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2016 North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Election Results

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

Lieutenant Governor

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *2,369,87651.9%
Linda Coleman (D)2,068,88545.3%
Jacki Cole130,2272.9%

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County-by-County Results

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Alamance County

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*Incumbent
ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *38,82856.6%
Linda Coleman (D)27,71940.4%
Jacki Cole2,0202.9%

Alexander County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,59776.5%
Linda Coleman (D)3,77521.2%
Jacki Cole4042.3%

Alleghany County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *3,55869.4%
Linda Coleman (D)1,44028.1%
Jacki Cole1292.5%

Anson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)5,69655.6%
Dan Forest (R) *4,41743.1%
Jacki Cole1341.3%

Ashe County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *9,01569.6%
Linda Coleman (D)3,57627.6%
Jacki Cole3562.7%

Avery County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *6,10077.9%
Linda Coleman (D)1,55719.9%
Jacki Cole1772.3%

Beaufort County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *14,07060.8%
Linda Coleman (D)8,60737.2%
Jacki Cole4772.1%

Bertie County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)5,72862.9%
Dan Forest (R) *3,30236.3%
Jacki Cole760.8%

Bladen County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *7,84451.4%
Linda Coleman (D)7,13746.8%
Jacki Cole2781.8%

Brunswick County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *42,03763.9%
Linda Coleman (D)22,09133.6%
Jacki Cole1,7012.6%

Buncombe County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)74,53455.5%
Dan Forest (R) *54,18340.3%
Jacki Cole5,6144.2%

Burke County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *25,18767.9%
Linda Coleman (D)11,02029.7%
Jacki Cole9132.5%

Cabarrus County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *54,23860.3%
Linda Coleman (D)32,81636.5%
Jacki Cole2,8603.2%

Caldwell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *26,42874.7%
Linda Coleman (D)8,10422.9%
Jacki Cole8392.4%

Camden County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *3,33469.7%
Linda Coleman (D)1,27726.7%
Jacki Cole1713.6%

Carteret County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *25,63370.5%
Linda Coleman (D)9,72826.8%
Jacki Cole9902.7%

Caswell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *5,68355.3%
Linda Coleman (D)4,43943.2%
Jacki Cole1611.6%

Catawba County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *48,22768.9%
Linda Coleman (D)19,68628.1%
Jacki Cole2,0923.0%

Chatham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)20,19651.8%
Dan Forest (R) *17,88145.9%
Jacki Cole9132.3%

Cherokee County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *9,78172.6%
Linda Coleman (D)3,24724.1%
Jacki Cole4513.3%

Chowan County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *3,84955.3%
Linda Coleman (D)2,97242.7%
Jacki Cole1402.0%

Clay County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *4,06170.8%
Linda Coleman (D)1,50326.2%
Jacki Cole1723.0%

Cleveland County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *28,20464.7%
Linda Coleman (D)14,51533.3%
Jacki Cole8502.0%

Columbus County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,16958.2%
Linda Coleman (D)9,09340.2%
Jacki Cole3721.6%

Craven County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *27,15959.7%
Linda Coleman (D)17,12537.7%
Jacki Cole1,1942.6%

Cumberland County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)68,11955.7%
Dan Forest (R) *50,10841.0%
Jacki Cole4,0253.3%

Currituck County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *8,68772.1%
Linda Coleman (D)2,94324.4%
Jacki Cole4123.4%

Dare County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *10,64157.2%
Linda Coleman (D)7,30239.3%
Jacki Cole6503.5%

Davidson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *51,80073.2%
Linda Coleman (D)17,14724.2%
Jacki Cole1,8432.6%

Davie County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *15,43573.4%
Linda Coleman (D)5,01223.8%
Jacki Cole5892.8%

Duplin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *11,80358.8%
Linda Coleman (D)7,93139.5%
Jacki Cole3471.7%

Durham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)113,75875.7%
Dan Forest (R) *32,71421.8%
Jacki Cole3,8492.6%

