1992Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1992 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
James B. Hunt Jr (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating James C. Gardner (R) by 9.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James B. Hunt JrDemocrat · winner
54.9%1,368,246
James C. GardnerRepublican
45.1%1,121,955
2,490,201 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET