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May 9, 2012

By Ballotpedia's state executive team

RALEIGH, NC: The polls have closed and the results are in for North Carolina's ten state executive offices up for election this year. Of the 20 primary races, 13 were contested in yesterday's elections and only one - the Republican primary for attorney general - had no candidates. Eight of the ten incumbents are seeking re-election in 2012 and all eight will advance to the general election on November 6th.

Gubernatorial candidates Pat McCrory (R) and Walter Dalton (D) won their party's primary elections and will meet Barbara Howe (L) in the general election.

Under a new North Carolina election law, a candidate must receive at least 40% of the popular vote in order to secure the party nomination. In the event that no candidates wins 40% of the vote, the top two finishers will go head-to-head in a July 17th runoff election to determine who will be on the November ballot.^[1] Six races are headed for a special runoff election on July 17th: the Republican primaries for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner and auditor, and the Democratic primary for labor commissioner.

Full election results are below.^[2]

Update (July 6, 2012) - Election results have been updated to the official totals.

Governor

Governor of North Carolina Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Walter Dalton	45.9%	428,475
Bob Etheridge	38%	354,923
Bill Faison	5.6%	52,179
Gardenia Henley	5.2%	48,982
Gary M. Dunn	2.9%	27,358
Bruce Blackmon	2.4%	22,370
Total Votes		934,287
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

Governor of North Carolina Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pat McCrory	83.4%	748,180
Paul Wright	5.3%	47,403
Scott Jones	3.5%	31,191
James Mahan	3.4%	30,056
Jim Harney	3%	26,485
Charles Moss	1.5%	13,822
Total Votes		897,137
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

Lt. Governor

Lt. Governor of North Carolina, Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Linda Coleman	56.1%	487,820
Eric Mansfield	43.9%	381,523
Total Votes		869,343
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dan Forest	33%	253,656
Tony 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.

The top two finishers in this race will go head-to-head in a June primary runoff.

Secretary of State

North Carolina Secretary of State Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ed Goodwin	35.9%	246,641
Kenn Gardner	29.8%	204,630
Mike Beitler	24.2%	166,061
AJ Daoud	10%	68,834
Total Votes		686,166
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

The top two finishers in this race will go head-to-head in a June primary runoff.

Treasurer

North Carolina Treasurer, Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Janet Cowell Incumbent	76.6%	630,151
Ron Elmer	23.4%	192,134
Total Votes		822,285
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

North Carolina Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Royal	57.7%	389,188
Frank Roche	42.3%	285,439
Total Votes		674,627
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

Auditor

North Carolina Auditor, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Debra Goldman	34.4%	235,914
Greg Dority	23.8%	163,528
Fern Shubert	18.4%	126,215
Rudy Wright	15.6%	107,323
Joseph Hank DeBragga	7.8%	53,727
Total Votes		686,707

The top two finishers in this race will go head-to-head in a June primary runoff.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Tedesco	28.3%	195,352
Richard Alexander	24.3%	167,354
Mark Crawford	21.8%	150,404
Ray Martin	13.2%	90,889
David Scholl	12.4%	85,145
Total Votes		689,144
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

The top two finishers in this race will go head-to-head in a June primary runoff.

Agriculture Commissioner

North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner, Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Walter Smith	55.1%	424,287
Scott Bryant	44.9%	345,644
Total Votes		769,931
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Troxler Incumbent	68.9%	532,664
Bill McManus	31.1%	239,920
Total Votes		772,584
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

Labor Commissioner

North Carolina Labor Commissioner, Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John C. Brooks	37.1%	289,356
Marlowe Foster	33%	256,964
Ty Richardson	29.9%	232,730
Total Votes		779,050
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

The top two finishers in this race will go head-to-head in a June primary runoff.

Insurance Commissioner

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Richard Morgan	37%	258,935
Mike Causey	35.1%	245,430
James McCall	27.9%	195,348
Total Votes		699,713
Election results via The North Carolina Board of Elections.

The top two finishers in this race will go head-to-head in a June primary runoff.

See also

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