2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Turnout67.30%
 
Nominee Pat McCrory Walter H. Dalton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,440,707 1,931,580
Percentage 54.62% 43.23%

McCrory:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Dalton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election

Bev Perdue
Democratic

Elected Governor

Pat McCrory
Republican

The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election, U.S. House election, statewide judicial election, Council of State election and various local elections.

The incumbent Democratic governor, Bev Perdue, was eligible to run for reelection, but announced on January 26, 2012, that she would not seek a second term. Incumbent lieutenant governor Walter H. Dalton won the Democratic nomination, while former mayor of Charlotte and 2008 gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory won the Republican nomination. McCrory won the election with almost 55 percent of the vote to Dalton's 43 percent, the largest margin of victory for a Republican in a race for governor in history, surpassing the previous record set in 1868.

Libertarian nominee Barbara Howe took 2% of the vote. When he was inaugurated as the 74th governor of North Carolina in January 2013, the Republicans held complete control of state government for the first time since 1871. As of 2024, this is the last time that a Republican was elected Governor of North Carolina. It was also the last time the state concurrently voted for a gubernatorial candidate and presidential candidate of the same party, and the last time a Republican candidate won Mecklenburg County in a statewide election. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of the same political party were elected governor and lieutenant governor in North Carolina.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declined[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bruce
Blackmon
Walter H.
Dalton
Gary
Dunn
Bob
Etheridge
Bill
Faison
Gardenia
Henley
Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 5–6, 2012 500 ± 3.1% 2% 34% 4% 29% 4% 4% 24%
Survey USA April 26–30, 2012 560 ± 4.2% 2% 32% 5% 23% 5% 3% 30%
Public Policy Polling April 27–29, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 3% 36% 2% 26% 5% 3% 25%
Civitas/Survey USA April 20–23, 2012 448 ± 4.7% 3% 32% 3% 27% 4% 2% 27%
Public Policy Polling April 20–22, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 4% 26% 4% 25% 5% 2% 35%
Public Policy Polling March 23–25, 2012 505 ± 4.4% 5% 15% 4% 26% 3% 2% 45%
Public Policy Polling February 29 – March 1, 2012 499 ± 4.4% 5% 19% 2% 26% 2% 4% 41%
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Dan
Blue
Walter H.
Dalton
Bob
Etheridge
Bill
Faison
Mike
McIntyre
Brad
Miller
Richard
Moore
Undecided
Public Policy Polling February 3–5, 2012 400 ± 4.9% 13% 10% 21% 2% 6% 8% 7% 33%
11% 20% 24% 4% 41%
22% 25% 6% 7% 40%
20% 24% 4% 11% 41%
21% 24% 5% 8% 41%
24% 30% 6% 39%

Debates[edit]

A series of televised debates between candidates Dalton, Etheridge and Faison, held April 16–18, was considered potentially pivotal, since "the governor’s race has so far attracted little attention, created little buzz and produced few political commercials" and "polls suggest there is still a large swath of Democratic voters who have yet to decide" for whom to vote.[21] The first debate, conducted by WRAL-TV and broadcast statewide, featured few differences between the candidates, but Faison was seen as the aggressor.[22] The second debate (conducted by UNC-TV) was more contentious, with Dalton criticizing Etheridge's support of a free trade agreement while he was in Congress, and Etheridge attacking Dalton over his attendance record on boards and commissions and his alleged failure to speak out against the actions of the majority-Republican legislature.[23] In the final debate of the series, this one conducted by WNCN-TV and the North Carolina League of Women Voters, candidates were considered to be more "muted" in their criticisms of each other. All three spoke out strongly against a voter ID bill proposed by Republicans in the state legislature. Dalton emphasized modernizing the state's economy, Etheridge continued his themes of leadership and education, and Faison most sharply attacked Republicans and called for action on the state's unemployment problem.[24]

Results[edit]

