2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2016 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
Roy Cooper (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Pat McCrory (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Roy CooperDemocrat · winner
49.0%2,309,157
Pat McCroryRepublican
48.8%2,298,880
Lon CecilLibertarian
2.2%102,977
4,711,014 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET