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Cooper defeated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory for the governorship in a close race in the 2016 election. This election made Cooper the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor in the state's history. [3]
- Kristin Cooper
Kristin Bernhardt Cooper (born July 19, 1956) is an American...
- Dan Forest
Dan Forest (born October 15, 1967) is an American politician...
- Mark Robinson
Mark Keith Robinson (born August 18, 1968) is an American...
- Nashville, North Carolina
Nashville is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United...
- Pat McCrory
Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American...
- Executive Mansion
The North Carolina Executive Mansion (also referred to as...
- Mike Easley
Early life and education. Mike Easley was born on March 23,...
- Kristin Cooper
After a dispute in results, Cooper won the election. Cooper won 49% of the vote, while McCrory won 48.9%.
Oct 26, 2020 · Cooper’s 2016 election was heralded as the triumph of a coalition of liberal whites, the state’s Black and Latino voters, and Never-Trumpers. And it was. And it was. But Cooper was never...
Mar 15, 2016 · HIGHLIGHTS. Incumbent Pat McCrory was North Carolina’s first Republican governor in almost 20 years. He was the first North Carolina governor to lose in a bid for re-election. [2] McCrory competed with Attorney General Roy Cooper (D) in the November election. Polling suggested a competitive race.
By Richard Fausset. Nov. 29, 2016. RALEIGH, N.C. — Three weeks after Election Day, the North Carolina governor’s race remains an unresolved, hotly contested muddle. The Democratic challenger,...
Mar 15, 2016 · HIGHLIGHTS. Incumbent Roy Cooper (D) ran for governor in 2016, leaving the attorney general election an open race. The winners of the March 15 primary elections— state Sen. Buck Newton (R) and former state Sen. Josh Stein (D)—competed in the November 8 general election.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Roy Cooper was eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office, and announced his intention to do so on December 5, 2019. [1] Under a 2018 state law, party primary elections were held on March 3, 2020.
