2016 North American Soccer League season
Three expansion clubs joined the league, with Miami FC and Rayo OKC joining in the Spring season and Puerto Rico FC beginning competition in the Fall season. In December, 2015, the San Antonio Scorpions' home stadium, Toyota Field, was bought by the city of San Antonio for use by Spurs Sports & Entertainment to host a club in the USL, forcing the Scorpions to cease operations. In January, 2016, the NASL suspended its operation of the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2016 season and possibly beyond. As a result, the Spring season was contested by 11 clubs and the Fall season by 12. The New York Cosmos are defending Soccer Bowl champions. A split season format was used for the 2016 season.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
The 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This season marked the 93rd for the program, which was led by sixth-year head coach Rod Broadway. They played their home games at Aggie Stadium and were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Richmond.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the season 10–2, 7–1 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie, earning the school's 8th MEAC Championship and 13th overall. As a result of the MEAC Tiebreaker system, the Aggies were invited to represent the conference in the inaugural Celebration Bowl against Southwestern Athletic Conference Champion Alcorn State. The Aggies defeated Alcorn State earning their 4th Black college football national championship.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Before the season
At the conclusion of the 2015 football season, the Aggies lost key players such as quarterback Kwashaun Quick, who was the only quarterback in the program's history to finish with more than 2,000 passing and 1,000 rushing yards. In addition to Quick, the Aggies also lost defensive back Tony McRae, defensive tackle Michael Neal and linebackers Denzel Jones & Landis Shoffner.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, St. Augustine's
This game marked the 4th meeting between Division II Saint Augustine's and the Aggies. The two teams have not faced each other since 1935 when the Aggies defeated the Falcons 33–0. Going into the matchup, the Aggies held the all-time series at 2–0–1. The Aggies easily outmatched Saint Augustine's with performances such as quarterback Lamar Raynard's 17 completions and 2 touchdowns. Other top performances include running back Tarik Cohen's 2 touchdowns and 8 carries. Cohen now owns the school record for receiving and rushing touchdowns with a career number of 42.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Kent State
This game marked the first meeting between the Aggies and Division I FBS Kent State. Going into the game, A&T held an 0-3 all-time record against FBS opponents, while Kent State was 13-0 against FCS opponents over the last 15 years. The Aggies were able to upset the Golden Flashes with a 39-36 victory in 4 overtimes. Fifth-year senior quarterback Oluwafemi Bamiro threw the game-winning pass to Denzel Keyes securing the program's first ever victory over FBS competition.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Tulsa
This game marks the first meeting between the Aggies and Division I FBS Tulsa. The Golden Hurricanes were able to establish a commanding 48–0 lead by halftime. A&T's offense was held off by Tulsa's defense until late in the 3rd quarter, when the Aggies finally posted their first points of the game.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Hampton
This game marked the 45th meeting between A&T and Hampton. Going into the game, Hampton held a 26–17–2 all-time record against A&T. In their last two meetings, the Aggies had beaten Hampton by a combined 76-45, including their 45-31 victory last season in Hampton. Both the Aggies and Pirates went into the game with extra time to prepare courtesy of a bye week Hampton also faced the additional challenge of playing an A&T team that is 24-5 at home since 2011.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Hampton
Tarik Cohen put in a 256-yard performance, including 3 touchdowns in the second half to give the Aggies their victory. His performance in this game broke 2 A&T school records; Cohen surpassed Stoney Polite's (1984–87) 41 career rushing touchdown record and also James White's 25 year record for longest run from scrimmage (89 yards).


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Norfolk State
This game marked the 40th meeting between A&T and Norfolk State. Going into the game, The Aggies held a 29-11 all-time record against NSU. In their last meeting, the Aggies defeated the Spartans 27–3 in Norfolk.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Bethune-Cookman
This game marked the 37th meeting between the A&T and Bethune-Cookman. Going into the game, Bethune-Cookman held a 22–15 all-time record against the Aggies. In their last meeting, the Aggies defeated the Wildcats 24–14 in front of a home crowd in Greensboro. The Aggies scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter for a come-from-behind win over Bethune-Cookman. Tarik Cohen finished the game with 220 yards and three touchdowns, a performance that made him the first player in A&T history to rush for at least 200 yards in three straight games. This game also saw quarterback Lamar Raynard throw for a career-high 277 yards and 3 touchdowns.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Howard
This game marked the 39th meeting between the A&T and Howard. Going into the game, A&T held a 27–20–2 all-time record against Howard. In their last meeting, the Aggies cruised to a 65–14 victory over the Bison in front of sold out Homecoming crowd at Aggie Stadium. The Aggies were able to cruise to a near shutout over Howard in Washington to play spoiler to the Bison's Homecoming. Quarterback Lamar Raynard threw 191 passing yards and 3 touchdowns; while Running back Tarik Cohen ran for 133 yards and 1 touchdown in the winning effort. Cohen's performance put him over 5,000 career rushing yards.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Florida A&M
This game will mark the 64th meeting between the A&T and Florida A&M. Going into the game, Florida A&M holds a 44-17-3 all-time record against the Aggies. In their last meeting, the Aggies defeated the Rattlers 28-10 in Tallahassee.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, South Carolina State
This game will mark the 54rd meeting between the A&T and rival South Carolina State. Going into the game, South Carolina State holds a 32-19-2 all-time record against the Aggies. In their last meeting, the Aggies defeated the Bulldogs 9-6 in Orangeburg, SC.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, Delaware State
This game marks the 45th meeting between the North Carolina A&T and Delaware State. Going into the game, both teams are tied at 22-22-1 in the all-time record against one another, with Delaware state holding the lead over A&T. In their last meeting, the Aggies tied the series when they defeated the Hornets 27-6 in Greensboro.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, North Carolina Central
Lavontis Smith (NCCU) – 4 REC, 83 YDS 0 TD


