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词条 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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  1. Republican primary

     Candidates  Declared  Declined  Polling  Results 

  2. Democratic primary

     Candidates  Declared  Withdrawn  Declined  Polling  Results 

  3. Libertarian primary

     Candidates  Declared  Withdrawn  Declined 

  4. Write-in candidates

     Declared 

  5. General election

     Debates  Predictions  Polling  Preliminary results and legal battle  Official results 

  6. Aftermath

  7. References

  8. External links

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| election_name = North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2016
| country = North Carolina
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2012
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2020
| next_year = 2020
| election_date = November 8, 2016
| image1 =
| nominee1 = Roy Cooper
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 2,309,157
| percentage1 = 49.0%
| image2 =
| nominee2 = Pat McCrory
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 2,298,880
| percentage2 = 48.8%
| map_image = North Carolina Governor Election Results by County, 2016.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = Election results by county
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Pat McCrory
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Roy Cooper
| after_party = Democratic
}}{{ElectionsNC}}

The 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Primary elections were held March 15.[1] Both major party candidates won their primaries by overwhelming margins. Incumbent Republican Governor Pat McCrory was running for reelection to a second term in office.[2] Roy Cooper, the incumbent Attorney General of the state and the second-longest-serving Attorney General in North Carolina history, was the Democratic nominee. Lon Cecil, a consultant and electrical engineer, was the Libertarian nominee. The gubernatorial race was expected to be among the most competitive in the country in 2016.[3]

On election night, the race was too close to call, with Cooper leading by fewer than 5,000 votes out of more than 4.6 million cast.[4] That lead has since widened to 10,263 votes. Cooper claimed victory that night, with thousands of provisional ballots still yet to be counted, saying "We have won this race." However, McCrory refused to concede, claiming that the race was still too close to call and the winner had not yet been determined. He cast doubt on the authenticity of 90,000 late-arriving votes from Durham County, which put Cooper in the lead.[5] McCrory's campaign filed complaints alleging voter fraud in over 50 counties.[6] Both campaigns anticipated a protracted legal battle over the results.[5]

On November 22, 2016, McCrory formally requested a statewide recount;[6] once all ballots are counted, North Carolina election law allows either candidate to request a recount if the margin is fewer than 10,000 votes.[5] On November 30, 2016, the North Carolina State Board of Elections ordered a recount of certain votes in Durham County.[7] The recount was slated to be completed on December 5, 2016. However, when early results made it apparent that the margin would not change, McCrory conceded the race to Cooper on the afternoon of December 5. This was the first time since North Carolina governors became eligible for immediate reelection in 1976 that a sitting officeholder was defeated in their bid for a second term.[8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Robert Brawley, former state representative[9]
  • Pat McCrory, incumbent governor[2][10]
  • Charles Moss, preacher, former Randolph County Soil & Water Conservation Board member, Democratic state senate candidate in 2004, and candidate for governor in 2012[11]

Declined

  • Greg Brannon, physician, Tea Party activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 (running for U.S. Senate)[12][13]
  • Dan Forest, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (running for re-election)[14]

Polling

{{external links|date=August 2016}}
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		{{nowrap|Margin of
error		Pat
McCrory		Charles
Moss		Robert
Brawley		 Undecided
Public Policy PollingMarch 11–13, 2016749± 3.6%70%7%6%17%
High Point UniversityMarch 9–10, 2016734± 2.5%73%6%8%13%
SurveyUSAMarch 4–7, 2016688± 3.6%66%6%9%19%
SurveyUSAFebruary 14–16, 2016437± 4.5%67%–17%16%
Public Policy PollingFebruary 14–16, 2016597± 4.0%69%4%5%22%
High Point UniversityJanuary 30–February 4, 2016477± 4.5%75%3%2%20%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 18–19, 2016433± 3.2%68%6%4%22%