1996 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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

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