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North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

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The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on May 8, 2012, and a primary runoff for the Republican nomination was held on July 17, 2012.

The Tarheel State's current lieutenant governor, Walter Dalton, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor after incumbent governor Beverly Perdue announced she would not seek a second term in office.

In the Democratic primary election, Linda Coleman defeated freshman state Senator Eric Mansfield. The Republican primary was not as cut-and-dry. Five Republican candidates filed to run, and architect Dan Forest finished first in the May 8th primary. But under a new North Carolina, because he did not received more than 40% of the vote, he and the second place finisher, Wake County Commissioner Tony Gurley, had to square off in a primary runoff on July 17th to determine who would represent the party in the general election.[1] Forest scored a landslide runoff victory over Gurley on July 17 and went on to face Coleman in November.[2]

On November 14, 2012, unofficial results showed Coleman trailing Forest by some 10,300 votes but but she did not concede the race until November 19.[3][4]

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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Linda Coleman 49.9% 2,180,870
     Republican Green check mark.jpgDan Forest 50.1% 2,187,728
Total Votes 4,368,598
Election Results via NC State Board of Elections.

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Key dates

Deadline Event
Feb. 13 - Feb. 29 Statewide candidate filing
Apr. 13 Voter registration for primary election
May 8 Primary election
Oct. 12 Voter registration for general election
Nov. 6 General election

Donkey symbol.png Democratic primary candidates

Lt. Governor of North Carolina, Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark.jpgLinda Coleman 56.1% 487,820
Eric Mansfield 43.9% 381,523
Total Votes 869,343
Election Results Via: The North Carolina Board of Elections


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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark.jpgDan Forest 33% 253,656
Green check mark.jpgTony Gurley 24.8% 190,980
Dale Folwell 24.3% 186,564
Grey Mills, Jr. 14.7% 112,824
Arthur Rich 3.3% 25,206
Total Votes 769,230
Election Results Via: The North Carolina Board of Elections


General election polls

Lt. Governor of North Carolina
Response Public Policy Polling
August 2-5, 2012		Public Policy Polling
August 31–September 2		National Research, Inc.
September 18-19		Public Policy Polling
October 12-14, 2012		Public Policy Polling
October 29-31, 2012		Average
Linda Coleman 37%41%43%37%41% 39.8%
Dan Forest 38%39%39%38%43% 39.4%
Undecided 26%20%18%25%16% 21%
Number polled 8131,0126001,084730 847.8
Margin of error +/-3.4+/-3.1%+/-4.0%+/-3.0%+/-3.6% 3.42%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Primary polls

Democratic

Democratic candidates for Lt. Governor of North Carolina
Response Public Policy Polling
March 23-March 25, 2012		Public Policy Polling
April 20-22, 2012		Average
Linda Coleman 26%28% 27%
Eric Mansfield 14%16% 15%
Undecided 59%56% 57.5%
Number polled 505500 502.5
Margin of error +/-4.36+/-4.4% 4.38%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Republican

Republican candidates for Lt. Governor of North Carolina
Response Public Policy Polling
March 22-25, 2012		Average
Dale Folwell 10% 10%
Dan Forest 11% 11%
Tony Gurley 9% 9%
Grey Mills 4% 4%
Arthur Jason Rich 2% 2%
Undecided 65% 65%
Number polled 561 561
Margin of error +/-4.1 4.1%
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Linda Coleman

Linda Coleman Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
First Quarter Report[5]June 22, 2012$24,021.40$35,139.35$(38,625.13)$20,535.62
Second Quarter Report[6]July 11, 2012$20,535.62$30,682.66$(20,397.60)$30,820.68
Running totals
$65,822.01$(59,022.73)

Dan Forest

Dan Forest Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
First Quarter Report[7]June 10, 2012$28,960.09$126,779.52$(153,056.85)$2,682.76
Second Quarter Report[8]July 10, 2012$2,682.76$173,132.16$(173,188.66)$2,626.26
Third Quarter Report[9]October 20, 2012$2,626.26$328,608.70$(285,693.34)$45,541.62
Running totals
$628,520.38$(611,938.85)

Each of the candidates running for lieutenant governor was given the opportunity to discuss their campaign with Kelly McCullen, a Senior Correspondent with North Carolina Now. All seven major party candidates took advantage of the opportunity. The videos are posted below.

Democratic candidates


Republican candidates





Three of the Republican candidates met on Saturday, March 17 2012 in a debate sponsored by the Cumberland County Republican Women's Club. A crowd of approximately 20 gathered to hear Dale Folwell, Tony Gurley and Arthur Rich field questions from moderator Dave Taylor, a WFNC radio talk show host. Dan Forest and Grey Mills, Jr. did not attend.

Topics included tolls on Interstate 95, bullying, the marriage amendment, federal mandates, the state budget and the high school curriculum.[10]

Democratic Party (United States) Democratic candidates

Linda Coleman

  • Charlotte Observer[11]

Eric Mansfield

  • Independent Weekly[12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Lively N.C. political season begins," February 13, 2012
  2. ↑ WRAL news, "GOP lieutenant governor nod goes to Raleigh architect Forest," July 17, 2012
  3. ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Fight continuing in N.C. lieutenant governor race," November 14, 2012
  4. ↑ Indy Week, "Linda Coleman concedes; Republican Dan Forest is Lt. Gov-elect," November 19, 2012
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Linda Coleman: Political Committee Disclosure First Quarter Report," accessed July 18, 2012
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Linda Coleman: Political Committee Disclosure Second Quarter Report," accessed July 18, 2012
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Dan Forest: Political Committee Disclosure First Report," accessed July 18, 2012
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Dan Forest: Political Committee Disclosure Second Report," accessed July 18, 2012
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Dan Forest: Political Committee Disclosure Second Report," accessed October 31, 2012
  10. ↑ Fayetteville Observer, "Inside Politics: GOP candidate for lieutenant governor face off at Terry Sanford High School," March 19, 2012
  11. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Coleman, Folwell for lieutenant governor," April 26, 2012
  12. ↑ IndyWeek.com, "2012 primary endorsements," April 18, 2012
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