Primary results by county:
Dalton
  •   Dalton—81–90%
  •   Dalton—71–80%
  •   Dalton—61–70%
  •   Dalton—51–60%
  •   Dalton—41–50%
  •   Dalton—31–40%
Etheridge
  •   Etheridge—61–70%
  •   Etheridge—51–60%
  •   Etheridge—41–50%
  •   Etheridge—31–40%
Faison
  •   Faison—41–50%
Democratic primary results[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walter H. Dalton 425,618 45.8
Democratic Bob Etheridge 353,209 38.0
Democratic Bill Faison 51,759 5.6
Democratic Gardenia Henley 48,402 5.2
Democratic Gary M. Dunn 27,163 2.9
Democratic Bruce Blackmon 22,158 2.4
Total votes 928,309 100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

  • Jim Harney, businessman[26]
  • Scott Jones, businessman[27]
  • Jim Mahan, small businessman and former teacher[28]
  • Pat McCrory, former mayor of Charlotte and nominee for governor in 2008[29]
  • Charles Kenneth Moss, businessman and preacher[30][31]
  • Paul Wright, attorney and former District Court and Superior Court judge[30]

Declined[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Jim
Harney
Scott
Jones
Jim
Mahan
Pat
McCrory
Charles
Moss
Paul
Wright
Undecided
Public Policy Polling May 5–6, 2012 496 ± 4.4% 2% 3% 2% 70% 1% 2% 20%
Survey USA April 26–30, 2012 451 ± 4.5% 3% 3% 2% 65% 3% 2% 21%
Public Policy Polling April 27–29, 2012 486 ± 4.4% 4% 2% 2% 66% 0% 2% 24%
Public Policy Polling April 20–22, 2012 521 ± 4.3% 3% 1% 2% 67% 1% 2% 23%
Public Policy Polling March 22–25, 2012 561 ± 4.1% 2% 1% 3% 64% 2% 0% 28%
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Pat
McCrory
Someone more
conservative
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 1–4, 2011 400 ± 4.9% 40% 46% 15%
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Phil
Berger
Cherie
Berry
Tom
Fetzer
Virginia
Foxx
Pat
McCrory
Patrick
McHenry
Sue
Myrick
Fred
Smith
Other/
Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 19–21, 2010 400 ± 4.9% 2% 3% 12% 11% 37% 3% 6% 4% 22%

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat McCrory 744,226 83.4
Republican Paul Wright 46,986 5.3
Republican Scott Jones 30,884 3.5
Republican Jim Mahan 29,794 3.3
Republican Jim Harney 26,242 2.9
Republican Charles Kenneth Moss 13,696 1.5
Total votes 891,828 100.0

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[38] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[39] Likely R (flip) November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report[40] Likely R (flip) November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics[41] Likely R (flip) November 5, 2012

Debates[edit]

