2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2012 North Carolina gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 United States presidential election, U.S. House election, statewide judicial election, Council of State election, and various local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Bev Perdue was eligible to run for re-election, but announced on January 26, 2012 that she would not seek a second term. Incumbent lieutenant governor Walter Dalton won the Democratic nomination, while former mayor of Charlotte and 2008 gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory won the Republican nomination. McCrory won the election with almost 55 percent of the vote to Dalton's 43 percent, the largest margin of victory for a Republican in a race for governor in history, surpassing the previous record set in 1868. McCory also outperformed (by 9.35%) Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s victory margin in the concurrent presidential race. Libertarian nominee Barbara Howe took 2% of the vote. When McCrory was inaugurated...
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