Roy Cooper, Governor

Roy Cooper

Governor
Born
June 13, 1957
Current age
69
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2016–2020

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Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cooper5.1M
Opponents4.9M
2
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2020, Roy Cooper ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Cooper's biggest single-election total was 2,834,790 votes, in the 2020 governor election in North Carolina. Cooper's closest win came in the 2016 governor election in North Carolina, decided by 10,277 votes.

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How many votes has Roy Cooper received?

Roy Cooper has received 5,143,947 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Roy Cooper’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020GovernorNorth CarolinaWon2,834,79051.52%Dan Forest
2016GovernorNorth CarolinaWon2,309,157Pat McCrory
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7372694). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Roy Cooper: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/roy-cooper. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.