Dalton and McCrory met for their first televised debate at the studios of UNC-TV on October 3, 2012. Two debates were sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Educational Foundation, with the third and final debate sponsored by WRAL-TV and the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce. Howe was not invited to participate in any of the scheduled debates. The Associated Press characterized Dalton as going "on the offensive" against McCrory in the first debate.[42] The final encounter between the two candidates, held Oct. 24 on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College, featured "more subdued disagreements over taxes, education, health care and mental health."[43]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Walter H.
Dalton (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Barbara
Howe (L)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 3–4, 2012 926 ± 3.2% 43% 50% 4% 3%
Public Policy Polling October 29–31, 2012 730 ± 3.6% 39% 50% 4% 7%
WRAL News/SurveyUSA October 26–29, 2012 682 ± 3.8% 36% 53% 11%
Elon University October 21–26, 2012 1,238 ± 2.8% 38% 52% 2% 8%
Rasmussen Reports October 25, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 35% 54% 1% 10%
Public Policy Polling October 23–25, 2012 880 ± 3.3% 37% 50% 5% 8%
Rasmussen Reports October 17, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 42% 53% 4%
Public Policy Polling October 12–14, 2012 1,084 ± 3% 37% 47% 5% 11%
Rasmussen Reports October 9, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 38% 52% 10%
Gravis Marketing October 6–8, 2012 1,325 ± 2.9% 33% 50% 17%
Rasmussen Reports October 2, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 38% 54% 1% 7%
Survey USA September 29 – October 1, 2012 573 ± 4.2% 39% 51% 3% 7%
Public Policy Polling September 27–30, 2012 981 ± 3.1% 37% 47% 5% 10%
WSJ/NBC News/Marist September 23–25, 2012 1,035 ± 3.4% 39% 52% 8%
Civitas September 18–19, 2012 600 ± 4% 38% 49% 3% 10%
Rasmussen Reports September 13, 2012 500 ± 3.4% 38% 51% 1% 10%
Survey USA/Civitas September 4–6, 2012 500 ± 3.4% 39% 55% 4% 29%
Public Policy Polling August 31 – September 2, 2012 1,012 ± 3.4% 39% 45% 5% 10%
Elon Univ./Charlotte Observer August 25–30, 2012 1,089 ± 3.4% 37% 52% 11%
Public Policy Polling August 2–5, 2012 813 ± 3.4% 38% 45% 7% 11%
Rasmussen Reports July 27, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 41% 46% 3% 10%
Civitas July 16–18, 2012 600 ± 4% 37% 47% 6% 4%
Public Policy Polling July 5–8, 2012 775 ± 3.5% 36% 43% 9% 12%
Survey USA June 29 – July 1, 2012 558 ± 4.2% 44% 46% 7% 3%
Rasmussen Reports June 25, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 35% 49% 4% 12%
NBC News/Marist June 24–25, 2012 1,019 ± 3.1% 41% 43% 17%
Public Policy Polling June 7–10, 2012 810 ± 3.4% 40% 47% 13%
Survey USA May 18–21, 2012 524 ± 4.4% 39% 44% 7% 10%
Civitas May 19–20, 2012 600 ± 4% 38% 48% 12%
Rasmussen Reports May 14, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 41% 50% 1% 8%
Public Policy Polling May 10–13, 2012 666 ± 3.8% 40% 46% 13%
Rasmussen Reports April 10, 2012 500 ± 4.5% 36% 45% 5% 14%
Public Policy Polling March 8–11, 2012 804 ± 3.5% 35% 46% 19%
Civitas February 27–28, 2012 600 ± 4% 29% 49% 22%
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 35% 50% 15%
Public Policy Polling September 30 – October 3, 2011 760 ± 3.6% 32% 46% 23%
Public Policy Polling March 17–20, 2011 584 ± 4.1% 27% 47% 26%
Hypothetical polling
Democratic primary polling with Perdue
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bill
Faison
Bev
Perdue
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling December 1–4, 2011 392 ± 5.0% 23% 55% 23%
Public Policy Polling September 30 – October 3, 2011 353 ± 3.6% 18% 62% 20%
Republican primary with Ellmers, Troxler
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Renee
Ellmers
Pat
McCrory
Steve
Troxler
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 1–4, 2011 400 ± 4.9% 10% 61% 29%
51% 15% 34%
10% 52% 19% 19%
General election polling
With Blue
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Dan
Blue (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 31% 49% 19%
Public Policy Polling March 17–20, 2011 584 ± 4.1% 28% 48% 16%
With Blackmon
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bruce
Blackmon (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 8–11, 2012 804 ± 3.5% 33% 48% 18%
With Bowles
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Erskine
Bowles (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 42% 44% 14%
Public Policy Polling September 30 – October 3, 2011 760 ± 3.6% 42% 42% 16%
With Cooper
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Roy
Cooper (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 30 – October 3, 2011 760 ± 3.6% 39% 42% 19%
Public Policy Polling March 17–20, 2011 584 ± 4.1% 35% 43% 22%
