1996-11-05 Gubernatorial Election Results for North Carolina

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County	Turnout	James Hunt* (D)		Robin Hayes (R)		Scott Yost (Libertarian)		Julia Van Witt (Natural Law)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alamance	45%	21,607	51.2%	20,069	47.6%	318	0.8%	199	0.5%	11	0.0%	1,538	42,204
Alexander	53%	5,527	43.9%	6,941	55.2%	64	0.5%	53	0.4%	0	0.0%	-1,414	12,585
Alleghany	52%	2,449	57.2%	1,788	41.7%	22	0.5%	24	0.6%	0	0.0%	661	4,283
Anson	43%	5,694	73.4%	1,957	25.2%	56	0.7%	46	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,737	7,753
Ashe	53%	4,832	48.6%	5,009	50.4%	56	0.6%	51	0.5%	0	0.0%	-177	9,948
Avery	48%	2,135	34.8%	3,916	63.9%	41	0.7%	38	0.6%	0	0.0%	-1,781	6,130
Beaufort	47%	8,873	57.3%	6,486	41.9%	68	0.4%	53	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,387	15,480
Bertie	40%	4,589	78.4%	1,234	21.1%	19	0.3%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,355	5,854
Bladen	38%	6,226	70.4%	2,555	28.9%	28	0.3%	33	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,671	8,842
Brunswick	45%	12,752	57.0%	9,275	41.5%	183	0.8%	144	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,477	22,354
Buncombe	47%	36,973	51.7%	33,086	46.3%	614	0.9%	785	1.1%	0	0.0%	3,887	71,458
Burke	46%	14,261	49.0%	14,389	49.5%	210	0.7%	221	0.8%	3	0.0%	-128	29,084
Cabarrus	48%	17,992	42.3%	23,913	56.3%	329	0.8%	250	0.6%	1	0.0%	-5,921	42,485
Caldwell	42%	11,140	46.7%	12,469	52.2%	135	0.6%	117	0.5%	14	0.1%	-1,329	23,875
Camden	52%	1,721	67.3%	793	31.0%	22	0.9%	20	0.8%	0	0.0%	928	2,556
Carteret	47%	11,094	52.8%	9,629	45.8%	181	0.9%	105	0.5%	1	0.0%	1,465	21,010
Caswell	46%	5,514	69.7%	2,352	29.7%	27	0.3%	21	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,162	7,914
Catawba	48%	20,517	42.9%	26,775	55.9%	311	0.6%	267	0.6%	0	0.0%	-6,258	47,870
Chatham	54%	11,766	62.1%	6,821	36.0%	189	1.0%	172	0.9%	5	0.0%	4,945	18,953
Cherokee	45%	3,922	49.3%	3,946	49.6%	48	0.6%	44	0.6%	0	0.0%	-24	7,960
Chowan	41%	2,961	67.5%	1,374	31.3%	33	0.8%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,587	4,385
Clay	55%	1,775	49.2%	1,778	49.3%	31	0.9%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	-3	3,605
Cleveland	42%	16,257	56.1%	12,420	42.9%	164	0.6%	119	0.4%	1	0.0%	3,837	28,961
Columbus	44%	12,176	71.3%	4,729	27.7%	80	0.5%	81	0.5%	0	0.0%	7,447	17,066
Craven	41%	15,099	57.1%	11,126	42.0%	151	0.6%	84	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,973	26,460
Cumberland	33%	40,809	59.4%	27,026	39.4%	350	0.5%	467	0.7%	23	0.0%	13,783	68,675
Currituck	46%	3,584	63.3%	1,972	34.9%	51	0.9%	50	0.9%	1	0.0%	1,612	5,658
Dare	52%	7,061	64.4%	3,706	33.8%	82	0.7%	112	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,355	10,961
Davidson	39%	18,677	45.1%	22,174	53.6%	311	0.8%	246	0.6%	0	0.0%	-3,497	41,408
Davie	52%	5,059	40.1%	7,452	59.1%	45	0.4%	58	0.5%	0	0.0%	-2,393	12,614
Duplin	38%	8,271	64.8%	4,423	34.6%	30	0.2%	40	0.3%	1	0.0%	3,848	12,765
Durham	51%	58,079	71.2%	22,191	27.2%	772	0.9%	503	0.6%	2	0.0%	35,888	81,547
Edgecombe	45%	13,310	72.8%	4,865	26.6%	55	0.3%	57	0.3%	0	0.0%	8,445	18,287
Forsyth	51%	61,101	54.1%	50,191	44.5%	896	0.8%	622	0.6%	30	0.0%	10,910	112,840
Franklin	43%	8,881	64.6%	4,707	34.2%	93	0.7%	72	0.5%	0	0.0%	4,174	13,753
