1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary May 7, 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County Official Primary Results as of: 05/09/1996 11:00 100% of precincts reporting (162 out of 162) Federal Government Presidential Preference - Democrats Bill Clinton Total Lyndon LaRouche No Preference 30435 1389 2264 89% 4% 7% Presidential Preference - Republicans Lamar Alexander Total Bob Dole Steve Forbes 860 3349 20790 1421 3% 11% 71% 5% Alan Keyes Total Pat Buchanan Richard Lugar No Preference 1539 326 1099 5% 1% 4% United States Senator - Democrat Total Harvey Gantt Ralph McKinney Charlie Sanders 26854 692 8107 75% 2% 23% Member of Congress - Republican 8th District Total Curtis Blackwood Sherrill Morgan Leroy Pittman 42 68 39 32 23% 38% 22% 18% file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM] Alan Stafford 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary Member of Congress - Democrat 9th District Total Michel Daisley William Jackson Joseph Lyles 9523 4786 2847 56% 28% 17% State Government Governor - Republican Total Robin Hayes Art Manning Ken Rogers Richard Vinroot 11744 148 254 17639 39% 0% 1% 59% Lieutenant Governor - Republican Steve Arnold Total Joe Hege 14262 6242 70% 30% Auditor - Republican Jack Daly Total Bob DiNubila 12132 7080 63% 37% Commissioner of Agriculture - Republican Tom Davidson Total R.C. Gray Earl Roundtree Leo Tew 6541 4329 5036 1895 37% 24% 28% 11% file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM] 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary Commissioner of Insurance - Republican Total Mike Causey Larry Rogers 11736 6829 63% 37% Commissioner of Labor - Democrat Tom Funderburke Total Harry Payne 9976 13865 42% 58% Secretary of State - Democrat Mort Hurst Total Howard Kramer 1476 2810 3306 6% 11% 13% Elaine Marshall Brenda Pollard Valeria Lee Total Joyce Langston 6677 8037 3088 26% 32% 12% Superintendent of Public Instruction - Democrat Total David Diamont Mike Ward 10137 12929 44% 56% Superintendent of Public Instruction - Republican Vernon Robinson Total Bill Sharpe 9571 9511 50% 50% file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM] 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary Treasurer - Democrat Total Harlan Boyles Michael Weisel 17200 7942 68% 32% Treasurer - Republican Total Ann Duncan Larry Linney 14624 4085 78% 22% Associate Justice of Supreme Court - Republican Nathanael Pendley Total Carl Tilghman 6953 10052 41% 59% Judge of Court of Appeals - Democrat Lonnie Carraway Total Linda McGee 4772 18661 20% 80% District Court Judge - Republican District 26 - Cantrell Seat Total Jim Carson Elizabeth Miller 10262 12384 45% 55% District Court Judge - Republican District 26 - Bissell Seat Marilyn Bissell Eric Levinson file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM] 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary Total 11151 13216 46% 54% State Senate - Republican District 34 Edith Brotherton Total David Rains 2187 2001 52% 48% State Senate - Republican District 35 Robert Rucho Total Ann Schrader 7564 5105 60% 40% State House - Republican District 36 Cheryl Jones Total Ginger Wright 921 714 56% 44% State House - Republican District 54 Steve Adams Total Marleen Carter 901 1060 46% 54% State House - Republican District 69 file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM] 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary Total Jim Gulley Shawn Lemmond 2202 1961 53% 47% County Government Board of County Commissioners At-Large Candidates - Democrats Total Becky Carney Parks Helms Vilma Leake Gregory Payne 15372 18722 20723 7190 25% 30% 33% 12% Board of County Commissioners At-Large Candidates - Republicans Tom Bush Total Total Bill Davis Dianne Fant Frank Free 17342 7553 5559 5029 27% 12% 9% 8% Bill Garrott Reid Harris Linda McCall Larry Swaringen 4930 4248 12654 7432 8% 7% 20% 11% Board of County Commissioners District 1 - Republicans Joel Carter Total Don McCreery Wes Southern 2228 1749 426 51% 40% 10% Board of County Commissioners file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM] 1996 Primary Election - Mecklenburg County - Election Summary District 2 - Democrats Hoyle Martin Total Sarah Stevenson 3837 2361 62% 38% Board of County Commissioners District 6 - Republicans Total Bill Brawley Timothy Gosch Bill James 2074 1740 2580 32% 27% 40% Return to the top of this page. file:///G|/BOE/website%20files/e_info/primary96/summary.htm[4/8/2009 4:40:58 PM]