1996 North Carolina Council of State election
Introduction The '''North Carolina Council of State election of 1996''' was held on 5 November 1996, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State.All the races were won by Democrats, as were the posts of governor and lieutenant governor. All were incumbents except for Elaine Marshall, who won the post of secretary of state, and Michael E. Ward, who was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction. Both Marshall and Ward succeeded fellow Democrats.
Results by office ===Attorney General======State Auditor======Commissioner of Agriculture======Commissioner of Insurance======Commissioner of Labor======Secretary of State======Superintendent of Public Instruction======State Treasurer===
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