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2016 North Carolina Governor Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 8, 2016 | Updated 1:44 PM EDT Sep. 19, 2018

Governor

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)2,309,15749.0%
Pat McCrory (R) *2,298,88048.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)102,9772.2%

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Alamance County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *37,50153.0%
Roy Cooper (D)32,03245.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,2831.8%

Alexander County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *13,24872.5%
Roy Cooper (D)4,64825.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)3872.1%

Alleghany County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *3,58367.3%
Roy Cooper (D)1,64330.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)971.8%

Anson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)5,85155.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *4,51143.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)1121.1%

Ashe County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *8,83465.8%
Roy Cooper (D)4,30432.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)2882.1%

Avery County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *6,02373.5%
Roy Cooper (D)1,97824.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)1882.3%

Beaufort County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *14,61061.4%
Roy Cooper (D)8,85537.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)3221.4%

Bertie County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)5,50459.4%
Pat McCrory (R) *3,70039.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)600.6%

Bladen County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *8,31252.7%
Roy Cooper (D)7,26346.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)1891.2%

Brunswick County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *40,72660.3%
Roy Cooper (D)25,28537.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,5742.3%

Buncombe County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)81,87759.3%
Pat McCrory (R) *51,87437.6%
Lon Cecil (LB)4,2943.1%

Burke County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *24,46663.2%
Roy Cooper (D)13,37234.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)8762.3%

Cabarrus County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *52,53056.6%
Roy Cooper (D)37,91840.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)2,4412.6%

Caldwell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *25,17369.6%
Roy Cooper (D)10,05527.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)9272.6%

Camden County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *3,41069.5%
Roy Cooper (D)1,36127.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)1322.7%

Carteret County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *26,09569.5%
Roy Cooper (D)10,68728.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)7902.1%

Caswell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *5,76252.6%
Roy Cooper (D)5,03546.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)1561.4%

Catawba County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *46,26964.4%
Roy Cooper (D)23,76633.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,8152.5%

Chatham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)22,09755.4%
Pat McCrory (R) *17,05242.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)7191.8%

Cherokee County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *9,71770.1%
Roy Cooper (D)3,71226.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)4383.2%

Chowan County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *4,07957.1%
Roy Cooper (D)2,99041.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)721.0%

Clay County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *4,02968.6%
Roy Cooper (D)1,69028.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)1562.7%

Cleveland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *27,54862.0%
Roy Cooper (D)16,11436.3%
Lon Cecil (LB)7401.7%

Columbus County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *13,74058.8%
Roy Cooper (D)9,31639.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)3111.3%

Craven County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *27,92659.9%
Roy Cooper (D)17,81438.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)8961.9%

Cumberland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)70,44955.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *52,76241.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)2,9092.3%

Currituck County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *8,85171.5%
Roy Cooper (D)3,15625.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)3653.0%

Dare County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *10,70255.4%
Roy Cooper (D)8,08641.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)5172.7%

Davidson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *50,86068.3%
Roy Cooper (D)21,94529.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,6762.3%

Davie County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *14,72167.9%
Roy Cooper (D)6,43829.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)5082.3%

Duplin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *12,26959.3%
Roy Cooper (D)8,18039.6%
Lon Cecil (LB)2241.1%

Durham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)122,13778.6%
Pat McCrory (R) *30,72019.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)2,6221.7%

Edgecombe County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)16,16265.3%
Pat McCrory (R) *8,38933.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)2150.9%

Forsyth County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)99,68956.2%
Pat McCrory (R) *73,58941.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)3,9912.3%

Franklin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *15,90052.4%
Roy Cooper (D)13,84945.6%
Lon Cecil (LB)5901.9%

Gaston County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *60,00662.6%
Roy Cooper (D)33,70835.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)2,1462.2%

Gates County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *2,87554.3%
Roy Cooper (D)2,33844.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)781.5%

Graham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *2,76068.4%
Roy Cooper (D)1,14428.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)1303.2%

Granville County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)13,52849.6%
Pat McCrory (R) *13,30848.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)4501.6%

Greene County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *4,38354.4%
Roy Cooper (D)3,60244.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)670.8%

Guilford County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)155,69260.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *94,46737.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)5,4092.1%

Halifax County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)16,02164.0%
Pat McCrory (R) *8,83035.3%
Lon Cecil (LB)1910.8%

Harnett County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *27,12259.2%
Roy Cooper (D)17,66638.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,0412.3%

Haywood County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *16,62554.6%
Roy Cooper (D)12,86442.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)9613.2%

Henderson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *33,59958.3%
Roy Cooper (D)22,45939.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,5972.8%

Hertford County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)6,68166.8%
Pat McCrory (R) *3,24332.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)750.8%

Hoke County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)9,68853.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *7,79943.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)4902.7%

Hyde County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *1,25754.8%
Roy Cooper (D)1,01144.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)251.1%

Iredell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *50,92362.2%
Roy Cooper (D)28,58534.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)2,4193.0%

Jackson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)9,20549.5%
Pat McCrory (R) *8,78247.3%
Lon Cecil (LB)5973.2%

Johnston County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *52,92161.8%
Roy Cooper (D)31,18236.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,5671.8%

