2016_North_Carolina_Council_of_State_elections

2016 North Carolina State Auditor election
	County results; Wood: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%; Stuber: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%;
State Auditor before election; Beth Wood; Democratic	Elected State Auditor ; Beth Wood; Democratic

2016 North Carolina Secretary of State election
	County results; Marshall: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90%; LaPaglia: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%;
Secretary of State before election; Elaine Marshall; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Elaine Marshall; Democratic

2016 North Carolina Council of State election

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The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8, 2016 to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and state elections to the General Assembly and judiciary. Primary elections were held March 15.^[1]

Quick Facts All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State, Majority party ...

The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms.^[2] The pre-election partisan makeup of the Council of State consisted of 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans. After the election, the partisan makeup was reversed, with 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats winning. Three incumbents were defeated: Governor Pat McCrory (R), Superintendent of Public Education June Atkinson (D), and Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (D).

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael LaPaglia	499,919	61.6
	Republican	A.J. Daoud	312,067	38.4
Total votes			811,986	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Elaine Marshall (incumbent)	2,368,091	52.26%	-1.53%
	Republican	Michael LaPaglia	2,163,185	47.74%	+1.53%
Total votes			4,531,276	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Beth A. Wood (incumbent)	2,259,436	50.07%	-3.64%
	Republican	Chuck Stuber	2,253,394	49.93%	+3.64%
Total votes			4,512,830	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Blue III	553,459	58.4
	Democratic	Ron Elmer	393,834	41.6
Total votes			947,293	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dale R. Folwell	2,373,022	52.70%	+6.53%
	Democratic	Dan Blue III	2,129,762	47.30%	-6.53%
Total votes			4,502,784	100.0%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	June Atkinson (incumbent)	776,302	79.8
	Democratic	Henry Pankey	196,703	20.2
Total votes			973,005	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Johnson	441,865	53.3
	Republican	Rosemary Stein	272,131	32.9
	Republican	J. Wesley Sills	114,274	13.8
Total votes			828,270	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Johnson	2,285,783	50.60%	+4.84%
	Democratic	June Atkinson (incumbent)	2,231,903	49.40%	-4.84%
Total votes			4,517,686	100.0%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Troxler (incumbent)	634,100	68.8
	Republican	Andy Stevens	287,948	31.2
Total votes			922,048	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Troxler	2,524,445	55.56%	+2.34%
	Democratic	Walter Smith	2,018,872	44.44%	-2.34%
Total votes			4,543,317	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Meeker	531,273	56.5
	Democratic	Mazie Ferguson	408,243	43.5
Total votes			939,516	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Cherie Berry (incumbent)	2,505,628	55.19%	+1.93%
	Democratic	Charles Meeker	2,029,227	44.70%	-2.04%
	n/a	Write-ins	5,067	0.11%	N/A
Total votes			4,539,922	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Causey	340,936	41.2
	Republican	Joe McLaughlin	272,846	33.0
	Republican	Ron Pierce	214,126	25.8
Total votes			827,908	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Causey	2,270,841	50.40%	+2.26%
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin (incumbent)	2,234,953	49.60%	-2.26%
Total votes			4,505,794	100.0%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

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