2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election North Carolina presidential no 2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 2008 2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 2016 2012 11 6 File:Dan Forest - Flag (cropped).jpg Dan Forest Republican Party (United States) 2,187,728 50.1% File:Representative Linda Coleman (2007-08 Session).jpg 150x150px Linda Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 2,180,870 49.9% 325px County results 325px Congressional district results 1 Forest: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Coleman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton Democratic Party (United States) Dan Forest Republican Party (United States) The 2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the other elections to the Council of State and the gubernatorial election. Primary elections were held May 8. The offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately. The incumbent, Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton, announced on January 26, 2012 that he would run for Governor.WXII In the general election, Republican Dan Forest won 50.08% of the vote, narrowly defeating Democrat Linda Coleman.North Carolina State Board of Elections Unofficial Results retrieved Nov 12, 2012 The election result was in doubt for almost two weeks after Election Day, and was within the margin in which Coleman could ask for a recount, but she chose not to do so on November 19.WRAL.com: Republican Forest claims lieutenant governor win When he took office in January 2013, Forest became the state's first Republican lieutenant governor since Jim Gardner left office two decades earlier. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Linda Coleman, former state representative, state personnel directorhttps://archive.today/20120717102942/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/linda_coleman_to_run_for_lieutenant_governor News & Observer: Linda Coleman to run for lieutenant governor Eric L. Mansfield, state senatorhttp://fayobserver.com/articles/2012/02/11/1156859?sac=fo.local Fayetteville Observer: Sen. Eric Mansfield of Fayetteville to run for N.C. lieutenant governor 2012-02-12 2012-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120214021232/http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/02/11/1156859?sac=fo.local dead Declined Cal Cunningham, former state senatorhttps://archive.today/20120714041550/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cal_cunningham_decides_against_bid_for_states_no_2_post News & Observer: Cal Cunningham decides against bid for state's No. 2 post Hampton Dellinger, attorneyhttps://archive.today/20120712170214/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hampton_dellinger_wont_run News & Observer: Hampton Dellinger won't run Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror LindaColeman EricMansfield UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling May 5–6, 2012 500 ± 3.1% 41% 23% 36%Survey USASurvey USA April 26–30, 2012 560 ± 4.2% 41% 23% 36%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling April 27–29, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 39% 18% 43%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling April 20–22, 2012 500 ± 4.4% 28% 16% 56%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 23–25, 2012 505 ± 4.36% 26% 14% 59%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling February 29 – March 1, 2012 499 ± 4.4% 25% 15% 61% Results thumb|300px|Primary results by county: Coleman #011966 Coleman—71-80% #0030c0 Coleman—61-70% #154bef Coleman—51-60% Mansfield #002400 Mansfield—71-80% #003900 Mansfield—61-70% #006400 Mansfield—51-60% Democratic primary resultsNC State Board of Elections Linda Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 483,905 56.1 Eric Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) 378,635 43.9 862,540 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Declared Dale Folwell, state representative, former Winston-Salem School Board member, accountant and investment advisorNews & Observer: Hopefuls angle for Republican hopefuls angle for lieutenant governor https://web.archive.org/web/20120509063828/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/18/1786105/hopefuls-angle-for-lieutenant.html 2012-05-09 Dan Forest, architect, son of Congresswoman Sue MyrickForest Kicks Off Campaign For Lt. Governor http://www.wxii12.com/politics/30169671/detail.html 11 January 2012 WXII-TV 9 January 2012 Tony Gurley, Wake County Commissioner, pharmacist, ex-race car driverhttp://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/gurley_files_papers_for_lt_governor_bid