2016 North Carolina Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 North Carolina Attorney General election North Carolina presidential no 2012 North Carolina Attorney General election 2012 2020 North Carolina Attorney General election 2020 November 8, 2016 File: Josh Stein (crop).jpg x150px Josh Stein Democratic Party (United States) 2,303,681 50.27% File:BuckNewton (cropped).jpg Buck Newton Republican Party (United States) 2,279,076 49.73% 325px County results 325px Congressional district results 325px Precinct results 1 325px Stein: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Newton: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% Attorney General Roy Cooper Democratic Party (United States) Josh Stein Democratic Party (United States) 68.98% The 2016 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General 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. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term in office, and instead successfully ran for Governor.Attorney General Announces Candidacy For Governor http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2014/11/06/roy-cooper-for-governor/18594755/ November 7, 2014 Charlotte Observer November 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141108001306/http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2014/11/06/roy-cooper-for-governor/18594755/ November 8, 2014 dead mdy-all Primary elections were held on March 15, 2016. Democratic former state senator Josh Stein defeated Republican state senator Buck Newton in the general election.http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/Josh-Stein-bests-Buck-Newton-in-attorney-general-race,75992 Josh Stein bests Buck Newton in attorney general race The Wilson Times 2016-11-10 2016-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20161110131800/http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/Josh-Stein-bests-Buck-Newton-in-attorney-general-race,75992 live NC SBE Contest Results https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=COS&contest=1022 2024-08-06 er.ncsbe.gov With a margin of 0.4%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2016 election cycle. Democratic primary Attorney Tim Dunn had announced in November 2014 that he planned to run for attorney general if Roy Cooper did not run for re-election. Cooper did run for governor as expected, but Dunn did not make any further announcements and did not end up running. Candidates Declared Josh Stein, former state senator and former deputy attorney general of North Carolinahttp://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article35987301.html State Sen. Josh Stein makes formal announcement for attorney general The News & Observer Knopf Taylor September 21, 2015 October 13, 2015 September 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929070644/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article35987301.html live Marcus Williams, attorney, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2008 and 2010, candidate for NC-08 in 2012, and candidate for state senate in 2014http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/candidates-file-for-state-local-races-friday/article_bd4b0e18-9b4a-5097-9b8e-a2938f1e305d.html Candidates file for state, local races Friday Winston-Salem Journal Evans Meghann December 19, 2015 December 21, 2015 February 19, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190219073005/https://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/candidates-file-for-state-local-races-friday/article_bd4b0e18-9b4a-5097-9b8e-a2938f1e305d.html live Declined Roy Cooper, incumbent Attorney General (ran for Governor) Tim Dunn, attorney and perennial candidatehttp://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/inside-politics-fayetteville-lawyer-plans-run-for-state-attorney-general/article_32df95ec-2b60-54f3-881a-4645ab4f0224.html Inside Politics: Fayetteville lawyer plans run for state attorney general The Fayetteville Observer November 17, 2014 November 21, 2014http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/17/4331081_former-congressional-candidate.html Former Congressional candidate Tim Dunn of Fayetteville plans run for attorney general The News & Observer November 17, 2014 November 21, 2014 December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225150710/http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/11/17/4331081_former-congressional-candidate.html live Results thumb|Candidate performance by County: #54e79b Stein #40dd8c 75-80% #54e79b 70-75% #69F0AA 65-70% #81F6BA 60-65% #9AFBC9 55-60% #b4ffd8 50-55% #A692ED Williams #A692ED 75-80% #B09DF3 70-75% #BBAAF7 65-70% #C6B7FB 60-65% #D2C5FE 55-60% #DED4FF 50-55% Democratic primary resultshttps://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1064 NC SBE Election Contest Details er.ncsbe.gov 2021-10-07 2021-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514180825/https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=03%2F15%2F2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1064 live Josh Stein Democratic Party (United States) 510,003 53.37 