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Elections / 2016 · Governor · NC

Roy Cooper won North Carolina's 2016 governor's race.

Roy Cooper (Democrat) led by 0.2 points statewide.

Statewide result
North Carolina 2016 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Roy CooperDDemocratic2,309,15749.0%
Pat McCroryRRepublican2,298,88048.8%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 2016R+3.7Governor 2016D+0.2vs. baselineD+3.9

North Carolina's 2016 governor race ran 3.9 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.

Same ballot, 2016NC