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Game summaries, North Carolina Central
This game marks the 88th meeting between North Carolina A&T and arch rival North Carolina Central. Going into the game, the Aggies hold a 49–33–5 all-time record against the Eagles. In their last meeting, the Eagles upset the favored Aggies 21-16 in A&T's sole conference loss of the season. The Eagle victory took away sole possession of the MEAC championship from A&T, resulting in a 3-way tie for first place. The MEAC tiebreaker formula would then eliminate the Eagles and name A&T the conference's representative for the inaugural Celebration Bowl against Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Alcorn State.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, FCS Playoffs, First Round–Richmond
This game marked the 1st meeting between North Carolina A&T and the University of Richmond. This was the program's fifth appearance in the FCS playoffs and their first at-large berth. A&T earned the playoff berth with combination of their #9 national ranking, their victory over FBS Kent State and their performance against Tulsa. The Aggies' last appearance in the FCS Playoffs was in 2003, losing in the first round to Wofford.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, FCS Playoffs, First Round–Richmond
In the lead up to the match up, both the Aggies and Spiders were dealing with depth issues. Both teams suffered losses of their starting quarterbacks, with A&T losing Sophomore Lamar Raynard and Richmond losing Junior Kyle Lauletta. The Aggies started 3rd string Quarterback Oluwafemi Bamiro, while the Spiders tapped sophomore Kevin Johnson to make his season debut.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, FCS Playoffs, First Round–Richmond
Johnson threw for 315 yards, including a 35-yard pass and 7-yard scoring run. The spiders were also able to neutralize running back Tarik Cohen, limiting him to only 70 yards from scrimmage and forcing Cohen's first fumble in 528 straight touches without one. Richmond also held the A&T to 226 offensive yards while gaining four turnovers.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season
As the 2016 college football season neared the end, many organizations began to announce finalists and winners of various past-season awards. Aggie players and coaches appeared on many of these lists. Several players for the Aggies were honored with awards and accolades including Wide Receiver Elijah Bell; Left Tackle Brandon Parker & Running Back Tarik Cohen.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season
Senior Tarik Cohen was awarded the Offensive Player of the year award for the third consecutive year, making him the first player in MEAC history to do so. Cohen also became the conference's all-time leading rusher, as his record-setting 1,588 rushing yards during the season extended his career total to 5,619. Cohen's performance placed him on the watch lists for both the Deacon Jones Trophy, which he was awarded, and the Walter Payton Award, where he ultimately finished fifth in the voting.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season
In addition to setting new School and Conference rushing yardage records, Cohen broke the single-season touchdown record with 19 total. He also tied the school for the single-season rushing touchdowns record with 18; holds numerous school records including: rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns and total points at 56, 59 & 339 respectively. Cohen also earned several All-American recognition from a number of organizations and media outlets including: the NCAA, STATS FCS and BoxToRow. He was also named to the 2016 Walter Camp Football Championship Subdivision All-American team and he was named a second-team AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches’ All-American selection.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season
In addition to Cohen, Junior Brandon Parker & Freshman Elijah Bell also earned recognition. Parker was named offensive lineman of the year for the second straight season. Parker also earned conference player of the week honors on five separate occasions. Freshman Elijah Bell was also named conference rookie of the year. In his debut season, Bell set a freshmen school record with 8 touchdown passes; and placed near the top of the MEAC in both yards per reception and receiving yardage.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season
The following A&T players were also named to the All–MEAC First, Second, and Third Teams:


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season
The Aggies finished the 2016 season ranked 20th nationally both the Coaches & Media polls. This marks the 10 time in the program's history, and also the 3rd time this was accomplished in back to back seasons. The team's win over Kent State was the program's first-ever win over a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision school.


2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team, Post Season, 2017 NFL Draft
The 2017 NFL Draft was held on April 27–29, 2017 in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The following A&T players were either selected or signed as undrafted free agents following the draft.


2016 North Carolina Attorney General election
The 2016 North Carolina election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Attorney General of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2016 North Carolina Attorney General election
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper chose not to run for re-election to a fifth term in office, but instead successfully ran for Governor.


2016 North Carolina Attorney General election
Democratic former state senator Josh Stein defeated Republican state senator Buck Newton in the general election.


2016 North Carolina Attorney General election, Democratic primary
Attorney Tim Dunn had announced in November 2014 that he planned to run for attorney general if Roy Cooper did not run for re-election. Cooper did run for governor as expected, but Dunn did not make any further announcements and did not end up running.


2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
The 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Mack. The Eagles played their home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in MEAC play to win the MEAC title to play in the Celebration Bowl, where they were defeated by SWAC champions Grambling State.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election
The North Carolina Council of State elections of 2016 were held on November 8, 2016 to select the ten officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This elections coincided with the presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Senate and state elections to the General Assembly and judiciary. Primary elections were held March 15.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election
The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms. The pre-election partisan makeup of the Council of State consisted of 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans. After the election, the partisan makeup was reversed, with 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats winning. Three incumbents were defeated: Governor Pat McCrory (R), Superintendent of Public Education June Atkinson (D), and Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (D).


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Governor
Republican Pat McCrory, the incumbent, faced Democratic nominee Roy Cooper, the incumbent North Carolina Attorney General, and Libertarian nominee Lon Cecil in the general election. Cooper won with 49% of the vote.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Lieutenant Governor
Republican Dan Forest, the incumbent, faced Democratic nominee Linda Coleman, a former Director of the Office of State Personnel, former State Representative and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2012, and Libertarian nominee Jacki Cole in the general election. Forest won with more than 51% of the vote.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Attorney General
Josh Stein, State Senator and former Deputy Attorney General of North Carolina, was the Democratic nominee for the post, and Buck Newton, another State Senator, was the Republican nominee. Stein won with just over 50% of the vote.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Secretary of State
Democrat Elaine Marshall, the incumbent, ran for a sixth term.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, State Auditor
Democrat Beth A. Wood, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a third term.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, State Auditor, General election, Results
Stuber called for a recount even before the election results were officially certified, and it seemed likely that the margin of difference between the candidates would remain well under the 10,000-vote threshold that a recount requires. But as the recount neared completion and the outcome remained the same, Stuber conceded the election on Dec. 9.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, State Treasurer
Janet Cowell, a Democrat and the incumbent Treasurer, announced she would not run for reelection.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, State Treasurer, General election, Results
Folwell became the first North Carolina State Treasurer elected from a party other than the Democratic Party since William H. Worth, a Populist, was elected in 1896.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Democrat June Atkinson, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term in 2016. When it was believed that Atkinson was not going to run for re-election, State Rep. Tricia Cotham was considered a potential Democratic candidate.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Superintendent of Public Instruction, General election, Results
Johnson became the first Republican (or member of any party other than the Democratic Party) elected Superintendent since 1896, when Charles H. Mebane was elected.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Agriculture
Republican Steve Troxler, the incumbent, ran for a fourth term.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Agriculture, General election, Results
Steve Troxler received more votes than any other candidate in North Carolina in 2016. As of 2021, this is the last statewide election in which the Republican candidate won Wake County and Chatham County.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Labor
Republican Cherie Berry, the incumbent, ran for reelection to a fifth term.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Insurance
Democrat Wayne Goodwin, the incumbent, ran for re-election to a third term in 2016.