Gaston	42%	27,512	47.7%	29,590	51.3%	364	0.6%	216	0.4%	0	0.0%	-2,078	57,682
Gates	47%	2,697	78.0%	749	21.7%	5	0.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,948	3,456
Graham	55%	1,529	46.6%	1,738	53.0%	8	0.2%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	-209	3,282
Granville	40%	8,964	66.9%	4,302	32.1%	64	0.5%	63	0.5%	0	0.0%	4,662	13,393
Greene	40%	3,440	65.3%	1,808	34.3%	9	0.2%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,632	5,269
Guilford	50%	84,761	56.4%	63,389	42.2%	1,304	0.9%	894	0.6%	2	0.0%	21,372	150,350
Halifax	39%	11,275	69.2%	4,922	30.2%	58	0.4%	48	0.3%	0	0.0%	6,353	16,303
Harnett	37%	12,378	55.4%	9,721	43.5%	100	0.4%	124	0.6%	11	0.0%	2,657	22,334
Haywood	52%	11,429	54.6%	9,180	43.9%	180	0.9%	139	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,249	20,928
Henderson	53%	13,869	41.0%	19,586	57.9%	225	0.7%	155	0.5%	1	0.0%	-5,717	33,836
Hertford	41%	5,468	79.3%	1,374	19.9%	19	0.3%	32	0.5%	0	0.0%	4,094	6,893
Hoke	28%	4,096	70.5%	1,637	28.2%	33	0.6%	47	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,459	5,813
Hyde	45%	1,387	69.5%	590	29.6%	10	0.5%	9	0.5%	0	0.0%	797	1,996
Iredell	45%	17,322	46.0%	19,831	52.7%	225	0.6%	243	0.6%	0	0.0%	-2,509	37,621
Jackson	43%	6,030	56.7%	4,431	41.7%	92	0.9%	70	0.7%	4	0.0%	1,599	10,627
Johnston	42%	17,822	53.5%	15,213	45.6%	151	0.5%	149	0.4%	1	0.0%	2,609	33,336
Jones	50%	2,443	65.4%	1,266	33.9%	19	0.5%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,177	3,738
Lee	44%	8,749	58.5%	6,022	40.2%	103	0.7%	84	0.6%	5	0.0%	2,727	14,963
Lenoir	43%	11,965	63.8%	6,702	35.7%	43	0.2%	42	0.2%	0	0.0%	5,263	18,752
Lincoln	49%	10,023	46.4%	11,341	52.5%	121	0.6%	125	0.6%	0	0.0%	-1,318	21,610
Macon	51%	5,437	48.5%	5,576	49.8%	101	0.9%	89	0.8%	1	0.0%	-139	11,204
Madison	49%	3,966	55.1%	3,158	43.8%	39	0.5%	39	0.5%	1	0.0%	808	7,203
Martin	46%	6,257	71.9%	2,403	27.6%	19	0.2%	20	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,854	8,699
McDowell	41%	6,246	49.5%	6,201	49.2%	74	0.6%	89	0.7%	0	0.0%	45	12,610
Mecklenburg	46%	117,574	54.8%	94,363	44.0%	1,502	0.7%	1,199	0.6%	0	0.0%	23,211	214,638
Mitchell	52%	2,123	34.1%	4,046	65.0%	32	0.5%	27	0.4%	0	0.0%	-1,923	6,228
Montgomery	44%	5,000	59.5%	3,308	39.4%	40	0.5%	55	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,692	8,403
Moore	51%	12,950	47.9%	13,847	51.2%	123	0.5%	104	0.4%	1	0.0%	-897	27,025
Nash	47%	15,985	54.8%	12,950	44.4%	103	0.4%	109	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,035	29,147
New Hanover	49%	30,199	54.5%	24,213	43.7%	593	1.1%	384	0.7%	0	0.0%	5,986	55,389
Northampton	47%	5,933	78.2%	1,607	21.2%	15	0.2%	29	0.4%	0	0.0%	4,326	7,584
Onslow	22%	13,554	54.8%	10,758	43.5%	186	0.8%	233	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,796	24,731
Orange	55%	34,542	71.8%	12,371	25.7%	649	1.3%	531	1.1%	4	0.0%	22,171	48,097
Pamlico	51%	2,968	61.1%	1,844	37.9%	24	0.5%	24	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,124	4,860
Pasquotank	32%	5,561	69.0%	2,388	29.6%	55	0.7%	51	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,173	8,055
Pender	45%	7,197	58.1%	4,996	40.4%	99	0.8%	85	0.7%	2	0.0%	2,201	12,379
Perquimans	48%	2,795	69.1%	1,210	29.9%	22	0.5%	19	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,585	4,046
