Editing Jim Hunt (section)

=== [[1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election|1996 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election]] ===
[[File:1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg|thumb]]

Jim Hunt ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.<ref name="SouthNow 46" />

{{Election box begin | title= General Election Results<ref name="SouthNow 46">{{cite web|title=North Carolina DataNet #46|url=http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034758/http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-07-25|date=April 2008|publisher=[[University of North Carolina]]|access-date=2009-06-12}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Jim Hunt (incumbent)
 |votes      = 1,436,638
 |percentage = 55.98
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Republican Party (United States)
 |candidate  = [[Robin Hayes (politician)|Robin Hayes]]
 |votes      = 1,097,053
 |percentage = 42.75
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Scott D. Yost
 |votes      = 17,559
 |percentage = 0.68
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Natural Law Party (United States)
 |candidate  = Julia Van Witt
 |votes      = 14,792
 |percentage = 0.58
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes      = 2,566,042
 |percentage = 
 |change     = 
}}
{{Election box end}}