2016 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Insurance, General election, Results
Causey became the first Republican ever elected to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.


2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
The 2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of North Carolina as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
On the same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states, including their own North Carolina primary, plus the Northern Mariana Islands.


2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
Clinton easily won the primary. She had the in-state backing of Rep. G.K. Butterfield, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, as well as Reps. Alma Adams and David Price. Sanders, meanwhile, did not have any endorsements from members of Congress representing the state. Clinton won 80% of African Americans.


2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
After North Carolina had sealed the deal on Clinton's dying 2008 presidential effort eight years prior by handing a double-digit win to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton managed a commanding 13-percentage-point-victory in North Carolina over Bernie Sanders in 2016. Clinton won both men 48-47, and women 59-37; she won both married and unmarried women voters in the state. While Sanders won 59–40 with younger voters, and 52-43 with white voters, Clinton won 64–30 with older voters and 80-19 with African American voters. Clinton swept all educational attainment levels and all income levels except those who made between $50k and $100k per year. Clinton won Democrats 65-34, but lost Independents 58-34 to Sanders. Clinton won among liberals, moderates, and conservatives in the Old North State.


2016 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Clinton won in urban, Suburban, and rural areas of the state. She won Raleigh-Durham 55-42, the Charlotte area 60-39, Piedmont and central North Carolina 60-31, and Eastern North Carolina 58-34. Sanders performed strongly in Western North Carolina, which is whiter, conservative, more rural and considered to be part of Appalachia, winning 52–44. Outside of the western part of the state, Sanders won only three counties: New Hanover, home to Wilmington; the state's eighth most populated city, Dare, and Orange, the latter of which is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election
There was no change in the composition of the House (compared to the results of the 2014 elections) as Republicans retained their three-fifths supermajority, winning 74 seats compared to 46 seats for the Democrats.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 1
Incumbent Republican Bob Steinburg has represented the 1st District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 2
Incumbent Republican Larry Yarborough has represented the 2nd district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 3
Incumbent Republican Michael Speciale has represented the 3rd district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 4
Incumbent Republican Jimmy Dixon has represented the 4th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Howard Hunter III has represented the 5th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 6
Incumbent independent politician Paul Tine has represented the 6th district since 2013. Tine didn't seek re-election. Republican Beverly Boswell won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 7
Incumbent Democrat Bobbie Richardson has represented the 7th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 8
Incumbent Republican Susan Martin has represented the 8th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 9
Incumbent Republican Greg Murphy has represented the 9th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 10
Incumbent Republican Majority Leader John Bell has represented the 10th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 11
Incumbent Democrat Duane Hall has represented the 11th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 12
Incumbent Democrat George Graham has represented the 12th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 13
Incumbent Republican Pat McElraft has represented the 13th district since 2007.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 14
Incumbent Republican George Cleveland has represented the 14th district since 2005.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 15
Incumbent Republican Phil Shepard has represented the 15th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 16
Incumbent Republican Chris Millis has represented the 16th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 17
Incumbent Republican Frank Iler has represented the 17th district since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 18
Incumbent Democrat Susi Hamilton has represented the 18th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 19
Incumbent Republican Ted Davis Jr. has represented the 19th district since 2012.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 20
Incumbent Republican Holly Grange has represented the 20th district since 2016. Grange was elected to her first full term.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 21
Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 2001.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 22
Incumbent Democrat William Brisson has represented the 22nd district since 2007.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 23
Incumbent Democrat Shelly Willingham has represented the 23rd district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 24
Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 25
Incumbent Republican Jeff Collins has represented the 25th district since 2011. His opponent James D. Gailliard sought election to this seat again in 2018 and became Collin's successor when he left office.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 26
Incumbent Republican Leo Daughtry has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 1993. Daughtry didn't seek re-election and Donna McDowell White won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 27
Incumbent Democrat Michael Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 28
Incumbent Republican James Langdon Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2005. Republican Larry C. Strickland won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 29
Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader Larry Hall has represented the 29th district since 2006.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 30
Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke has represented the 30th district since 1991. Luebke died before the election, but was re-elected posthumously. Philip Lehman was appointed to succeed Luebke at the start of 2017-2018 session.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 31
Incumbent Democrat Mickey Michaux has represented the 31st district and its predecessors since 1983.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 32
Incumbent Democrat Nathan Baskerville has represented the 32nd district since 2013. Baskerville didn't seek re-election and Democrat Terry Garrison won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 33
Incumbent Democrat Rosa Gill has represented the 33rd district since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 34
Incumbent Democrat Grier Martin has represented the 34th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 35
Incumbent Democrat Chris Malone has represented the 35th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 36
Incumbent Republican Nelson Dollar has represented the 36th district since 2005.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 37
Incumbent Republican Paul Stam has represented the 37th district since 2003. Stam didn't seek re-election. Republican Linda Hunt Williams won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 38
Incumbent Democrat Yvonne Lewis Holley has represented the 38th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 39
Incumbent Democrat Darren Jackson has represented the 39th district since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 40
Incumbent Republican Marilyn Avila has represented the 40th district since 2007. She lost re-election to Democrat Joe John.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 41
Incumbent Democrat Gale Adcock has represented the 41st district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 42
Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas has represented the 42nd district since 2001.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 43
Incumbent Democrat Elmer Floyd has represented the 43rd district since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 44
Incumbent Democrat William "Billy" Richardson has represented the 44th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 45
Incumbent Republican John Szoka has represented the 45th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 46
Incumbent Democrat Ken Waddell has represented the 46th district since 2013. Waddell didn't seek re-election and was succeeded by Republican Brenden Jones.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 47
Incumbent Democrat Charles Graham has represented the 47th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 48
Incumbent Democrat Garland Pierce has represented the 48th district since 2005.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 49
Incumbent Republican Gary Pendleton has represented the 49th district since 2014. He was defeated for re-election by Democrat Cynthia Ball.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 50
Incumbent Democrat Graig Meyer has represented the 50th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 51
Incumbent Democrat Brad Salmon has represented the 51st district since 2015. Salmon lost re-election to Republican John Sauls


