1996 General Election Candidates
Mecklenburg County, NC

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The following list contains the names of all offices, candidates and initiatives on the Mecklenburg County ballot. You may select the office name to see precinct level results or select a highlighted candidate's name to go to their campaign homepage.
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Dem = Democrat
Lib = Libertarian
NL = Natural Law
Rep = Republican
Ref = Reform
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Federal Offices

United States President
William Clinton - Dem
Robert Dole - Rep
Harry Brown - Lib
John Hagelin - NL
Ross Perot - Ref

United States Senate
Harvey B. Gantt - Dem
Jesse Helms - Rep
Ray Ubinger - Lib
J. Victor Pardo - NL

8th Congressional District
W. G. (Bill) Hefner - Dem
Curtis Blackwood - Rep
Thomas W. Carlisle - NL

9th Congressional District
Michel C. (Mike) Daisley - Dem
Sue Myrick - Rep
David L. Knight - Lib
Jeannie Austin - NL

12th Congressional District
Mel Watt - Dem
Joseph A. (Joe) Martino, Jr. - Rep
Roger L. Kohn - Lib
Walter Lewis - NL

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State Offices

Governor
James B. (Jim) Hunt, Jr. - Dem
Robin Hayes - Rep
Scott D. Yost - Lib
Julia Van Witt - NL

Lieutenant Governor
Dennis A. Wicker - Dem
Steve Arnold - Rep
John Dainotto - NL

Attorney General
Mike Easley - Dem
Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. - Rep

Auditor
Ralph Campbell - Dem
Jack Daly - Rep
Robert J. Dorsey - Lib
Theodore Janowski - NL

Commissioner of Agriculture
James A. (Jim) Graham - Dem
Tom Davidson - Rep
Eugene Paczelt - Lib
R. Gaines Steer - NL

Commissioner of Insurance
Jim Long - Dem
Mike Causey - Rep
Sean Haugh - Lib
Stephen Wolfe - NL

Commissioner of Labor
Harry E. Payne, Jr. - Dem
R. Tracy Walker - Rep
Seth Fehrs - Lib
Mary Ann Cooke - NL

Secretary of State
Elaine Marshall - Dem
Richard Petty - Rep
Lewis B. Guignard - Lib
Stephen Richter - NL

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mike Ward - Dem
Vernon Robinson - Rep
Chris Spruyt - Lib
Starr Von Stade - NL

Treasurer
Harlan E. Boyles - Dem
Ann Q. Duncan - Rep
Lewis B. Hunter - Lib
Peter Lyda - NL

Justice, Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. - Dem
Raymond A. (Ray) Warren - Rep

Associate Justice (Parker Seat)
Sarah Parker - Dem
Carl L. Tilghman - Rep

Judge, Court of Appeals
Linda McGee - Dem
Betty J. Pearce - Rep

Judge of Superior Court District 26-A
(2 seats)
Shirley L Fulton - Dem
Marcus Johnson - Dem

 

State Senate - District 33
Charlie Dannelly - Dem
(Unopposed)

State Senate - District 34
T.L. (Fountain) Odom - Dem
Edith A. (Edy) Brotherton - Rep
David Schmidt - Lib

State Senate - District 35
James F. (Jim) Alexander - Dem
Robert (Bob) Rucho - Rep

State Senate - District 40
Leslie Winner - Dem
E. Dunbar Jewell - Rep

State House - District 36
James B.(Jim) Black - Dem
Cheryl Jones - Rep
Christopher S Cole -Lib
Virginia Marshall - NL

State House - District 54
Drew Saunders - Dem
Marleen Alexander Carter - Rep

State House - District 55
W. Edwin (Ed) McMahan - Rep
(Unopposed)

State House - District 56
Martha Alexander - Dem
Marguerite King - NL

State House - District 57
Connie Wilson - Rep
(Unopposed)

State House - District 58
Ruth M. Easterling - Dem
Grace Grasty - Rep

State House - District 59
W. Pete Cunningham - Dem
(Unopposed)

State House - District 60
Beverly Earle - Dem
Jeff Taylor - Lib

State House - District 69
Jim Gulley - Rep
(Unopposed)

State House - District 76
W.W. (Dub) Dickson - Rep
(Unopposed)

State House - District 93
John Melvin Rayfield - Rep
Billy Joye - Dem

District Court - Judge 26th District
(Cantrell seat)
Nancy Norelli - Dem
Elizabeth (Libby) D Miller - Rep
(Cayer seat)
David S Cayer - Rep
(Unopposed)
(Evans seat)
Yvonne Mims Evans - Dem
(Leonard seat)
C Jerome Leonard, Jr - Rep
(Unopposed)
(Jones seat)
William G (Bill) Jones - Dem
(Unopposed)
(Boner seat)
Richard D Boner - Rep
(Unopposed)
(Constangy seat)
Bill Constangy - Rep
(Unopposed)
(Mercer seat)
Fritz Y Mercer, Jr - Rep
(Unopposed)
(Bissell seat)
Eric Levinson - Rep
(Unopposed)

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County Offices

County Commissioner
At-Large (3 Seats)
Becky Carney - Dem
Parks Helms - Dem
Vilma Leake - Dem
Tom Bush - Rep
Bill Davis - Rep
Linda McCall - Rep
Dale Grote - Lib

County Commissioner - District 1
David Hughes - Dem
Joel Carter - Rep

County Commissioner - District 2
Hoyle Martin - Dem
(Unopposed)

County Commissioner - District 3
Darrel Williams - Dem
(Unopposed)

County Commissioner - District 4
Lloyd Scher - Dem
Don Austin - Rep

County Commissioner - District 5
George Higgins - Rep
(Unopposed)

County Commissioner - District 6
Bill James - Rep
(Unopposed)

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (Non-partisan - 1 seat)
Victor D Alexander
Ruby Gardiner
Anthony Knighten

Register of Deeds
Kyle Stefan Winston - Dem
Judy Gibson - Rep

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Ballot Initiatives

Constitutional Amendment - Veto for Governor

Constitutional Amendment - Punishment for Criminal Offenders

Constitutional Amendment - Victims Rights

State - Public School Building Bonds ($1,800,000,000 )

State - Highway Bonds ($950,000,000 )

City - Street Bonds ($66,375,000)

City - Neighborhood Improvement Bonds ($32,000,000)

Amendment to Matthews Town Charter - Two year term for Commissioners