Edgecombe County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)15,84465.3%
Dan Forest (R) *8,06533.2%
Jacki Cole3621.5%

Forsyth County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)87,37951.2%
Dan Forest (R) *78,35545.9%
Jacki Cole4,8242.8%

Franklin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *16,35754.9%
Linda Coleman (D)12,74542.8%
Jacki Cole6762.3%

Gaston County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *62,21066.4%
Linda Coleman (D)29,06331.0%
Jacki Cole2,4602.6%

Gates County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *2,65351.5%
Linda Coleman (D)2,38046.2%
Jacki Cole1192.3%

Graham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *2,80873.9%
Linda Coleman (D)89023.4%
Jacki Cole1022.7%

Granville County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,53350.7%
Linda Coleman (D)12,50446.9%
Jacki Cole6422.4%

Greene County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *4,22653.7%
Linda Coleman (D)3,55445.1%
Jacki Cole951.2%

Guilford County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)140,84356.5%
Dan Forest (R) *101,06840.6%
Jacki Cole7,1822.9%

Halifax County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)15,51663.2%
Dan Forest (R) *8,72635.5%
Jacki Cole3061.2%

Harnett County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *27,16560.8%
Linda Coleman (D)16,33236.5%
Jacki Cole1,2032.7%

Haywood County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *17,88760.1%
Linda Coleman (D)10,77836.2%
Jacki Cole1,0863.7%

Henderson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *35,93363.7%
Linda Coleman (D)18,82833.4%
Jacki Cole1,6302.9%

Hertford County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)6,69968.5%
Dan Forest (R) *2,95330.2%
Jacki Cole1221.2%

Hoke County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)9,46654.5%
Dan Forest (R) *7,25741.8%
Jacki Cole6583.8%

Hyde County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *1,18153.6%
Linda Coleman (D)97344.1%
Jacki Cole512.3%

Iredell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *53,98468.1%
Linda Coleman (D)22,89228.9%
Jacki Cole2,3993.0%

Jackson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *9,46552.8%
Linda Coleman (D)7,76043.3%
Jacki Cole7114.0%

Johnston County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *54,42465.1%
Linda Coleman (D)27,08732.4%
Jacki Cole2,1502.6%

Jones County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *2,83357.5%
Linda Coleman (D)2,00040.6%
Jacki Cole961.9%

Lee County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,48555.5%
Linda Coleman (D)10,19341.9%
Jacki Cole6202.6%

Lenoir County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,02251.9%
Linda Coleman (D)11,63746.4%
Jacki Cole4211.7%

Lincoln County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *28,54973.5%
Linda Coleman (D)9,23523.8%
Jacki Cole1,0612.7%

Macon County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *11,38466.7%
Linda Coleman (D)5,15530.2%
Jacki Cole5263.1%

Madison County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *6,00055.7%
Linda Coleman (D)4,33640.2%
Jacki Cole4424.1%

Martin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)5,75249.8%
Dan Forest (R) *5,62348.7%
Jacki Cole1711.5%

McDowell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,53770.7%
Linda Coleman (D)4,95925.9%
Jacki Cole6393.3%

Mecklenburg County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)266,84358.4%
Dan Forest (R) *174,37438.2%
Jacki Cole15,4733.4%

Mitchell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *5,95177.1%
Linda Coleman (D)1,59220.6%
Jacki Cole1712.2%

Montgomery County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *6,77760.6%
Linda Coleman (D)4,18137.4%
Jacki Cole2342.1%

Moore County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *30,60764.8%
Linda Coleman (D)15,39832.6%
Jacki Cole1,1922.5%

Nash County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *23,24649.8%
Linda Coleman (D)22,75548.7%
Jacki Cole6781.5%

New Hanover County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *55,23551.9%
Linda Coleman (D)46,94344.1%
Jacki Cole4,2174.0%

Northampton County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)6,01963.1%
Dan Forest (R) *3,39535.6%
Jacki Cole1191.2%