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 52
Incumbent Republican Jamie Boles has represented the 52nd district since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 53
Incumbent Republican David Lewis has represented the 53rd district since 2003.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 54
Incumbent Democrat Robert Reives II has represented the 54th district since 2014.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 55
Incumbent Republican Mark Brody has represented the 55th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 56
Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko has represented the 56th district since 1997.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 57
Incumbent Democrat Pricey Harrison has represented the 57th district since 2005.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 58
Incumbent Democrat Chris Sgro has represented the 58th district since his appointment in 2016. Sgro didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Amos Quick won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 59
Incumbent Republican Jon Hardister has represented the 59th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 60
Incumbent Democrat Cecil Brockman has represented the 60th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 61
Incumbent Republican John Faircloth has represented the 61st District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 62
Incumbent Republican John Blust has represented the 62nd District since 2001.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 63
Incumbent Republican Stephen Ross has represented the 63rd District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 64
Incumbent Republican Dennis Riddell has represented the 64th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 65
Incumbent Republican Bert Jones has represented the 65th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 66
Incumbent Democrat Ken Goodman has represented the 66th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 67
Incumbent Republican Justin Burr has represented the 67th District since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 68
Incumbent Republican Craig Horn has represented the 68th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 69
Incumbent Republican Dean Arp has represented the 69th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 70
Incumbent Republican Pat Hurley has represented the 70th District since 2007.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 71
Incumbent Democrat Evelyn Terry has represented the 71st District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 72
Incumbent Democrat Ed Hanes has represented the 72nd District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 73
Incumbent Republican Lee Zachary has represented the 73rd District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 74
Incumbent Republican Debra Conrad has represented the 74th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 75
Incumbent Republican Donny Lambeth has represented the 75th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 76
Incumbent Republican Carl Ford has represented the 76th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 77
Incumbent Republican Harry Warren has represented the 77th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 78
Incumbent Republican Allen McNeill has represented the 78th District since 2012.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 79
Incumbent Republican Julia Craven Howard has represented the 79th District and its predecessors since 1989.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 80
Incumbent Republican Sam Watford has represented the 80th District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 81
Incumbent Republican Rayne Brown has represented the 81st District since 2011. Brown didn't seek re-election and Republican Larry Potts won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 82
Incumbent Republican Larry Pittman has represented the 82nd District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 83
Incumbent Republican Linda Johnson has represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2001.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 84
Incumbent Republican Rena Turner has represented the 84th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 85
Incumbent Republican Josh Dobson has represented the 85th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 86
Incumbent Republican Hugh Blackwell has represented the 86th District since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 87
Incumbent Republican George Robinson has represented the 87th District since 2015. Robinson ran for re-election but was defeated by Republican Destin Hall in the Republican Primary. Hall easily won the general election.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 88
Incumbent Republican Rob Bryan has represented the 88th District since 2013. Bryan lost re-election to Democrat Mary Belk.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 89
Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer has represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 90
Incumbent Republican Sarah Stevens  has represented the 90th District since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 91
Incumbent Republican Kyle Hall has represented the 91st District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 92
Incumbent Republican Justin Moore has represented the 92nd District since August 2016 after Charles Jeter resigned. Democrat Chaz Beasley defeated Republican Beth Danae Caulfield in the general election.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 93
Incumbent Republican Jonathan Jordan has represented the 93rd District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 94
Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Elmore has represented the 94th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 95
Incumbent Republican John Fraley has represented the 95th District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 96
Incumbent Republican Jay Adams has represented the 96th District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 97
Incumbent Republican Jason Saine has represented the 97th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 98
Incumbent Republican John Bradford has represented the 98th District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 99
Incumbent Dmeocrat Rodney Moore has represented the 99th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 100
Incumbent Democrat Tricia Cotham has represented the 100th District since 2007. Cotham didn't seek re-election and Democrat John Autry won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 101
Incumbent Democrat Beverly Earle has represented the 101st District and its predecessors since 1995.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 102
Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney has represented the 102nd District since 2003.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 103
Incumbent Republican Bill Brawley has represented the 103rd District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 104
Incumbent Republican Dan Bishop has represented the 104th District since 2015. Bishop didn't seek re-election and successfully was elected to Senate district 39. Republican Andy Dulin won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 105
Incumbent Republican Scott Stone has represented the 105th District since May 2016. Stone was elected to his first full term.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 106
Incumbent Democrat Carla Cunningham has represented the 106th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 107
Incumbent Democrat Kelly Alexander has represented the 107th District since 2009.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 108
Incumbent Republican John Torbett has represented the 108th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 109
Incumbent Republican Dana Bumgardner has represented the 109th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 110
Incumbent Republican Kelly Hastings has represented the 110th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 111
Incumbent Republican Speaker of the House Tim Moore has represented the 111th District since 2003.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 112
Incumbent Republican David Rogers has represented the 112th District since  August 2016. Rogers was elected to his first full term.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 113
Incumbent Republican Chris Whitmire has represented the 113th District since 2013. Whitmire didn't seek re-election. Republican Cody Henson won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 114
Incumbent Democrat Susan Fisher has represented the 114th District since 2004.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 115
Incumbent Democrat John Ager has represented the 115th District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 116
Incumbent Democrat Brian Turner has represented the 116th District since 2015.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 117
Incumbent Republican Chuck McGrady has represented the 117th District since 2011.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 118
Incumbent Republican Michele Presnell has represented the 118th District since 2013.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 119
Incumbent Democrat Joe Sam Queen has represented the 119th District since 2013. Queen was defeated for re-election by Republican Mike Clampitt.


2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, District 120
Incumbent Republican Roger West has represented the 120th District and its predecessors since 2000. West didn't seek re-election and Republican Kevin Corbin won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina Senate election
The 2016 North Carolina State Senate elections selected members to serve in the North Carolina Senate for a two-year term commencing in January 2017. Going into the election, the Senate had 34 Republican and 16 Democratic members, which constituted a two-thirds super-majority for the Republican Party. Following the election, the Senate had 35 Republican and 15 Democratic members.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 1
Incumbent Republican Bill Cook has represented the 1st district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 2
Incumbent Republican Norman W. Sanderson has represented the 2nd district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 3
Incumbent Democrat Erica D. Smith has represented the 3rd district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 4
Incumbent Democrat Angela Bryant has represented the 4th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Donald G. Davis has represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously from 2009 to 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 6
Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2004.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 7
Incumbent Republican Louis Pate has represented the 7th district and its predecessors since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 8
Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon has represented the 8th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 9
Incumbent Republican Michael Lee has represented the 9th district since 2014.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 10
Incumbent Republican Brent Jackson has represented the 10th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 11
Incumbent Republican Buck Newton has represented the 11th district since 2011. Newton unsuccessfully sought election to become NC Attorney General.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 12
Incumbent Republican Ronald J. Rabin has represented the 12th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 13
Incumbent Democrat Jane W. Smith has represented the 13th district since 2015. Smith lost re-election to Republican Danny Earl Britt, Jr..


