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The1992 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent GovernorJames G. Martin was unable to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits, and his Lieutenant Governor,Jim Gardner, was chosen to replace him as theRepublican nominee. Gardner had also been the nominee in aprevious gubernatorial election twenty four years earlier. Former GovernorJim Hunt decided to seek his third term as theDemocratic nominee. The race became one of the nastiest and most talked about races in the country, with Hunt winning a third term easily over Gardner andLibertarian nominee Scott McLaughlin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Hunt | 459,300 | 65.46 | ||
| Democratic | Lacy Thornburg | 188,806 | 26.91 | ||
| Democratic | Marcus W. Williams | 25,660 | 3.66 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Gardner | 215,528 | 81.96 | ||
| Republican | Ruby T. Hooper | 26,179 | 9.96 | ||
| Republican | Gary M. Dunn | 21,256 | 8.08 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Hunt | 1,368,246 | 52.72 | ||
| Republican | Jim Gardner | 1,121,955 | 43.23 | −9.49% | |
| Libertarian | Scott McLaughlin | 104,983 | 4.05 | ||
| Turnout | 2,595,184 | ||||
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