News & Observer: Gurley files papers for Lt. Governor bid 2011-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401170058/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/gurley_files_papers_for_lt_governor_bid 2012-04-01 dead Grey Mills, state representativehttps://archive.today/20120715015156/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/state_rep_grey_mills_files_for_lieutenant_governor News & Observer: State Rep. Grey Mills files for lieutenant governor Arthur Rich, businessmanWRAL.com Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DaleFolwell DanForest TonyGurley GreyMills ArthurRich UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling May 5–6, 2012 496 ± 4.4% 22% 17% 18% 9% 2% 32%Survey USASurvey USA April 26–30, 2012 451 ± 4.7% 13% 17% 12% 11% 5% 41%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling April 27–29, 2012 486 ± 4.4% 20% 15% 11% 10% 3% 40%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling April 20–22, 2012 521 ± 4.3% 15% 12% 12% 8% 2% 51% Results thumb|300px|Primary results by county: Forest #d60f0f Forest—51-60% #ff0000 Forest—41-50% #f29b8a Forest—31-40% #f8dbd5 Forest—21-30% Gurley #ffff00 Gurley—51-60% #f2f26c Gurley—41-50% #f2f2a0 Gurley—31-40% Folwell #006400 Folwell—51-60% #59d622 Folwell—41-50% #90ee90 Folwell—31-40% #bfff92 Folwell—21-30% Mills #4872f1 Mills—41-50% #00ffff Mills—31-40% #a1ffff Mills—21-30% Republican primary resultsResults. North Carolina Dan Forest Republican Party (United States) 251,885 32.9 Tony Gurley Republican Party (United States) 189,954 24.9 Dale Folwell Republican Party (United States) 185,535 24.3 Grey Mills Republican Party (United States) 112,063 14.7 Arthur Jason Rich Republican Party (United States) 25,015 3.3 764,452 100.0 Under state law, if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote in the primary, the second-place candidate can request a second primary (runoff).Poll suggests GOP headed toward runoff in Lt. Gov. and Auditor races https://web.archive.org/web/20120501181056/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/poll_suggests_gop_headed_toward_runoff_in_lt_gov_and_auditor_races 2012-05-01 According to unofficial May 8 primary election results, Gurley came in second, and he announced that he would request such a runoff.Tony Gurley statementFebruary 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Republican 2nd primary resultsElection results. North Carolina Dan Forest Republican Party (United States) 101,428 67.9 Tony Gurley Republican Party (United States) 47,978 32.1 149,406 100.0 General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror LindaColeman (D) DanForest (R) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 3–4, 2012 926 ± 3.2% 44% 45% 11%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 29–31, 2012 730 ± 3.6% 41% 43% 16%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 12–14, 2012 1,084 ± 3% 37% 38% 26%Civitas/National Research, Inc.https://archive.today/20130129200313/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/civitas_poll_shows_coleman_leads_forest_within_margin_of_error Civitas/National Research, Inc. September 18–19, 2012 600 ± 4% 43% 39% 18%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 31 – September 1, 2012 1,012 ± 3.1% 41% 39% 20%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 2–5, 2012 813 ± 3.4% 37% 38% 26%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling May 10–13, 2012 666 ± 3.8% 41% 40% 20% Results General election resultsNC State Board of Elections Dan Forest Republican Party (United States) 2,187,728 50.08% Linda Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 2,180,870 49.92% 4,368,598 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) By congressional district Forest won ten of the state's 13 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uZGounMsSJ3n-zl09mFX05xp-aDWgIHXf9IyOeHUp6A/edit?gid=0#gid=0 North carolina 2012 lt-gov-by-cd District Forest Coleman RepresentativeNorth Carolina 1 1st 26% 74%G. K. ButterfieldNorth Carolina 2 2nd 57% 43%Renee EllmersNorth Carolina 3 3rd 56% 44%Walter B. Jones Jr.North Carolina 4 4th 28% 72%David PriceNorth Carolina 5 5th 59% 41%Virginia FoxxNorth Carolina 6 6th 57% 43%Howard CobleNorth Carolina 7 7th 57% 43%Mike McIntyreNorth Carolina 8 8th56%44%Larry KissellRichard HudsonNorth Carolina 9 9th58%42%Sue MyrickRobert PittengerNorth Carolina 10 10th 58% 42%Patrick McHenryNorth Carolina 11 11th60%40%Heath ShulerMark MeadowsNorth Carolina 12 12th 21% 79%Mel WattNorth Carolina 13 13th56%44%Brad MillerGeorge Holding Footnotes Category:2012 North Carolina elections Category:2012 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections 2012