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 14
Incumbent Democrat Dan Blue has represented the 14th district since 2009.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 15
Incumbent Republican John Alexander has represented the 15th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 16
Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has represented the 16th district since 2016. Chaudhuri is seeking his first full term.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 17
Incumbent Republican Tamara Barringer has represented the 17th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 18
Incumbent Republican Chad Barefoot has represented 18th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 19
Incumbent Republican Wesley Meredith has represented the 19th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 20
Incumbent Democrat Floyd McKissick Jr. has represented the 20th district since 2007.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 21
Incumbent Democrat Ben Clark has represented the 21st district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 22
Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard has represented the 22nd district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 23
Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee has represented the 23rd district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 24
Incumbent Republican Rick Gunn has represented the 24th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 25
Incumbent Republican Tom McInnis has represented the 25th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 26
Incumbent Republican President Pro Tempore Phil Berger has represented the 26th district since and its predecessors since 2001.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 27
Incumbent Republican Trudy Wade has represented the 27th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 28
Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 29
Incumbent Republican Jerry Tillman has represented the 29th district since


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 30
Incumbent Republican Shirley B. Randleman has represented the 30th district since 2012.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 31
Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec has represented the 31st district since 2014.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 32
Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe, Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 33
Incumbent Republican Stan Bingham has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001. Bingham didn't seek re-election.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 34
Incumbent Republican Andrew Brock has represented the 34th district since 2003.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 35
Incumbent Republican Tommy Tucker has represented the 35th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 36
Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 36th district and its predecessors since 1991. Hartsell didn't seek re-election. Republican Paul Newton won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 37
Incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson has represented the 37th district since 2014.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 38
Incumbent Democrat Joel D. M. Ford has represented the 38th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 39
Incumbent Republican Bob Rucho has represented the 39th district since 2008. Rucho didn't seek re-election. Representative Dan Bishop won the open seat.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 40
Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell has represented the 40th district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 41
Incumbent Republican Jeff Tarte has represented the 41st district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 42
Incumbent Republican Andy Wells has represented the 42nd district since 2015.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 43
Incumbent Republican Kathy Harrington has represented the 43rd district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 44
Incumbent Republican David L. Curtis has represented the 44th district since 2013.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 45
Incumbent Republican Deanna Ballard has represented the 45th district since 2016.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 46
Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 47
Incumbent Republican Ralph Hise has represented the 47th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 48
Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards has represented the 48th district since 2016.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 49
Incumbent Democrat Terry Van Duyn has represented the 49th district since 2014.


2016 North Carolina Senate election, Results, District 50
Incumbent Republican Jim Davis has represented the 50th district since 2011.


2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for second in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Stanford.


2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Recruiting
National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016 and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 26 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 7 athletes enrolled early to UNC.


2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Recruiting
^These signees will not be enrolling at UNC in 2016 due to not being admitted into the school.


2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Personnel
North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora enters his fifth year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2016 season. At the end of the 2015 season, assistant head coach, Seth Littrell, was hired as the head coach at North Texas. As a result, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, Chris Kapilovic, was promoted to offensive coordinator, and will retain his role as offensive line coach. Former Tar Heel player, Chad Scott, was hired to replace Littrell as the tight ends/hybrids coach.


2016 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 70th season of the university fielding a program.


2016 North Carolina elections
North Carolina's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.


2016 North Carolina elections
All 120 seats of the North Carolina House of Representatives and all 50 seats of the North Carolina Senate, as well as the offices of Governor, Lieutenant, Attorney General, Treasurer, and Secretary of State were up for election.


2016 North Carolina elections, Federal Elections, Presidential, Primaries
The North Carolina Primary for the Democratic Party took place on March 15, 2016. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton beat Senator Bernie Sanders, with 54.50% of the vote to Sanders' 40.86%. Clinton received 60 of the state's delegates, with the remaining 47 going to Sanders. The Democratic Primary took place on the same day as Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio.


2016 North Carolina elections, Federal Elections, Presidential, Primaries
The North Carolina Primary for the Republican Party took place on March 15, 2016. 12 Republican Candidates appeared on the ballot, of which only four; Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, and Marco Rubio, were still in the race. Donald Trump won the primary with 40.23% of the vote, followed by Cruz's 36.76%, Kasich's 12.67%, and Rubio's 7.73%. One withdrawn candidate, Ben Carson, received a single delegate. Trump's victory was closer than expected, as he and Cruz performed well in different metropolitan areas.


2016 North Carolina elections, Federal Elections, Presidential, General Election
Donald Trump won the state with 49.83% of the vote, with a margin of 3.66% over Hillary Clinton. Many of the predictions for North Carolina labeled it as either a tossup or leaning towards Clinton. There was an increase in turnout from 2012 for both the Democrats and Republicans.


2016 North Carolina elections, Federal Elections, Senate
Incumbent Senator Richard Burr beat his Democratic challenger, Deborah K. Ross, with 51.1% of the vote. However, on Election Night, the polls were showing very well for Ross.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Primary elections were held March 15. Both major party candidates won their primaries by overwhelming margins. The Republican nominee, incumbent governor of North Carolina Pat McCrory was running for a second term in office. Roy Cooper, the incumbent Attorney General of the state and the second-longest-serving Attorney General in North Carolina history, was the Democratic nominee. Lon Cecil, a consultant and electrical engineer, was the Libertarian nominee. This race was expected to be among the most competitive in the country in the 2016 gubernatorial election cycle.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
On election night, the race was too close to call, with Cooper leading by fewer than 5,000 votes out of more than 4.6 million cast. That lead eventually widened to 10,281 votes. Cooper claimed victory that night, with thousands of provisional ballots still yet to be counted, saying, "We have won this race." However, McCrory refused to concede, claiming that the race was still too close to call and the winner had not yet been determined. He cast doubt on the authenticity of 90,000 late-arriving votes from Durham County, which put Cooper in the lead. McCrory's campaign filed complaints alleging voter fraud in over 50 counties. Both campaigns anticipated a protracted legal battle over the results.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
On November 22, 2016, McCrory formally requested a statewide recount; once all ballots are counted, North Carolina election law allows either candidate to request a recount if the margin is fewer than 10,000 votes. On November 30, 2016, the North Carolina State Board of Elections ordered a recount of certain votes in Durham County. The recount was slated to be completed on December 5, 2016. However, when early results made it apparent that the margin would not change, McCrory conceded the race to Cooper on the afternoon of December 5.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election
This was the first time since North Carolina governors became eligible for immediate reelection in 1976 that a sitting officeholder was defeated in their bid for a second term. It was also the only gubernatorial seat to flip from Republican to Democratic in 2016. With a margin of 0.22%, this election was additionally the closest race of the 2016 gubernatorial election cycle.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Polls closed at 7:30 pm on election day. On election night, as votes were tallied, Cooper held an early lead, but was overtaken by McCrory around 9:30 pm, and McCrory held the lead for most of the evening. Shortly before midnight, McCrory held a 60,000 vote lead until a block of 90,000 votes from Durham County was added to the total, putting Cooper back in the lead by fewer than 5,000 votes out of 4,500,000 cast. Both candidates addressed supporters around 12:30 am; Cooper declared victory, while McCrory vowed the race was not over and that every vote needed to be counted.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Under North Carolina state law, absentee ballots postmarked on or before election day must be counted, and military and overseas ballots accepted through November 17 must also be counted. Additionally, election administrators "must decide the eligibility of more than 60,000 provisional ballots and the validity of thousands of challenged votes." This process, plus a protracted legal challenge from the McCrory campaign, was likely to leave the election result not formally decided for some time after election day.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
McCrory's campaign said that it had "grave concerns over potential irregularities in Durham County." Republican Party of North Carolina Chairman Robin Hayes called Cooper's declaration of victory "rude and grossly premature." On November 10, 2016, both campaigns announced they had retained attorneys in anticipation of a protracted legal battle: Cooper hired lawyers from Washington-based firm Perkins Coie (including Marc Elias), while McCrory hired lawyers from Virginia-based firm Holtzman Vogel Josefiak.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Once all ballots are counted, North Carolina election law allows either candidate to request a recount if the margin is fewer than 10,000 votes.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 12, the general counsel of the Durham County Republican Party filed a formal protest with the Durham County Board of Elections alleging "malfeasance" in the tallying of votes in Durham County and calling for a recount. McCrory's campaign said that the 90,000 votes added to the total late on election night appeared to have come from corrupted memory cards. A campaign spokesman said, "What transpired in Durham County is extremely troubling and no citizen can have confidence in the results at this point in time."