With Foxx
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Anthony
Foxx (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 32% 50% 18%
With Etheridge
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bob
Etheridge (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 8–11, 2012 804 ± 3.5% 36% 46% 18%
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 35% 50% 16%
With Faison
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bill
Faison (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 31% 50% 19%
Public Policy Polling January 5–8, 2012 780 ± 3.5% 27% 47% 26%
Public Policy Polling December 1–4, 2011 865 ± 3.3% 26% 47% 26%
Public Policy Polling September 30 – October 3, 2011 760 ± 3.6% 30% 45% 25%
With Henley
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Gardenia
Henley (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 8–11, 2012 804 ± 3.5% 29% 49% 22%
With Hagan
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Kay
Hagan (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 41% 48% 11%
With Joines
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Allan
Joines (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 30% 50% 21%
With McIntyre
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Mike
McIntyre (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 30% 50% 20%
With Meeker
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Charles
Meeker (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 29% 49% 22%
With Miller
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Brad
Miller (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 35% 49% 16%
With Moore
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Richard
Moore (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 36% 47% 17%
With Perdue
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bev
Perdue (D)
Renee
Ellmers (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 1–4, 2011 520 ± 4.3% 45% 35% 20%
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bev
Perdue (D)
Tom
Fetzer (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 19–21, 2010 517 ± 4.3% 40% 42% 19%
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bev
Perdue (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 5–8, 2012 780 ± 3.5% 41% 52% 7%
Public Policy Polling December 1–4, 2011 865 ± 3.3% 40% 50% 10%
Public Policy Polling October 27–31, 2011 615 ± 4.0% 39% 48% 13%
Public Policy Polling September 30 – October 3, 2011 760 ± 3.6% 42% 47% 10%
Public Policy Polling September 1–4, 2011 520 ± 4.3% 41% 45% 14%
Public Policy Polling August 4–7, 2011 780 ± 3.5% 39% 47% 14%
Civitas Institute July 12–13, 2011 600 ± 4.0% 35% 55% 8%
Public Policy Polling July 7–10, 2011 651 ± 3.8% 39% 47% 14%
Public Policy Polling June 8–11, 2011 563 ± 4.1% 39% 45% 16%
Public Policy Polling May 12–15, 2011 835 ± 3.4% 39% 46% 15%
Public Policy Polling April 14–17, 2011 507 ± 4.4% 38% 49% 13%
Survey USA April 14–15, 2011 500 ± 4.5% 39% 51% 5% 4%
Public Policy Polling March 17–20, 2011 584 ± 4.1% 36% 50% 14%
Public Policy Polling February 16–21, 2011 650 ± 3.8% 37% 49% 15%
Public Policy Polling January 20–23, 2011 575 ± 4.1% 40% 47% 14%
Civitas Institute December 15–16, 2010 600 ± 4.0% 36% 51% 12%
Public Policy Polling November 19–21, 2010 517 ± 4.3% 37% 49% 14%
Civitas Institute June 15–18, 2010 600 ± 4.0% 37% 46% 17%
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Bev
Perdue (D)
Steve
Troxler (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling September 1–4, 2011 520 ± 4.3% 42% 37% 22%
With Shuler
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Heath
Shuler (D)
Pat
McCrory (R)
Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 27–29, 2012 554 ± 4.2% 31% 48% 21%

Results[edit]

Pat McCrory celebrating his election victory
2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat McCrory 2,440,707 54.62% +7.74%
Democratic Walter H. Dalton 1,931,580 43.23% −7.04%
Libertarian Barbara Howe 94,652 2.12% −0.73%
Write-in 1,356 0.03% N/A
Total votes 4,468,295 100.00% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

By congressional district[edit]

McCrory won 10 of the state's 13 congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.[45]

District McCrory Dalton Representative
1st 29.35% 69.26% G. K. Butterfield
2nd 60.13% 37.63% Renee Ellmers
3rd 59.34% 38.22% Walter B. Jones Jr.
4th 31.29% 65.74% David Price
5th 63.66% 34.12% Virginia Foxx
6th 61.21% 36.51% Howard Coble
7th 61.37% 36.63% Mike McIntyre
8th 62.7% 35.59% Larry Kissell
Richard Hudson
9th 67.81% 30.47% Sue Myrick
Robert Pittenger
10th 61.68% 36.3% Patrick McHenry
11th 63.14% 34.18% Heath Shuler
Mark Meadows
12th 26.85% 71.37% Mel Watt
13th 59.34% 38.49% Brad Miller
George Holding

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Official campaign websites