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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2016 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 08, 2016 - 05:30am Central
Polls Close November 08, 2016 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 01, 2017 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 2021 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedChronicler May 04, 2020 09:01am
Data Sources[Link]
Description The usual inaugural schedule had to be adjusted due to a snowstorm. Cooper was inaugurated on 1/1/2017, but the remainder of the Council of State was inaugurated on 1/7/2017.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2012
NamePatrick L. "Pat" McCrory Votes2,440,707 (54.62%)
Term01/12/2013 - 01/01/2017 Margin509,127 (+11.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/2020
NameRoy Cooper Votes2,834,790 (51.52%)
Term01/02/2021 - 01/04/2025 Margin248,186 (+4.51%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 15, 2016 NC Governor - D Primary
Roy Cooper
D 1,034,432
Mar 15, 2016 NC Governor - R Primary
Patrick L. "Pat" McCrory
R 1,072,655
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/04/2013 11/08/2016
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Roy Cooper 10 ------
Patrick L. "Pat" McCrory 2 1 1 --
Leaning Call: Roy Cooper (58.82%)
Weighted Call: Patrick L. "Pat" McCrory (71.38%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

07/22/2014 11/07/2016

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Attorney General Roy Cooper (I) Gov. Patrick L. "Pat" McCrory Lon Cecil  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,309,157 (49.02%) 2,298,880 (48.80%) 102,977 (2.19%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,277 (-0.22%) -2,206,180 (-46.83%)  
Predict Avg.51.00% 47.00% 1.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 10/12/2015 01/01/2015 12/21/2015  
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MATCHUP POLLS (64 from 18 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.57%-- 46.15%-- 0.62%--  
SurveyMonkey 
11/01/16-11/07/16		 54.00% 2.0 43.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Siena Research Institute 
11/04/16-11/06/16		 47.00% 4.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
11/03/16-11/06/16		 50.00% 1.0 47.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/27/16-11/01/16		 49.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/28/16-10/31/16		 48.00% 1.0 47.00% 2.0 2.00% 1.0
SurveyMonkey 
10/25/16-10/31/16		 52.00% 3.0 46.00% 4.0 0.00% --
Elon University 
10/23/16-10/27/16		 44.40% 3.6 44.30% 0.3 1.00% 2.0
Quinnipiac University 
10/20/16-10/26/16		 49.00% 1.0 47.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Siena Research Institute 
10/20/16-10/23/16		 51.00% 1.0 45.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
10/20/16-10/23/16		 47.00% 5.0 48.00% 5.0 2.00% 1.0
Public Policy Polling 
10/21/16-10/22/16		 46.00% 1.0 44.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0
Lucid 
10/17/16-10/18/16		 50.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/14/16-10/17/16		 47.00% 1.0 45.00% 1.0 3.00% --
Civitas Institute (R) 
10/14/16-10/16/16		 42.00% 1.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0
SurveyMonkey 
10/08/16-10/16/16		 55.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/10/16-10/15/16		 49.00% 3.0 48.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
10/10/16-10/12/16		 49.00% -- 48.00% -- 0.00% --
High Point University 
10/01/16-10/06/16		 49.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 3.00% --
Survey USA 
09/29/16-10/03/16		 48.00% 1.0 44.00% 1.0 3.00% 1.0
Selzer & Co. 
09/29/16-10/02/16		 50.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/27/16-10/02/16		 48.00% 3.0 46.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Elon University 
09/27/16-09/30/16		 48.00% 2.0 44.00% 4.7 3.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/27/16-09/28/16		 45.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 4.00% 2.0
Meredith College 
09/18/16-09/22/16		 39.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% --
High Point University 
09/17/16-09/22/16		 50.00% -- 41.00% -- 3.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/18/16-09/20/16		 46.00% 3.0 41.00% 1.0 2.00% 2.0
Beacon Research (D) / Shaw & Company (R) - FOX News 
09/18/16-09/20/16		 43.00% -- 46.00% -- 3.00% --
Siena Research Institute 
09/16/16-09/19/16		 50.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% --
Elon University 
09/12/16-09/16/16		 46.00% 6.1 48.70% 7.0 0.00% --
Civitas Institute (R) 
09/11/16-09/12/16		 43.00% 3.0 45.00% -- 1.00% 2.0
Quinnipiac University 
08/29/16-09/07/16		 51.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
08/20/16-08/23/16		 52.00% -- 43.00% -- 3.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
08/18/16-08/23/16		 52.00% -- 46.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
08/04/16-08/10/16		 51.00% 2.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
08/05/16-08/07/16		 43.00% 2.0 42.00% 2.0 4.00% --
Marist Institute 
07/05/16-07/10/16		 49.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% --
Civitas Institute (R) 
06/21/16-06/23/16		 40.00% 6.0 45.00% 9.0 3.00% 2.0
Public Policy Polling 
06/20/16-06/21/16		 41.00% -- 41.00% -- 6.00% 1.0
Public Policy Polling 
05/20/16-05/22/16		 41.00% 2.0 41.00% 1.0 5.00% 1.0
RABA Research 
04/27/16-04/28/16		 41.00% -- 36.00% -- 6.00% --
Civitas Institute (R) 
04/23/16-04/25/16		 46.00% -- 36.00% -- 5.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
04/22/16-04/24/16		 43.00% 3.0 42.00% -- 4.00% 2.0
Elon University 
04/10/16-04/15/16		 48.00% 6.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Survey USA 
04/08/16-04/11/16		 47.00% 5.0 43.00% 2.0 2.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
03/18/16-03/20/16		 40.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 6.00% --
Elon University 
02/15/16-02/19/16		 39.90% -- 41.70% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
02/14/16-02/16/16		 42.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
02/08/16-02/09/16		 41.00% 2.0 43.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
01/18/16-01/19/16		 43.00% 1.0 40.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
12/05/15-12/07/15		 42.00% 2.0 44.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/23/15-10/25/15		 44.00% 3.0 43.00% -- 0.00% --
Elon University 
09/17/15-09/21/15		 42.00% 1.1 43.00% 1.6 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
08/12/15-08/16/15		 42.00% 1.0 39.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
07/02/15-07/06/15		 43.00% 1.0 41.00% -- 0.00% --
Civitas Institute (R) 
06/23/15-06/25/15		 38.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
05/28/15-05/31/15		 44.00% 3.0 41.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Elon University 
04/20/15-04/24/15		 43.10% -- 44.60% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
04/02/15-04/05/15		 41.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
02/24/15-02/26/15		 41.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% --
Meeting Street Research 
01/21/15-01/22/15		 44.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% --
Gravis Marketing 
10/16/14-10/17/14		 41.00% 1.0 49.00% 4.0 0.00% --
Gravis Marketing 
09/19/14-09/20/14		 42.00% 4.0 45.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/11/14-09/14/14		 41.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Gravis Marketing 
07/22/14-07/27/14		 46.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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D NCdem
D samir7243_ATL
I JonathanNC
D BLUEDOGS
  Charlotte Observer
  Roanoke Times
R CincinnatiReds1990
I Charlotte Rose
 


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