1992 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

1992 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 1992

Nominee Dennis Wicker Art Pope Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,341,777 1,070,828 Percentage 53.50% 42.70%

County results Wicker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Pope:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Jim Gardner Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Dennis Wicker Democratic

The 1992 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Democratic nominee Dennis A. Wicker defeated Republican nominee Art Pope with 53.50% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 5, 1992.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dennis A. Wicker, State Representative
• James W. Crawford Jr., State Representative
• Ed Renfrow, State Auditor of North Carolina
• C. Philip Ginn, District judge

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis A. Wicker	265,799	41.16
	Democratic	James W. Crawford Jr.	234,492	36.31
	Democratic	Ed Renfrow	102,207	15.83
	Democratic	C. Philip Ginn	43,255	6.70
Total votes			645,753	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Art Pope, State Representative
• Doris Huffman, State Representative
• Frank J. "Trip" Sizemore III, former State Representative

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Pope	95,297	39.64
	Republican	Doris Huffman	72,962	30.35
	Republican	Frank J. "Trip" Sizemore III	72,142	30.01
Total votes			240,401	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Dennis A. Wicker, Democratic
• Art Pope, Republican

Other candidates

• Jeannette Small, Libertarian

Results

1992 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dennis A. Wicker	1,341,777	53.50%
	Republican	Art Pope	1,070,828	42.70%
	Libertarian	Jeannette Small	95,189	3.80%
Majority			270,949
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing