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North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016

North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016
North Carolina
← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 →
  Dan Forest.jpg Linda coleman of nc.jpg
Nominee Dan Forest Linda Coleman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,393,515 2,093,380
Percentage 51.81% 45.32%

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County results

Lieutenant Governor before election

Dan Forest
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Dan Forest
Republican


Forest

Coleman

Dan Forest
Republican

Dan Forest
Republican

The 2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held March 15.

In North Carolina, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest ran for re-election to a second term in office.Linda Coleman was the Democratic nominee, making the general election a rematch of the 2012 contest that Forest won by a narrow margin.

Forest won re-election to a second term, despite Republican Governor Pat McCrory losing reelection by a narrow margin.


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