| Election Name: | 1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1996 |
| Image1: | File:Dennis Wicker (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dennis Wicker |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,339,893 |
| Percentage1: | 54.5% |
| Nominee2: | Steve Arnold |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,094,531 |
| Percentage2: | 44.5% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dennis Wicker |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dennis Wicker |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1996 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 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, a Guilford County commissioner, by 55% to 45%.