The2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect theLieutenant Governor of North Carolina , concurrently with the2016 U.S. presidential election , as well aselections to theUnited States Senate andelections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate andlocal elections . Primary elections were held March 15.[ 1]
In North Carolina, theGovernor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.
IncumbentRepublican Lieutenant GovernorDan Forest ran for re-election to a second term in office.[ 2] Linda Coleman was the Democratic nominee, making the general election a rematch of the2012 contest that Forest won by a narrow margin.
Forest won re-election to a second term, despite Republican GovernorPat McCrory losing reelection by a narrow margin.[ 3]
Primary results by county: Coleman—71-80%
Coleman—61-70%
Coleman—51-60%
Coleman—41-50%
Coleman—31-40%
Jones—71-80%
Jones—51-60%
Jones—41-50%
Jones—31-40%
Wilson—41-50%
Wilson—31-40%
Libertarian primary [ edit ] Jacki Cole, marketing/sales professional[ 18] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Dan Linda Other Undecided SurveyUSA [ 21] October 28–31, 2016 659 ± 3.9% 49% 42% 2% 7% Public Policy Polling [ 22] October 21–22, 2016 875 ± 3.3% 41% 37% 4% 19% Civitas Institute [ 23] October 14–18, 2016 651 ± 3.1% 37% 32% 9% 17% Public Policy Polling [ 24] September 18–20, 2016 1,024 ± 3.1% 38% 35% 4% 23% Civitas Institute [ 25] September 11–12, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 35% 39% 4% 21% Public Policy Polling [ 26] August 5–7, 2016 830 ± 3.4% 37% 37% 5% 20% Public Policy Polling [ 27] June 20–21, 2016 947 ± 3.2% 37% 37% 4% 22% Civitas Institute [ 28] May 21–23, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 36% 36% 3% 24% Public Policy Polling [ 29] May 20–22, 2016 928 ± 3.2% 38% 38% 5% 19% Public Policy Polling [ 30] April 22–24, 2016 960 ± 3.2% 38% 37% 6% 19% Public Policy Polling [ 31] March 18–20, 2016 843 ± 3.4% 33% 36% — 25% Public Policy Polling [ 32] July 2–6, 2015 529 ± 4.3% 43% 36% — 21% Public Policy Polling [ 33] May 28–31, 2015 561 ± 4.1% 41% 37% — 23% Public Policy Polling [ 34] April 2–5, 2015 751 ± 3.6% 40% 36% — 24% Public Policy Polling [ 35] February 24–26, 2015 849 ± 3.4% 40% 35% — 25%
[ 36] ^ "WRAL: North Carolina primaries officially on March 15 with signing" . Archived fromthe original on October 2, 2015. RetrievedOctober 1, 2015 .^a b Leslie, Laura (February 18, 2015)."Coleman, Forest to run again for lieutenant governor" .WRAL-TV . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2015 . ^ WRAL.com ^ Colin Campbell (February 18, 2015)."Linda Coleman to run for lieutenant governor again in 2016" . News & Observer. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2015 . ^ Jarvis, Craig (August 12, 2015)."Buncombe commissioner will challenge Forest" .The News & Observer . RetrievedAugust 12, 2015 . ^ Bonner, Lynn (September 8, 2015)."Democrats discuss issues in NC lieutenant governor race" .The News & Observer . RetrievedOctober 27, 2015 . ^ Paul Woolverton (April 3, 2015)."FSU grad Robert Wilson running for lieutenant governor, faces Linda Coleman" . News & Observer. RetrievedApril 26, 2015 . ^ Friedman, Corey (November 20, 2014)."McLaurin eyes future" .Richmond County Daily Journal . Archived fromthe original on February 5, 2015. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2015 . ^ Friedman, Corey (October 12, 2015)."Gene McLaurin to help AG Roy Cooper in governor race" .Richmond County Daily Journal . RetrievedOctober 13, 2015 . ^ Jarvis, Craig (August 12, 2015)."Morrisville councilman considers run for lieutenant governor" .The News & Observer . RetrievedAugust 13, 2015 . ^ Doran, Will (December 10, 2015)."Morrisville swears in Town Council members; Rao elected mayor pro tem" .The News & Observer . RetrievedDecember 20, 2015 . ^ "Inside Politics: Spring Lake Mayor Rey planning run for lieutenant governor?" .The Fayetteville Observer . RetrievedJanuary 5, 2015 .^ Woolverton, Paul (August 11, 2015)."Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey considering run for U.S. Senate" .The Fayetteville Observer . RetrievedAugust 12, 2015 . ^ "City Council: James Taylor Jr" .City of Winston-Salem . RetrievedApril 26, 2015 .^ "Draft James Taylor for Lt Governor" . facebook. RetrievedApril 26, 2015 .^ Green, Jordan (December 9, 2015)."County commission and city council races on ballot in 2016 in Forsyth" .Triad City Beat . RetrievedDecember 20, 2015 . ^ State Board of Elections ^ NC Libertarian Party website ^ Campbell, Colin (December 16, 2015)."Libertarians look to keep NC ballot status with candidate slate" .The News & Observer . RetrievedDecember 20, 2015 . ^ WRAL.com ^ SurveyUSA ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Civitas Institute ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Civitas Institute ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Civitas Institute ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ Public Policy Polling ^ "Election Results" . North Carolina State Board of Elections. RetrievedDecember 12, 2016 .
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