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 14, WRAL reported that there was speculation among political operatives about whether the race could possibly be contested and handed to the North Carolina General Assembly to determine the winner, as was done in 2005, when the General Assembly made June Atkinson the winner of a disputed election for the office of North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said getting the General Assembly involved would be "an absolute last resort".


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Also on November 14, WRAL reported that the State Bureau of Investigation was investigating whether crimes were committed in the mishandling of 1,000 ballots in the March 2016 primaries in Durham County, the likely epicenter of the battle over the gubernatorial race. The Durham County electoral board chairman said there was no connection between the investigation and the gubernatorial race.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 15 Bladen County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor McCrae Dowless, a Republican and the incumbent for reelection, filed a protest with that county's board of elections over several hundred absentee ballots cast for Cooper and other Democrats, claiming that they were fraudulent; on the basis of similarity of the handwriting with which they were filled out. In his initial filing, Dowless claimed corroboration by a handwriting expert. The complainant had initially expressed concerns about voter fraud related to his own reelection campaign, and before election day.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
The McCrory campaign alleged that the ballots were filled out by paid employees of the Bladen County Improvement Association PAC, a political action committee that received funding from the North Carolina Democratic Party. The complaint alleged that one person served as a witness for at least 67 mail-in absentee ballots, and the same person appeared to have filled out the selections on 71 ballots. It said there were at least 250 questionable ballots connected to five people paid by the Bladen County Improvement Association PAC.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
That organization has responded that the people involved were volunteers with their get-out-the-vote effort, and that the only payments made to them were small stipends for expenses incurred as part of that activity; such as food and gas costs. The McCrory campaign stated, "A massive voting fraud scheme has been uncovered in Bladen County." In response, the Cooper campaign stated: "Governor McCrory has set a new standard for desperation in his attempts to undermine the results of an election he lost."


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 16, the McCrory campaign announced it had filed election protests alleging fraud in 11 more counties. On November 17, the McCrory campaign announced the number of counties in which it had filed protests alleging voter fraud had grown to 50 counties, which the Associated Press reported were "without offering detailed proof."


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Every county election board in the state has three members: two Republican appointees and one Democrat.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Durham County has been seen as the most pivotal county, as it has the most votes at stake. On November 16, the Durham County Board of Elections voted 2-1 to hold an evidentiary hearing on election protest about the ballots in Durham County. At the hearing on November 18, the board unanimously dismissed the protest, with the board's Republican chairman, William Brian Jr., saying that all the evidence shows that the count is correct.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
By November 18, Cooper's unofficial advantage over McCrory had grown to about 6,600 votes, out of almost 4.7 million cast.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 20, the state Board of Elections held an emergency meeting. They declined a McCrory campaign petition for the state board to take jurisdiction over all 50 county election protests, except for the one in Bladen County, which they took over. They decided to convene another meeting on November 22 to issue guidance to county boards on how to handle the protests.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 22, the McCrory campaign formally requested a statewide recount.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
Also on November 22, the Civitas Institute filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction to delay the State Board of Elections' count of ballots of unverified same-day registrants, alleging that there is not enough time to verify the eligibility of voters who registered to vote on election day. Civitas said that neither the McCrory campaign nor the state Republican Party were involved in the lawsuit. Civitas cited a 2012 review conducted by the state Board of Elections that found 2.44% of voters who used same-day registration in 2012 failed the verification process, but the process was not completely finished when the ballots were counted. A court hearing is scheduled for December 8.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 26, the Durham County Republican Party's general counsel asked the state Board of Elections to hold an expedited hearing on his appeal of the Durham County Board of Elections' refusal to conduct a recount of that county's votes. The campaign stated they would withdraw their request for a statewide recount if a manual recount of Durham County votes produced the same results as were reported on election day.


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Preliminary results and legal battle
On November 30, the State Board of Elections ordered a recount of the Durham County votes. The recount was to be completed by 7 p.m. on December 5. However, by that morning, early results showed no change in the tally. McCrory announced on his campaign's YouTube channel that he was conceding the race to Cooper, saying that it was now clear that "the majority of our citizens had spoken."


2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Aftermath
Following the election, the General Assembly, controlled by Republicans, passed legislation that would limit the incoming governor's powers. Democrats have referred to the move as a power grab, and Republicans have countered that Democrats have made similar moves when they controlled the legislature.


2016 North Carolina judicial election
One justice of the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court and five judges of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected by North Carolina voters on November 8, 2016, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for seats on each court are eight years.


