2016 North Carolina Attorney General election explained

Election Name:2016 North Carolina Attorney General election
Country:North Carolina
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 North Carolina Attorney General election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020 North Carolina Attorney General election
Next Year:2020
Election Date:November 8, 2016
Image1:File: Josh Stein (crop).jpg
Nominee1:Josh Stein
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:2,303,681
Percentage1:50.27%
Nominee2:Buck Newton
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:2,279,076
Percentage2:49.73%
Map Size:325px
Attorney General
Before Election:Roy Cooper
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Josh Stein
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:68.98%

The 2016 North Carolina election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General 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.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term in office, and instead successfully ran for Governor.[1]

Primary elections were held on March 15, 2016.

Democratic former state senator Josh Stein defeated Republican state senator Buck Newton in the general election.[2] [3] With a margin of 0.4%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2016 election cycle.

Democratic primary

Attorney Tim Dunn had announced in November 2014 that he planned to run for attorney general if Roy Cooper did not run for re-election. Cooper did run for governor as expected, but Dunn did not make any further announcements and did not end up running.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Josh
Stein (D)		Buck
Newton (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAOctober 28–31, 2016659± 3.9% align=center47%43%—10%
Public Policy PollingOctober 21–22, 2016875± 3.3% align=center44%39%—17%
Civitas InstituteOctober 14–18, 2016651± 3.1%38% align=center40%—18%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 18–20, 20161,024± 3.1% align=center39%35%—25%
Civitas InstituteSeptember 11–12, 2016600± 4.0% align=center37%35%—26%
Public Policy PollingAugust 5–7, 2016830± 3.4% align=center39%38%—23%
Civitas InstituteJune 21–26, 2016600± 4.0%35%35%—27%
Public Policy PollingMay 20–22, 2016928± 3.2% align=center39%38%—22%
RABA ResearchApril 27–28, 2016688± 3.7% align=center40%33%—27%
Civitas InstituteApril 23–25, 2016600± 4.0% align=center37%32%1%30%
Public Policy PollingMarch 18–20, 2016843± 3.4% align=center38%37%—24%

Results

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Attorney General Announces Candidacy For Governor. November 7, 2014. Charlotte Observer. November 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141108001306/http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2014/11/06/roy-cooper-for-governor/18594755/. November 8, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Josh Stein bests Buck Newton in attorney general race The Wilson Times . 2016-11-10 . 2016-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161110131800/http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/Josh-Stein-bests-Buck-Newton-in-attorney-general-race,75992 . live .
  3. Web site: NC SBE Contest Results . 2024-08-06 . er.ncsbe.gov.
  4. Web site: State Sen. Josh Stein makes formal announcement for attorney general. The News & Observer. Knopf. Taylor. September 21, 2015. October 13, 2015. September 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929070644/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article35987301.html. live.
  5. Web site: Candidates file for state, local races Friday. Winston-Salem Journal. Evans. Meghann. December 19, 2015. December 21, 2015. February 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219073005/https://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/candidates-file-for-state-local-races-friday/article_bd4b0e18-9b4a-5097-9b8e-a2938f1e305d.html. live.
  6. Web site: Inside Politics: Fayetteville lawyer plans run for state attorney general. The Fayetteville Observer. November 17, 2014. November 21, 2014.
  7. News: Former Congressional candidate Tim Dunn of Fayetteville plans run for attorney general. The News & Observer. November 17, 2014. November 21, 2014. December 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225150710/http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/17/4331081_former-congressional-candidate.html. live.
  8. News: NC Sen. Buck Newton considers run for attorney general. The News & Observer. Campbell. Colin. March 13, 2015. March 16, 2015. March 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315123439/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article13998266.html. live.
  9. Web site: NC Sen. Buck Newton to run for attorney general Sen. Buck Newton. The News & Observer. Campbell. Colin. June 1, 2015. June 1, 2015. December 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181206031043/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article22777374.html. live.
  10. Web site: Forsyth's prosecutor may emerge as contender for NC attorney general. Winston-Salem Journal. Sexton. Scott. February 17, 2015. June 1, 2015.
  11. Web site: Forsyth District Attorney Jim O'Neill is running for state attorney general. Winston-Salem Journal. Hewlett. Michael. September 15, 2015. September 16, 2015.
  12. Web site: Attorney George Rouco, a former CIA officer, to run against Rep. Pittenger in GOP Primary. The Charlotte Observer. Perlmutt. David. September 3, 2015. September 10, 2015. September 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915100412/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article33756726.html. live.
  13. Web site: NC SBE Election Contest Details. er.ncsbe.gov. 2021-10-07. 2021-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514180822/https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11%2F08%2F2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1022. live.

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