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| Turnout | 68.98% | |||||||||||||||
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 County results Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Atkinson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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The2016 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect theNorth Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, concurrently with the2016 presidential election, as well as elections to theUnited States Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,governor, theCouncil of State, and otherstate,local, andjudicial elections.
Incumbent Democratic state superintendentJune Atkinson ran for re-election to a fourth term in office, but was defeated by Republican attorneyMark Johnson in what was considered anupset.[1][2]
Newspapers and other media
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | June Atkinson (incumbent) | 776,302 | 79.78% | |
| Democratic | Henry Pankey | 196,703 | 20.22% | |
| Total votes | 973,005 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Johnson | 441,865 | 53.35% | |
| Republican | Rosemary Stein | 272,131 | 32.85% | |
| Republican | J. Wesley Sills | 114,274 | 13.80% | |
| Total votes | 828,270 | 100.00% | ||
Newspapers and other media
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Mark Johnson | 2,285,783 | 50.60% | ||
| Democratic | June Atkinson (incumbent) | 2,231,903 | 49.40% | ||
| Total votes | 4,517,686 | 100.00% | |||
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