Marcus Williams Democratic Party (United States) 445,524 46.63 955,527 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Declared Buck Newton, state senatorhttp://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article13998266.html NC Sen. Buck Newton considers run for attorney general The News & Observer Campbell Colin March 13, 2015 March 16, 2015 March 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315123439/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article13998266.html livehttp://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article22777374.html NC Sen. Buck Newton to run for attorney general Sen. Buck Newton The News & Observer Campbell Colin June 1, 2015 June 1, 2015 December 6, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181206031043/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article22777374.html live Jim O'Neill, Forsyth County District Attorneyhttp://www.journalnow.com/news/columnists/scott_sexton/forsyth-s-prosecutor-may-emerge-as-contender-for-nc-attorney/article_6fde0ae2-b64b-11e4-8a52-3fc649e9954c.html Forsyth's prosecutor may emerge as contender for NC attorney general Winston-Salem Journal Sexton Scott February 17, 2015 June 1, 2015http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/forsyth-district-attorney-jim-o-neill-is-running-for-state/article_b32c14fe-e8da-5d68-bfe6-1d207218855d.htm Forsyth District Attorney Jim O'Neill is running for state attorney general Winston-Salem Journal Hewlett Michael September 15, 2015 September 16, 2015 Declined George Rouco, attorney and former CIA officer (ran for NC-09)https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article33756726.html Attorney George Rouco, a former CIA officer, to run against Rep. Pittenger in GOP Primary The Charlotte Observer Perlmutt David September 3, 2015 September 10, 2015 September 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915100412/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article33756726.html live Results thumb|Candidate performance by County: #F9AD6E Newton #ee9a54 85-90% #f4a461 80-85% #F9AD6E 75-80% #FDB77D 70-75% #ffc18d 65-70% #ffcb9d 60-65% #ffd6af 55-60% #ffe0c2 50-55% #ffde85 O'Neill #ffde85 60-65% #ffea9e 55-60% #fff4bd 50-55% Republican primary results https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=03/15/2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1065 NC SBE Election Contest Details er.ncsbe.gov 2021-10-07 2021-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20210515193057/https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=03%2F15%2F2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1065 live Buck Newton Republican Party (United States) 503,880 54.9 Jim O'Neill Republican Party (United States) 414,073 45.1 917,953 100.0 General election Predictions Source Ranking Governinghttp://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-2016-state-attorney-general-races.html 4 States Have Competitive Attorney General Races in 2016 governing.com 2016-03-14 2016-04-27Tossup Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JoshStein (D) BuckNewton (R) Other UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 28–31, 2016 659 ± 3.9% 47% 43% — 10%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 21–22, 2016 875 ± 3.3% 44% 39% — 17%Civitas InstituteCivitas Institute October 14–18, 2016 651 ± 3.1% 38% 40% — 18%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 18–20, 2016 1,024 ± 3.1% 39% 35% — 25%Civitas InstituteCivitas Institute September 11–12, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 37% 35% — 26%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 5–7, 2016 830 ± 3.4% 39% 38% — 23%Civitas InstituteCivitas Institute June 21–26, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 35% 35% — 27%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling May 20–22, 2016 928 ± 3.2% 39% 38% — 22%RABA ResearchVoters down on HB2; Democrats Cooper and Stein lead in new poll The Charlotte Observer May 2, 2016 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article75189842.html April 27–28, 2016 688 ± 3.7% 40% 33% — 27%Civitas InstituteCivitas Institute April 23–25, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 37% 32% 1% 30%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 18–20, 2016 843 ± 3.4% 38% 37% — 24% Results North Carolina Attorney General election, 2016https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1022 NC SBE Election Contest Details er.ncsbe.gov 2021-10-07 2021-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514180822/https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=11%2F08%2F2016&county_id=0&contest_id=1022 live Democratic Party (United States) Josh Stein 2,303,619 50.27% -49.73% Republican Party (United States) Buck Newton 2,279,006 49.73% N/A 4,582,625 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) References External links Buck Newton for Attorney General Jim O'Neill for Attorney General Josh Stein for Attorney General Marcus Williams for Attorney General Attorney General Category:North Carolina Attorney General elections North Carolina