Person	47%	6,507	64.3%	3,550	35.1%	29	0.3%	38	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,957	10,124
Pitt	41%	24,846	63.8%	13,768	35.4%	177	0.5%	140	0.4%	0	0.0%	11,078	38,931
Polk	52%	3,426	49.3%	3,418	49.2%	65	0.9%	44	0.6%	0	0.0%	8	6,953
Randolph	42%	15,559	40.8%	22,105	58.0%	289	0.8%	167	0.4%	0	0.0%	-6,546	38,120
Richmond	40%	9,061	67.1%	4,219	31.2%	77	0.6%	146	1.1%	5	0.0%	4,842	13,508
Robeson	35%	21,719	74.9%	6,957	24.0%	115	0.4%	186	0.6%	2	0.0%	14,762	28,979
Rockingham	43%	16,536	55.5%	12,885	43.3%	186	0.6%	164	0.6%	7	0.0%	3,651	29,778
Rowan	43%	18,027	45.1%	21,254	53.1%	396	1.0%	312	0.8%	0	0.0%	-3,227	39,989
Rutherford	41%	9,475	49.8%	9,325	49.0%	127	0.7%	109	0.6%	0	0.0%	150	19,036
Sampson	43%	10,683	60.3%	6,926	39.1%	46	0.3%	71	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,757	17,726
Scotland	33%	5,556	68.0%	2,539	31.1%	42	0.5%	31	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,017	8,168
Stanly	49%	9,100	44.5%	11,125	54.4%	115	0.6%	126	0.6%	0	0.0%	-2,025	20,466
Stokes	51%	7,404	46.1%	8,481	52.9%	80	0.5%	80	0.5%	0	0.0%	-1,077	16,045
Surry	41%	10,547	50.2%	10,238	48.8%	140	0.7%	74	0.4%	0	0.0%	309	20,999
Swain	42%	2,161	55.7%	1,673	43.1%	28	0.7%	21	0.5%	0	0.0%	488	3,883
Transylvania	59%	5,931	46.0%	6,709	52.0%	103	0.8%	150	1.2%	0	0.0%	-778	12,893
Tyrrell	48%	1,113	75.2%	362	24.5%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	751	1,480
Union	43%	15,230	45.1%	18,179	53.8%	200	0.6%	176	0.5%	0	0.0%	-2,949	33,785
Vance	40%	8,351	70.1%	3,487	29.3%	38	0.3%	44	0.4%	0	0.0%	4,864	11,920
Wake	55%	142,568	62.6%	82,200	36.1%	1,774	0.8%	1,205	0.5%	1	0.0%	60,368	227,748
Warren	44%	4,526	71.1%	1,789	28.1%	34	0.5%	18	0.3%	1	0.0%	2,737	6,368
Washington	56%	3,567	72.0%	1,345	27.2%	22	0.4%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,222	4,952
Watauga	54%	9,382	51.9%	8,060	44.6%	266	1.5%	356	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,322	18,064
Wayne	37%	16,449	54.7%	13,459	44.7%	77	0.3%	101	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,990	30,086
Wilkes	47%	10,221	44.9%	12,316	54.1%	138	0.6%	110	0.5%	0	0.0%	-2,095	22,785
Wilson	42%	14,868	67.2%	7,138	32.3%	50	0.2%	53	0.2%	1	0.0%	7,730	22,110
Yadkin	48%	4,848	38.9%	7,522	60.4%	45	0.4%	48	0.4%	0	0.0%	-2,674	12,463
Yancey	67%	4,847	55.3%	3,856	44.0%	24	0.3%	36	0.4%	0	0.0%	991	8,763
TOTAL	45%	1,436,638	56.0%	1,097,053	42.8%	17,559	0.7%	14,792	0.6%	143	0.0%	339,585	2,566,185
Total R vote: 1,097,053 (42.8%)      Total D vote: 1,436,638 (56.0%)      Total Other vote: 32,494 (1.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$9,063,854		$6,953,236		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1996 Governor, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	21,607	51.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	20,069	47.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	318	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	199	0.5%
TOTAL	42,204
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,527	43.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,941	55.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	64	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	53	0.4%
TOTAL	12,585
Turnout: 53%