Onslow County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *34,72764.6%
Linda Coleman (D)16,80631.3%
Jacki Cole2,2064.1%

Orange County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)55,61870.2%
Dan Forest (R) *21,34526.9%
Jacki Cole2,3152.9%

Pamlico County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *4,15862.7%
Linda Coleman (D)2,34335.4%
Jacki Cole1261.9%

Pasquotank County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)8,38250.1%
Dan Forest (R) *7,93047.4%
Jacki Cole4132.5%

Pender County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *17,07764.5%
Linda Coleman (D)8,65532.7%
Jacki Cole7242.7%

Perquimans County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *4,02562.5%
Linda Coleman (D)2,28035.4%
Jacki Cole1372.1%

Person County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *10,89157.8%
Linda Coleman (D)7,58240.3%
Jacki Cole3601.9%

Pitt County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)39,22950.9%
Dan Forest (R) *35,90346.6%
Jacki Cole1,9342.5%

Polk County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *6,32460.1%
Linda Coleman (D)3,87036.8%
Jacki Cole3293.1%

Randolph County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *48,15376.8%
Linda Coleman (D)13,02220.8%
Jacki Cole1,5412.5%

Richmond County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *9,20851.1%
Linda Coleman (D)8,34446.3%
Jacki Cole4562.5%

Robeson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)19,33851.3%
Dan Forest (R) *17,52146.5%
Jacki Cole8152.2%

Rockingham County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *25,34362.4%
Linda Coleman (D)14,29835.2%
Jacki Cole9702.4%

Rowan County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *41,68967.0%
Linda Coleman (D)18,73430.1%
Jacki Cole1,7562.8%

Rutherford County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *20,65370.7%
Linda Coleman (D)7,71426.4%
Jacki Cole8252.8%

Sampson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *14,36557.3%
Linda Coleman (D)10,31141.2%
Jacki Cole3771.5%

Scotland County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)7,24455.0%
Dan Forest (R) *5,63342.8%
Jacki Cole2882.2%

Stanly County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *21,41774.1%
Linda Coleman (D)6,78023.4%
Jacki Cole7192.5%

Stokes County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *16,29274.6%
Linda Coleman (D)4,91222.5%
Jacki Cole6292.9%

Surry County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *22,42872.4%
Linda Coleman (D)7,82425.3%
Jacki Cole7072.3%

Swain County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *3,22455.3%
Linda Coleman (D)2,29439.3%
Jacki Cole3165.4%

Transylvania County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *10,10558.4%
Linda Coleman (D)6,61438.2%
Jacki Cole5763.3%

Tyrrell County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *87753.3%
Linda Coleman (D)72243.9%
Jacki Cole452.7%

Union County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *68,77067.4%
Linda Coleman (D)30,37029.8%
Jacki Cole2,8912.8%

Vance County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)11,95761.8%
Dan Forest (R) *7,12036.8%
Jacki Cole2851.5%

Wake County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)278,73054.7%
Dan Forest (R) *214,94242.2%
Jacki Cole16,0093.1%

Warren County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)6,65366.2%
Dan Forest (R) *3,25832.4%
Jacki Cole1341.3%

Washington County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)3,44957.5%
Dan Forest (R) *2,45240.9%
Jacki Cole951.6%

Watauga County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,76248.6%
Linda Coleman (D)13,16446.5%
Jacki Cole1,3674.8%

Wayne County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *27,22855.6%
Linda Coleman (D)20,80342.5%
Jacki Cole9151.9%

Wilkes County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *22,77675.5%
Linda Coleman (D)6,67922.2%
Jacki Cole6982.3%

Wilson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Linda Coleman (D)19,16551.4%
Dan Forest (R) *17,49847.0%
Jacki Cole6001.6%

Yadkin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *13,67079.7%
Linda Coleman (D)3,12518.2%
Jacki Cole3642.1%

Yancey County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Dan Forest (R) *5,87160.6%
Linda Coleman (D)3,55036.6%
Jacki Cole2682.8%

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.