1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
James B. Hunt Jr (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Robin Hayes (R) by 13.4 points.
James B. Hunt JrDemocrat · winner
56.7%1,436,638
Robin HayesRepublican
43.3%1,097,053
2,533,691 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET