North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1996

North Carolina lieutenant governor election, 1996

November 5, 1996

Nominee Dennis A. Wicker Steve Arnold Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,339,893 1,094,531 Percentage 54.5% 44.5%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dennis A. Wicker Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Dennis A. Wicker Democratic

The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.

The election was won by Democratic incumbent Dennis A. Wicker, who won a second term. In the general election, Wicker defeated Republican Steve Arnold by 55% to 45%.

General election

1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dennis A. Wicker	1,500,206	54.50
	Republican	Steve Arnold	1,315,825	44.52
	Natural Law	John Dainotto	23,948	0.97
Turnout			2,866,383

Footnotes

1. "Lieutenant Governor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 January 2010.