1996 Governor, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,449	57.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,788	41.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	22	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,283
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,694	73.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,957	25.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	56	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	46	0.6%
TOTAL	7,753
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,832	48.6%
Robin Hayes (R)	5,009	50.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	56	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	51	0.5%
TOTAL	9,948
Turnout: 53%

1996 Governor, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,135	34.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,916	63.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	41	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,130
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,873	57.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,486	41.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	68	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	53	0.3%
TOTAL	15,480
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,589	78.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,234	21.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	19	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,854
Turnout: 40%

1996 Governor, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,226	70.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	2,555	28.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	28	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	33	0.4%
TOTAL	8,842
Turnout: 38%

1996 Governor, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,752	57.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	9,275	41.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	183	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	144	0.6%
TOTAL	22,354
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	36,973	51.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	33,086	46.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	614	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	785	1.1%
TOTAL	71,458
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	14,261	49.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	14,389	49.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	210	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	221	0.8%
TOTAL	29,084
Turnout: 46%

1996 Governor, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	17,992	42.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	23,913	56.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	329	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	250	0.6%
TOTAL	42,485
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,140	46.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	12,469	52.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	135	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	117	0.5%
TOTAL	23,875
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,721	67.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	793	31.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	22	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,556
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,094	52.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	9,629	45.8%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	181	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	105	0.5%
TOTAL	21,010
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,514	69.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	2,352	29.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	27	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,914
Turnout: 46%

1996 Governor, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	20,517	42.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	26,775	55.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	311	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	267	0.6%
TOTAL	47,870
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,766	62.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,821	36.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	189	1.0%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	172	0.9%
TOTAL	18,953
Turnout: 54%

1996 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,922	49.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,946	49.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	48	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	44	0.6%
TOTAL	7,960
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,961	67.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,374	31.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	33	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,385
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,775	49.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,778	49.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	31	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,605
Turnout: 55%

1996 Governor, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	16,257	56.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	12,420	42.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	164	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	119	0.4%
TOTAL	28,961
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,176	71.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,729	27.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	80	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	81	0.5%
TOTAL	17,066
Turnout: 44%

1996 Governor, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	15,099	57.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	11,126	42.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	151	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	84	0.3%
TOTAL	26,460
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	40,809	59.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	27,026	39.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	350	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	467	0.7%
TOTAL	68,675
Turnout: 33%

1996 Governor, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,584	63.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,972	34.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	51	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	50	0.9%
TOTAL	5,658
Turnout: 46%

1996 Governor, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,061	64.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,706	33.8%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	82	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	112	1.0%
TOTAL	10,961
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	18,677	45.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	22,174	53.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	311	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	246	0.6%
TOTAL	41,408
Turnout: 39%

