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2012 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2012 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Pat McCrory won the 2012 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Pat McCrory received 2,440,707 popular votes (54.62%). The main challenger was Walter H. Dalton (43.23%).

See the full head-to-head between McCrory and Dalton

McCrory +11.4 pts · won by 509,127 votes
Pat McCroryRepublicanWINNER54.62%
2,440,707 votes
Walter H. DaltonDemocratic43.23%
1,931,580 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.