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2016 North Carolina Attorney General Election Results

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

Attorney General

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)2,276,55350.2%
Buck Newton (R)2,256,02549.8%

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Alamance County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)37,00654.3%
Josh Stein (D)31,10345.7%

Alexander County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)12,36970.2%
Josh Stein (D)5,25229.8%

Alleghany County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)3,37966.1%
Josh Stein (D)1,73533.9%

Anson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)6,27561.7%
Buck Newton (R)3,89038.3%

Ashe County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)8,34965.5%
Josh Stein (D)4,40634.5%

Avery County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)5,71374.2%
Josh Stein (D)1,98425.8%

Beaufort County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)13,67959.7%
Josh Stein (D)9,22140.3%

Bertie County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)5,80564.4%
Buck Newton (R)3,20235.6%

Bladen County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)7,86051.9%
Buck Newton (R)7,29448.1%

Brunswick County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)39,21560.1%
Josh Stein (D)26,03539.9%

Buncombe County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)79,91060.0%
Buck Newton (R)53,37940.0%

Burke County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)23,38563.4%
Josh Stein (D)13,47636.6%

Cabarrus County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)51,39657.7%
Josh Stein (D)37,72542.3%

Caldwell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)24,01768.6%
Josh Stein (D)10,98931.4%

Camden County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)3,28070.5%
Josh Stein (D)1,37229.5%

Carteret County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)25,60370.9%
Josh Stein (D)10,49729.1%

Caswell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)5,42153.1%
Josh Stein (D)4,78146.9%

Catawba County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)45,27665.1%
Josh Stein (D)24,32534.9%

Chatham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)21,84756.4%
Buck Newton (R)16,89943.6%

Cherokee County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)9,87474.1%
Josh Stein (D)3,44925.9%

Chowan County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)3,64053.7%
Josh Stein (D)3,14246.3%

Clay County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)4,05772.2%
Josh Stein (D)1,56627.8%

Cleveland County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)26,03360.4%
Josh Stein (D)17,03839.6%

Columbus County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)11,88553.1%
Josh Stein (D)10,48546.9%

Craven County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)26,72259.3%
Josh Stein (D)18,31740.7%

Cumberland County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)72,31159.5%
Buck Newton (R)49,25340.5%

Currituck County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)8,64773.2%
Josh Stein (D)3,16826.8%

Dare County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)10,67058.3%
Josh Stein (D)7,62741.7%

Davidson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)50,19571.2%
Josh Stein (D)20,33628.8%

Davie County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)14,84470.9%
Josh Stein (D)6,09629.1%

Duplin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)11,16456.3%
Josh Stein (D)8,67343.7%

Durham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)119,02279.6%
Buck Newton (R)30,47820.4%

Edgecombe County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)16,42167.9%
Buck Newton (R)7,77132.1%

Forsyth County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)95,65756.4%
Buck Newton (R)74,08343.6%

Franklin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)15,40652.2%
Josh Stein (D)14,09847.8%

Gaston County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)58,29662.8%
Josh Stein (D)34,46837.2%

Gates County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)2,59851.3%
Josh Stein (D)2,47048.7%

Graham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)2,72272.7%
Josh Stein (D)1,02327.3%

Granville County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)13,79352.2%
Buck Newton (R)12,64547.8%

Greene County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)4,03251.7%
Josh Stein (D)3,77048.3%

Guilford County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)150,68760.8%
Buck Newton (R)97,07639.2%

Halifax County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)16,14566.1%
Buck Newton (R)8,28233.9%

Harnett County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)26,08358.8%
Josh Stein (D)18,24241.2%

Haywood County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)17,19458.3%
Josh Stein (D)12,29841.7%

Henderson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)35,07562.7%
Josh Stein (D)20,85237.3%

Hertford County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)6,82470.8%
Buck Newton (R)2,81929.2%

Hoke County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)9,93857.7%
Buck Newton (R)7,27642.3%

Hyde County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)1,11451.6%
Josh Stein (D)1,04548.4%

Iredell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)50,95864.9%
Josh Stein (D)27,61535.1%

Jackson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)9,20351.7%
Josh Stein (D)8,59248.3%