1996 Governor, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,059	40.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	7,452	59.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	45	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	58	0.5%
TOTAL	12,614
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,271	64.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,423	34.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	30	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	40	0.3%
TOTAL	12,765
Turnout: 38%

1996 Governor, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	58,079	71.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	22,191	27.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	772	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	503	0.6%
TOTAL	81,547
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	13,310	72.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,865	26.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	55	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	57	0.3%
TOTAL	18,287
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	61,101	54.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	50,191	44.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	896	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	622	0.6%
TOTAL	112,840
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,881	64.6%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,707	34.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	93	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	72	0.5%
TOTAL	13,753
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	27,512	47.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	29,590	51.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	364	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	216	0.4%
TOTAL	57,682
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,697	78.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	749	21.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,456
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,529	46.6%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,738	53.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	8	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,282
Turnout: 55%

1996 Governor, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,964	66.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,302	32.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	64	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	63	0.5%
TOTAL	13,393
Turnout: 40%

1996 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,440	65.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,808	34.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,269
Turnout: 40%

1996 Governor, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	84,761	56.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	63,389	42.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	1,304	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	894	0.6%
TOTAL	150,350
Turnout: 50%

1996 Governor, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,275	69.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,922	30.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	58	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	48	0.3%
TOTAL	16,303
Turnout: 39%

1996 Governor, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,378	55.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	9,721	43.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	100	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	124	0.6%
TOTAL	22,334
Turnout: 37%

1996 Governor, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,429	54.6%
Robin Hayes (R)	9,180	43.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	180	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	139	0.7%
TOTAL	20,928
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	13,869	41.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	19,586	57.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	225	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	155	0.5%
TOTAL	33,836
Turnout: 53%

1996 Governor, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,468	79.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,374	19.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	19	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,893
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,096	70.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,637	28.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	33	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	47	0.8%
TOTAL	5,813
Turnout: 28%

1996 Governor, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,387	69.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	590	29.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	10	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	9	0.5%
TOTAL	1,996
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	17,322	46.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	19,831	52.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	225	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	243	0.6%
TOTAL	37,621
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,030	56.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,431	41.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	92	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	70	0.7%
TOTAL	10,627
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	17,822	53.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	15,213	45.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	151	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	149	0.4%
TOTAL	33,336
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,443	65.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,266	33.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	19	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,738
Turnout: 50%

1996 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,749	58.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,022	40.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	103	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	84	0.6%
TOTAL	14,963
Turnout: 44%

1996 Governor, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,965	63.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,702	35.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	43	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	42	0.2%
TOTAL	18,752
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,023	46.4%
Robin Hayes (R)	11,341	52.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	121	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	125	0.6%
TOTAL	21,610
Turnout: 49%

1996 Governor, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,437	48.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	5,576	49.8%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	101	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	89	0.8%
TOTAL	11,204
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,966	55.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,158	43.8%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	39	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	39	0.5%
TOTAL	7,203
Turnout: 49%

1996 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,257	71.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	2,403	27.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	19	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	8,699
Turnout: 46%

1996 Governor, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,246	49.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,201	49.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	74	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	89	0.7%
TOTAL	12,610
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	117,574	54.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	94,363	44.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	1,502	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	1,199	0.6%
TOTAL	214,638
Turnout: 46%

1996 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,123	34.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,046	65.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	32	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,228
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,000	59.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,308	39.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	40	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	55	0.7%
TOTAL	8,403
Turnout: 44%

1996 Governor, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,950	47.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	13,847	51.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	123	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	104	0.4%
TOTAL	27,025
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	15,985	54.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	12,950	44.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	103	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	109	0.4%
TOTAL	29,147
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	30,199	54.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	24,213	43.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	593	1.1%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	384	0.7%
TOTAL	55,389
Turnout: 49%

1996 Governor, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,933	78.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,607	21.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	15	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,584
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	13,554	54.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	10,758	43.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	186	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	233	0.9%
TOTAL	24,731
Turnout: 22%

