      Heather Grant, Yadkinville nurse and Republican primary candidate for US Senate in 2014


      Results




      = General election

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      Results



      Causey became the first Republican ever elected to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.


      See also


      North Carolina Council of State elections: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012.


      References




      External links


      NC State Board of Elections

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