2016 North Carolina judicial election
Elections for seats on both courts were technically nonpartisan, but under a bill passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory in 2015, , the party affiliations of Court of Appeals candidates were printed on the ballot. Court of Appeals candidates of all party affiliations would still run in one primary under the law, while the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, would advance to the general election. Primary elections would have been held on March 15, 2016, for seats with more than two candidates, but in the end, only two candidates filed for each Court of Appeals seat.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
The seat held by Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. was on the 2016 ballot. Under current state law, Edmunds would have to relinquish his seat in 2021 if he was re-elected in 2016, because he would reach mandatory retirement age.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
A 2015 change in state law was set to make Edmunds the first sitting justice who had the option of running in a retention election rather than running against other candidates. Edmunds chose that option, which would have meant that the state's voters would only be able to vote "for" or "against" Edmunds in the November election. If a majority of voters voted "against," the Governor would appoint a new justice to serve until the next general election. Critics cast this as an attempt by Republicans in the legislature to maintain the 4-3 Republican majority on the Court.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
Edmunds is a Republican, as is the current governor, who would appoint any replacement. Attorney  and two voters filed a lawsuit, claiming the new election method violated the Constitution of North Carolina and was not an election at all, but a referendum. Faires said she wanted to run for the seat. A three-judge panel found in favor of Faires and the two voters, and the State Board of Elections established a new candidate filing period of March 16–25. If more than two candidates filed for the seat, there would be a primary election on June 7.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
Edmunds and Faires both filed to run for the seat on March 16. Wake County Superior Court Judge Michael R. Morgan then filed on March 21, and was joined later by attorney , setting up a primary.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
The state Supreme Court later split 3-3 (with Edmunds recusing himself) on the constitutionality of the retention election, leaving the lower court ruling intact.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
Morgan defeated Edmunds in the general election, garnering more than 54 percent of the vote. Morgan's victory gave the Supreme Court a Democratic majority for the first time since the 1998 elections.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat), Primary election
Although the election is officially nonpartisan, Edmunds is a registered Republican, Morgan is a registered Democrat, and Faires was registered as unaffiliated.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Dietz seat)
The seat held by Richard Dietz, who was appointed to the Court in 2014, was on the 2016 ballot.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Geer seat)
Judge Martha Geer announced on March 16, 2016, that she would resign to return to private practice. Consequently, the seat was on the November 2016 ballot. Because of the timing of Geer's resignation, there would be no primary election. In the interim, Gov. Pat McCrory appointed Chief District Court Judge Wendy Enochs to fill the seat.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Geer seat)
, a Republican who ran for a Court of Appeals seat in 2014, declared his candidacy on March 17, 2016. Murphy is a trial attorney in Waynesville and was endorsed by retired North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Robert (Bob) Orr, the North Carolina Troopers Association and the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Geer seat)
Wake County District Court Judge , a Democrat, was also a candidate for the seat, and was endorsed by Judge Geer, former Chief Justice Burley Mitchell, and the NC Police Benevolent Association.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Geer seat)
Forsyth County-based attorney , not affiliated with any party, was also a candidate for this seat.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Hunter seat)
The seat held by Robert N. Hunter, Jr. was on the 2016 ballot. Under current state law, Hunter would have to relinquish his seat in 2019 if he was re-elected in 2016, because he will reach mandatory retirement age.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Stephens seat)
The seat held by Linda Stephens was on the 2016 ballot. A Democrat, she ran for re-election, and was endorsed by former Chief Judges of the Court of Appeals John C. Martin, Sidney S. Eagles, Jr., and Gerald Arnold.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Stephens seat)
Under current state law, Stephens would have to relinquish her seat in 2022 if she was re-elected in 2016, because she will reach mandatory retirement age.


2016 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Zachary seat)
The seat held by Valerie Zachary was on the 2016 ballot. She was appointed to the seat in 2015 to replace retiring Judge Sanford Steelman. Zachary, a Republican, ran for a full term.


2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held March 15.


2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
In North Carolina, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected separately.


2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest ran for re-election to a second term in office. Linda Coleman was the Democratic nominee, making the general election a rematch of the 2012 contest that Forest won by a narrow margin.


2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
Forest won re-election to a second term, despite Republican Governor Pat McCrory losing reelection by a narrow margin.


2016 North Cyprus Open
The 2016 Dynamic Northern Cyprus Open,was the third Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2016. The event was won by Austria's Mario He who defeated Greece's Nikos Ekonomopoulos 9–5 in the final. In winning the event, He won his first Euro Tour event.


2016 North Cyprus Open, Tournament format
The event saw a total of 143 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.


2016 North Cyprus Open, Tournament format, Prize fund
The tournament prize fund will be similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 for the winner of the event.


2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses were held on June 7 in the U.S. state of North Dakota as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.


2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses
The Republican Party did not hold a caucus; Republican presidential delegates were chosen at a party convention on April 2–3. However, Democratic Party's primaries in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states.


2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
As he had in other caucus states and among other largely white, rural electorates in the farm belt, Sanders won a large victory over Hillary Clinton in North Dakota. Sanders won in the cities of Fargo, Bismarck, and Grand Forks where he had campaigned heavily, and he also swept most other rural, conservative counties in the state. The caucus did not require participants to register before voting due to the state's small population.


2016 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Analysis
Analyst for the New York Times Nate Cohn summarized the results: "A Sanders win in North Dakota isn’t much of a surprise. It’s a caucus state and it’s a small state, worth just 18 delegates. He’s won every caucus since Nevada."


2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
The 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Eastern Washington. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Richmond in the second round.


2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team, Previous season
In 2015, North Dakota finished with a record of 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place. They failed to qualify for the FCS Playoffs.


2016 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 24th season in the Fargodome, entering the season as the five-time defending national champions and five-time Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.


2016 North Dakota State Bison football team
They were one of very few FCS teams who ever beat a highly ranked FBS team (in this case, No. 13 Iowa). After that win, for four weeks they received votes in the AP's poll of the best football teams in the country (including FBS teams). Their 74 votes in week 3 (barely missing out on a Top 25 ranking) were the most votes ever earned by an FCS program in the AP Poll.


2016 North Dakota State Bison football team
The Bison went 12–2 on the season and won their sixth straight conference title with their lone loss coming on a last-second touchdown versus rival SDSU. The Bison received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego and South Dakota State in the second round and quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals, ending their five-year championship run.


2016 North Dakota elections
North Dakota held two statewide elections in 2016: a primary election on Tuesday, June 14, and a general election on Tuesday, November 8. In addition, each township elected officers on Tuesday, March 15, and each school district selected a date between April 1 and June 30 to hold their elections. This would have been the first election since the state legislature revoked the ability to use a student or military ID to satisfy state ID voting requirements, but a court ruling in August struck the down the provision, and the election was held under the 2013 rules.