1996 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	34,542	71.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	12,371	25.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	649	1.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	531	1.1%
TOTAL	48,097
Turnout: 55%

1996 Governor, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,968	61.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,844	37.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	24	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	24	0.5%
TOTAL	4,860
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,561	69.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	2,388	29.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	55	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	51	0.6%
TOTAL	8,055
Turnout: 32%

1996 Governor, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,197	58.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,996	40.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	99	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	85	0.7%
TOTAL	12,379
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,795	69.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,210	29.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	22	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	19	0.5%
TOTAL	4,046
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,507	64.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,550	35.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	29	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	38	0.4%
TOTAL	10,124
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	24,846	63.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	13,768	35.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	177	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	140	0.4%
TOTAL	38,931
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,426	49.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,418	49.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	65	0.9%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	44	0.6%
TOTAL	6,953
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	15,559	40.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	22,105	58.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	289	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	167	0.4%
TOTAL	38,120
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,061	67.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	4,219	31.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	77	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	146	1.1%
TOTAL	13,508
Turnout: 40%

1996 Governor, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	21,719	74.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,957	24.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	115	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	186	0.6%
TOTAL	28,979
Turnout: 35%

1996 Governor, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	16,536	55.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	12,885	43.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	186	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	164	0.6%
TOTAL	29,778
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	18,027	45.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	21,254	53.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	396	1.0%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	312	0.8%
TOTAL	39,989
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,475	49.8%
Robin Hayes (R)	9,325	49.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	127	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	109	0.6%
TOTAL	19,036
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,683	60.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,926	39.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	46	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	71	0.4%
TOTAL	17,726
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,556	68.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	2,539	31.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	42	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,168
Turnout: 33%

1996 Governor, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,100	44.5%
Robin Hayes (R)	11,125	54.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	115	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	126	0.6%
TOTAL	20,466
Turnout: 49%

1996 Governor, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,404	46.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	8,481	52.9%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	80	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	80	0.5%
TOTAL	16,045
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,547	50.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	10,238	48.8%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	140	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	74	0.4%
TOTAL	20,999
Turnout: 41%

1996 Governor, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,161	55.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,673	43.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	28	0.7%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	21	0.5%
TOTAL	3,883
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,931	46.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	6,709	52.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	103	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	150	1.2%
TOTAL	12,893
Turnout: 59%

1996 Governor, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,113	75.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	362	24.5%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,480
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	15,230	45.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	18,179	53.8%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	200	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	176	0.5%
TOTAL	33,785
Turnout: 43%

1996 Governor, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,351	70.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,487	29.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	38	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	44	0.4%
TOTAL	11,920
Turnout: 40%

1996 Governor, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	142,568	62.6%
Robin Hayes (R)	82,200	36.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	1,774	0.8%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	1,205	0.5%
TOTAL	227,748
Turnout: 55%

1996 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,526	71.1%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,789	28.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	34	0.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,368
Turnout: 44%

1996 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,567	72.0%
Robin Hayes (R)	1,345	27.2%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,952
Turnout: 56%

1996 Governor, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,382	51.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	8,060	44.6%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	266	1.5%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	356	2.0%
TOTAL	18,064
Turnout: 54%

1996 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	16,449	54.7%
Robin Hayes (R)	13,459	44.7%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	77	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	101	0.3%
TOTAL	30,086
Turnout: 37%

1996 Governor, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,221	44.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	12,316	54.1%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	138	0.6%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	110	0.5%
TOTAL	22,785
Turnout: 47%

1996 Governor, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	14,868	67.2%
Robin Hayes (R)	7,138	32.3%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	50	0.2%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	53	0.2%
TOTAL	22,110
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,848	38.9%
Robin Hayes (R)	7,522	60.4%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	45	0.4%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	48	0.4%
TOTAL	12,463
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,847	55.3%
Robin Hayes (R)	3,856	44.0%
Scott Yost (Lbt)	24	0.3%
Julia Van Witt (NtL)	36	0.4%
TOTAL	8,763
Turnout: 67%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

James Hunt*
Total Disbursements:	$9,063,854

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Robin Hayes
Total Disbursements:	$6,953,236