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2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
countryNorth Carolina
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
previous_year2008
next_election2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
next_year2016
election_date
image1File:Dan Forest - Flag (cropped).jpg
nominee1Dan Forest
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote12,187,728
percentage150.1%
image2File:Representative Linda Coleman (2007-08 Session).jpg
image_sizex150px
nominee2Linda Coleman
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote22,180,870
percentage249.9%
map_image{{switcher
325pxCongressional district resultsdefault1}}
map_captionForest:
Coleman:
titleLieutenant Governor
before_electionWalter Dalton
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionDan Forest
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

|[[File:2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|325px]] |County results |[[File:2012 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg|325px]] |Congressional district results |default=1}} Coleman:
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 H. Dalton, announced on January 26, 2012 that he would run for Governor.

In the general election, Republican Dan Forest won 50.08% of the vote, narrowly defeating Democrat Linda Coleman. 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.

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 director
  • Eric L. Mansfield, state senator

Declined

  • Cal Cunningham, former state senator
  • Hampton Dellinger, attorney

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorLinda
ColemanEric
MansfieldUndecided
Public Policy PollingMay 5–6, 2012500± 3.1%41%23%36%
Survey USAApril 26–30, 2012560± 4.2%41%23%36%
Public Policy PollingApril 27–29, 2012500± 4.4%39%18%43%
Public Policy PollingApril 20–22, 2012500± 4.4%28%16%56%
Public Policy PollingMarch 23–25, 2012505± 4.36%26%14%59%
Public Policy PollingFebruary 29 – March 1, 2012499± 4.4%25%15%61%

Results

Primary results by county:

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Dale Folwell, state representative, former Winston-Salem School Board member, accountant and investment advisor
  • Dan Forest, architect, son of Congresswoman Sue Myrick
  • Tony Gurley, Wake County Commissioner, pharmacist, ex-race car driver
  • Grey Mills, state representative
  • Arthur Rich, businessman

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorDale
FolwellDan
ForestTony
GurleyGrey
MillsArthur
RichUndecided
Public Policy PollingMay 5–6, 2012496± 4.4%22%17%18%9%2%32%
Survey USAApril 26–30, 2012451± 4.7%13%17%12%11%5%41%
Public Policy PollingApril 27–29, 2012486± 4.4%20%15%11%10%3%40%
Public Policy PollingApril 20–22, 2012521± 4.3%15%12%12%8%2%51%

Results

Primary results by county:

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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). According to unofficial May 8 primary election results, Gurley came in second, and he announced that he would request such a runoff.

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorLinda
Coleman (D)Dan
Forest (R)Undecided
Public Policy PollingNovember 3–4, 2012926± 3.2%44%45%11%
Public Policy PollingOctober 29–31, 2012730± 3.6%41%43%16%
Public Policy PollingOctober 12–14, 20121,084± 3%37%38%26%
Civitas/National Research, Inc.September 18–19, 2012600± 4%43%39%18%
Public Policy PollingAugust 31 – September 1, 20121,012± 3.1%41%39%20%
Public Policy PollingAugust 2–5, 2012813± 3.4%37%38%26%
Public Policy PollingMay 10–13, 2012666± 3.8%41%40%20%

Results

By congressional district

Forest won ten of the state's 13 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.

DistrictForestColemanRepresentative
26%74%G. K. Butterfield
57%43%Renee Ellmers
56%44%Walter B. Jones Jr.
28%72%David Price
59%41%Virginia Foxx
57%43%Howard Coble
57%43%Mike McIntyre
56%44%Larry Kissell
Richard Hudson
58%42%Sue Myrick
Robert Pittenger
58%42%Patrick McHenry
60%40%Heath Shuler
Mark Meadows
21%79%Mel Watt
56%44%Brad Miller
George Holding

Footnotes

References

  1. [http://www.wxii12.com/politics/30308863/detail.html WXII]
  2. [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/42923/112890/Web01/en/summary.html North Carolina State Board of Elections Unofficial Results] retrieved Nov 12, 2012
  3. [http://www.wral.com/republican-forest-claims-lieutenant-governor-win/11792102/ WRAL.com: Republican Forest claims lieutenant governor win]
  4. [https://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]
  5. "Fayetteville Observer: Sen. Eric Mansfield of Fayetteville to run for N.C. lieutenant governor".
  6. [https://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]
  7. [https://archive.today/20120712170214/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/hampton_dellinger_wont_run News & Observer: Hampton Dellinger won't run]
  8. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_506.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  9. [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0466764c-d59a-490d-997e-5b76c057bbf4 Survey USA]
  10. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_430.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  11. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_423.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  12. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_032812.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  13. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_302Dem.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  14. [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/36596/80862/en/summary.html NC State Board of Elections]
  15. [http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/18/1786105/hopefuls-angle-for-lieutenant.html News & Observer: Hopefuls angle for Republican hopefuls angle for lieutenant governor] {{webarchive. link. (2012-05-09)
  16. (9 January 2012). "Forest Kicks Off Campaign For Lt. Governor". [[WXII-TV]].
  17. "News & Observer: Gurley files papers for Lt. Governor bid".
  18. [https://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]
  19. [http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/story/10794454/ WRAL.com]
  20. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_506.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  21. [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0466764c-d59a-490d-997e-5b76c057bbf4 Survey USA]
  22. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_050212.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  23. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_425.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  24. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120514042048/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/36596/80862/en/summary.html Results. North Carolina]
  25. [http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/poll_suggests_gop_headed_toward_runoff_in_lt_gov_and_auditor_races Poll suggests GOP headed toward runoff in Lt. Gov. and Auditor races] {{webarchive. link. (2012-05-01)
  26. [http://www.tonygurley.com/2012/05/gurley-we-are-just-getting-started/ Tony Gurley statement]{{dead link. (February 2018)
  27. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120719230019/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/40173/91795/en/summary.html Election results. North Carolina]
  28. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_FLNC_1105.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  29. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_1031.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  30. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_1016.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  31. [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.]
  32. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_9032.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  33. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_080812.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  34. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_051512.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  35. [http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/42923/112890/Web01/en/summary.html NC State Board of Elections]
  36. "North carolina 2012 lt-gov-by-cd".
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