1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election
November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Dennis Wicker Steve Arnold
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,339,893 1,094,531
Percentage 54.5% 44.5%
County results
Wicker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Arnold:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Dennis Wicker
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Dennis Wicker
Democratic

The 1996 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1996, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.

The election was won by Democratic incumbent Dennis A. Wicker, who won a second term. In the general election, Wicker defeated Republican Steve Arnold, a Guilford County commissioner, by 55% to 45%.

General election

1996 North Carolina lieutenant governor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dennis A. Wicker (incumbent) 1,500,206 54.50
Republican Steve Arnold 1,315,825 44.52
Natural Law John Dainotto 23,948 0.97
Turnout 2,866,383
Democratic hold Swing

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Lieutenant Governor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
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