The North Carolina Council of State election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State.
All the races were won by Democrats, as were the posts of governor and lieutenant governor. All were incumbents except for Elaine Marshall, who won the post of secretary of state, and Michael E. Ward, who was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction. Both Marshall and Ward succeeded fellow Democrats.
Election Name: | 1996 North Carolina Attorney General election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 North Carolina Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 2000 North Carolina Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Nominee1: | Mike Easley |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,453,196 |
Percentage1: | 59.07% |
Nominee2: | Robert H. Edmunds Jr. |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,007,027 |
Percentage2: | 40.93% |
Map Size: | 325px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Mike Easley |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mike Easley |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Election Name: | 1996 North Carolina State Treasurer election |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1992 North Carolina Council of State election#State Treasurer |
Previous Year: | 1992 |
Next Election: | 2000 North Carolina Council of State election#State Treasurer |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Nominee1: | Harlan E. Boyles |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,219,594 |
Percentage1: | 50.62 % |
Nominee2: | Ann Duncan |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,144,749 |
Percentage2: | 47.52% |
State Treasurer | |
Before Election: | Harlan E. Boyles |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Harlan E. Boyles |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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