Johnston County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)51,65962.3%
Josh Stein (D)31,26237.7%

Jones County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)2,72556.0%
Josh Stein (D)2,13744.0%

Lee County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)12,52552.2%
Josh Stein (D)11,45847.8%

Lenoir County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)12,53950.5%
Josh Stein (D)12,27149.5%

Lincoln County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)26,66269.3%
Josh Stein (D)11,83230.7%

Macon County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)11,25266.7%
Josh Stein (D)5,62833.3%

Madison County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)5,87955.0%
Josh Stein (D)4,81145.0%

Martin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)6,14153.7%
Buck Newton (R)5,29146.3%

McDowell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)13,04068.9%
Josh Stein (D)5,88031.1%

Mecklenburg County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)289,69863.9%
Buck Newton (R)163,60536.1%

Mitchell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)5,73175.8%
Josh Stein (D)1,83124.2%

Montgomery County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)6,47658.1%
Josh Stein (D)4,67041.9%

Moore County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)29,57363.3%
Josh Stein (D)17,17536.7%

Nash County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)23,94451.3%
Buck Newton (R)22,71748.7%

New Hanover County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)53,68150.9%
Buck Newton (R)51,83349.1%

Northampton County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)6,22465.8%
Buck Newton (R)3,23134.2%

Onslow County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)34,54865.1%
Josh Stein (D)18,55134.9%

Orange County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)58,89374.7%
Buck Newton (R)19,93325.3%

Pamlico County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)4,11562.4%
Josh Stein (D)2,48037.6%

Pasquotank County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)8,77553.2%
Buck Newton (R)7,71546.8%

Pender County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)16,20961.8%
Josh Stein (D)10,00338.2%

Perquimans County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)3,93161.8%
Josh Stein (D)2,43138.2%

Person County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)9,95353.7%
Josh Stein (D)8,59846.3%

Pitt County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)41,60154.4%
Buck Newton (R)34,86745.6%

Polk County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)6,38761.3%
Josh Stein (D)4,02838.7%

Randolph County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)46,63274.9%
Josh Stein (D)15,66125.1%

Richmond County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)9,30752.2%
Buck Newton (R)8,51847.8%

Robeson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)20,76955.7%
Buck Newton (R)16,49944.3%

Rockingham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)24,39960.4%
Josh Stein (D)15,96439.6%

Rowan County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)39,13263.4%
Josh Stein (D)22,62236.6%

Rutherford County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)20,23070.0%
Josh Stein (D)8,69030.0%

Sampson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)13,89356.0%
Josh Stein (D)10,91444.0%

Scotland County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)7,38356.6%
Buck Newton (R)5,66843.4%

Stanly County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)19,97369.7%
Josh Stein (D)8,69430.3%

Stokes County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)15,71972.3%
Josh Stein (D)6,02127.7%

Surry County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)21,52469.7%
Josh Stein (D)9,33730.3%

Swain County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)3,11854.2%
Josh Stein (D)2,63145.8%

Transylvania County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)9,99858.3%
Josh Stein (D)7,16541.7%

Tyrrell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)84151.8%
Josh Stein (D)78148.2%

Union County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)65,35564.7%
Josh Stein (D)35,73335.3%

Vance County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)12,62265.7%
Buck Newton (R)6,58834.3%

Wake County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)304,38060.3%
Buck Newton (R)200,65139.7%

Warren County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)6,86868.7%
Buck Newton (R)3,12631.3%

Washington County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)3,60560.8%
Buck Newton (R)2,32639.2%

Watauga County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)14,83953.0%
Buck Newton (R)13,14247.0%

Wayne County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)26,04353.7%
Josh Stein (D)22,48546.3%

Wilkes County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Buck Newton (R)21,62272.4%
Josh Stein (D)8,23327.6%

Wilson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Josh Stein (D)20,08853.9%
Buck Newton (R)17,18646.1%

Yadkin County

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Buck Newton (R)12,99776.4%
Josh Stein (D)4,00923.6%

Yancey County

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Buck Newton (R)5,60258.4%
Josh Stein (D)3,98341.6%

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.