Jones County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *2,99858.7%
Roy Cooper (D)2,05040.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)601.2%

Lee County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *13,01752.2%
Roy Cooper (D)11,36945.6%
Lon Cecil (LB)5442.2%

Lenoir County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *13,88252.1%
Roy Cooper (D)12,45846.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)2801.1%

Lincoln County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *27,55869.2%
Roy Cooper (D)11,33128.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)9592.4%

Macon County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *10,71561.2%
Roy Cooper (D)6,27935.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)5253.0%

Madison County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *6,04954.2%
Roy Cooper (D)4,79643.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)3182.8%

Martin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *6,01550.6%
Roy Cooper (D)5,78348.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)880.7%

McDowell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *13,04966.4%
Roy Cooper (D)6,02230.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)5722.9%

Mecklenburg County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)297,12963.3%
Pat McCrory (R) *160,50134.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)11,9752.6%

Mitchell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *5,82272.6%
Roy Cooper (D)1,99824.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)1992.5%

Montgomery County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *6,65657.9%
Roy Cooper (D)4,65840.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)1751.5%

Moore County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *29,68861.2%
Roy Cooper (D)17,79436.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)9912.0%

Nash County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)24,64651.7%
Pat McCrory (R) *22,48647.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)5061.1%

New Hanover County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)56,37050.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *51,10546.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)3,2342.9%

Northampton County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)6,10162.3%
Pat McCrory (R) *3,61737.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)690.7%

Onslow County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *36,68865.1%
Roy Cooper (D)17,99431.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,6582.9%

Orange County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)61,34474.8%
Pat McCrory (R) *19,15323.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,4921.8%

Pamlico County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *4,26162.4%
Roy Cooper (D)2,46636.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)1031.5%

Pasquotank County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)8,77451.1%
Pat McCrory (R) *8,07147.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)3351.9%

Pender County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *16,62260.5%
Roy Cooper (D)10,18737.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)6842.5%

Perquimans County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *4,16063.1%
Roy Cooper (D)2,35635.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)761.2%

Person County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *10,77055.3%
Roy Cooper (D)8,40043.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)3031.6%

Pitt County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)41,91652.4%
Pat McCrory (R) *36,70545.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,3231.7%

Polk County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *6,22557.8%
Roy Cooper (D)4,30239.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)2512.3%

Randolph County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *46,37072.2%
Roy Cooper (D)16,37425.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,4602.3%

Richmond County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *9,84451.5%
Roy Cooper (D)8,94846.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)3111.6%

Robeson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *21,30553.0%
Roy Cooper (D)18,53646.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)3820.9%

Rockingham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *24,83159.1%
Roy Cooper (D)16,33438.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)8502.0%

Rowan County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *40,81263.7%
Roy Cooper (D)21,63133.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,6302.5%

Rutherford County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *19,67265.8%
Roy Cooper (D)9,51231.8%
Lon Cecil (LB)7282.4%

Sampson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *14,93558.0%
Roy Cooper (D)10,56641.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)2651.0%

Scotland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)7,35153.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *6,09144.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)1891.4%

Stanly County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *21,05470.6%
Roy Cooper (D)8,16327.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)6012.0%

Stokes County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *15,72670.0%
Roy Cooper (D)6,17727.5%
Lon Cecil (LB)5642.5%

Surry County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *21,71468.0%
Roy Cooper (D)9,62430.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)6131.9%

Swain County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *3,09651.4%
Roy Cooper (D)2,66244.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)2684.4%

Transylvania County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *9,54954.0%
Roy Cooper (D)7,59843.0%
Lon Cecil (LB)5293.0%

Tyrrell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *99057.5%
Roy Cooper (D)70440.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)281.6%

Union County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *66,73963.5%
Roy Cooper (D)35,92134.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)2,3882.3%

Vance County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)12,26761.8%
Pat McCrory (R) *7,38137.2%
Lon Cecil (LB)2011.0%

Wake County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)315,55559.9%
Pat McCrory (R) *199,35637.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)11,6642.2%

Warren County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)6,46966.1%
Pat McCrory (R) *3,21832.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)1021.0%

Washington County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)3,38655.5%
Pat McCrory (R) *2,66543.7%
Lon Cecil (LB)530.9%

Watauga County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)15,65052.6%
Pat McCrory (R) *13,07343.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)1,0293.5%

Wayne County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *27,82155.2%
Roy Cooper (D)21,85943.4%
Lon Cecil (LB)6801.4%

Wilkes County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *22,24671.4%
Roy Cooper (D)8,28026.6%
Lon Cecil (LB)6222.0%

Wilson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Roy Cooper (D)20,47153.8%
Pat McCrory (R) *17,16145.1%
Lon Cecil (LB)3911.0%

Yadkin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *13,19275.0%
Roy Cooper (D)4,03322.9%
Lon Cecil (LB)3562.0%

Yancey County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Pat McCrory (R) *5,84558.4%
Roy Cooper (D)3,93139.3%
Lon Cecil (LB)2302.3%

Election results provided by the Associated Press. Estimated vote counts are provided by the Associated Press and informed by past turnout, advance votes cast and early returns.