2016 North Dakota elections, Primary Election
On Tuesday, June 14, North Dakota voters decided which candidates for statewide and legislative office would appear on their ballot. In addition, voters were faced with the decision whether to ratify a single initiative, which was passed by the legislature, but referred to statewide vote via petition.


2016 North Dakota elections, Primary Election, Measure 1
In 2015, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly passed SB 2351, which would allow corporations and limited liability companies to own dairy and swine production facilities up to 640 acres (260 ha) in size. On March 27, 2015, a committee of members led by officers of North Dakota Farmers Union filed an unsigned petition with the North Dakota Secretary of State, allowing the group to gather signatures with the intent to place the item on the June ballot. On June 16, 2015, the committee returned with 19,354 valid signatures, well above the 13,452 required.


2016 North Dakota elections, Primary Election, Measure 1
On the June 14 Primary Ballot, voters were asked to approve or deny the bill, given the following explanation:


2016 North Dakota elections, Primary Election, Measure 1
Senate Bill No. 2351, passed by the 2015 Legislative Assembly, would allow the ownership or leasing of up to 640 acres of land for the operation of a dairy farm or swine production facility by a domestic corporation or limited liability company. Senate Bill 2351 would also require the agriculture commissioner to develop reporting and monitoring rules to ensure compliance.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election
On Tuesday, November 8, North Dakota voters selected the state's three presidential electors, one United States Senator, one United States Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and several other statewide executive and judicial branch offices. Voters who live in even-numbered legislative districts also selected their representatives to the North Dakota House of Representatives and North Dakota Senate. Finally, voters approved only one of the five ballot petitions that have received enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, United States President and Vice President
North Dakota voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Voters selected the electors representing the Republican candidates, businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, over their Democratic rivals, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Tim Kaine.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, United States Senator
Voters selected whom to send to Class III of the United States Senate. The incumbent, Republican John Hoeven, defeated Democratic-NPL state representative Eliot Glassheim by a wide margin.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, United States House of Representatives
Voters selected a representative to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican Representative Kevin Cramer defeated Democratic-NPL American Indian activist Chase Iron Eyes.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
The Republican team of businessman Doug Burgum and Watford City mayor Brent Sanford defeated the Democratic-NPL candidates, state representative Marvin Nelson and state senator Joan Heckaman in the race to replace retiring incumbent Governor Jack Dalrymple and Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, State Auditor
In the election for State Auditor, voters selected Republican accountant Josh Gallion to replace retiring incumbent Bob Peterson over frequent Libertarian Party candidate Roland Riemers.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, State Treasurer
In the State Treasurer election, Republican incumbent Kelly Schmidt defeated the Democratic-NPL challenger, state senator Tim Mathern.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, Insurance Commissioner
In the race for Insurance Commissioner, voters selected the Republican candidate, Greater North Dakota Chamber executive Jon Godfread, over the Democratic-NPL candidate, educator Ruth Buffalo, to replace incumbent commissioner Adam Hamm, who declined to run for a third term.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, Public Service Commissioner
Voters were given the opportunity to fill one of the three seats on the Public Service Commission, selecting Republican incumbent Julie Fedorchak over Democratic-NPL rival Marlo Hunte-Beaubrun.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, Superintendent of Public Instruction
In the nonpartisan election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, voters selected incumbent Kirsten Baesler, who had been endorsed by the Republican Party, over educator Joe Chiang, who had not been endorsed by any statewide party.


2016 North Dakota elections, General Election, Supreme Court Justice
Two seats on the North Dakota Supreme Court were up for election in 2016: a regularly scheduled election to a full ten-year term, in which Jerod Tufte and Robert Bolinske competed to replace retiring Justice Dale Sandstrom, and a special election to serve the final two years of the term of retired Justice Mary Muehlen Maring, in which Lisa K. Fair McEvers ran unopposed.


2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This would have been the first time North Dakotans selected a Governor under new voter ID requirements, in which a student ID was insufficient identification to vote, but a court ruling in August 2016 struck the down the provision; the election was held under the 2013 rules.


2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The primaries took place on June 14. This is the first open seat election since 2000. Incumbent Republican Jack Dalrymple announced that he would not run for re-election to a second full term in office. Doug Burgum (R) defeated Marvin Nelson (DNPL) in the general election to become the new Governor of North Dakota.


2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election, Background
In December 2010, Republican Governor John Hoeven resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Jack Dalrymple, the Lieutenant Governor, was sworn in as Governor and was elected to a full term in 2012. In August 2015, Dalrymple announced that he would not run for re-election to a second full term in office.


2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
The North Dakota Republican Party endorsed North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem at their April 2-3 state convention, however ballot access was actually determined by the June 14th primary election, which former Microsoft executive Doug Burgum won.


2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Republican State Convention
To endorse a candidate, delegates to the Republican state convention voted for one candidate in a series of rounds. After the first round, all candidates would remain on the ballot, but after subsequent rounds of voting, the recipient of the lowest number of votes would be removed. The first candidate to receive more than half the cast vote would receive the state party endorsement.


2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Republican State Convention
After no candidate received the majority in the first round, a second round of voting was completed, in which enough delegates voted for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to give him the endorsement without having to remove a candidate from the ballot or vote again.


2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election
The 2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of North East Lincolnshire Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
After the 2016 local election, the  political make up of the council was as follows:


2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
Labour remained in minority control of the authority, despite losing one seat (Park) to the Liberal Democrats and failing to regain the East Marsh seat they lost to UKIP in a by-election the previous year, which was gained by the Liberal Democrats as UKIP didn't field a candidate in that ward. These were the first gains by the Liberal Democrats in the borough since the 2008 local elections, prior to being almost wiped out over the next four years.


2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
Since the previous year's elections, two UKIP councillors (Matthew Stinson and Stephen Harness) resigned from their party and sat as Independents, and would go on to join the Conservatives, while Ron Shepherd by this point had already defected directly to the Conservatives and successfully defended his seat in Scartho at these elections in the process.


2016 North East Lincolnshire Council election, Council make up
Shortly after these elections took place, a by-election was held to fill the vacancy in the South ward in June 2016 due to the resignation of councillor Chris Stanland in the South ward. Although he resigned before these local elections, it happened after close of nominations. Labour held the seat and thus increased their number of councillors to 19.


2016 North Hertfordshire District Council election
The 2016 North Hertfordshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of North Hertfordshire District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It was the deadliest season since 2010, killing more than 400 people. The season was an average one, seeing four named storms, with one further intensifying into a very severe cyclonic storm. The first named storm, Roanu, developed on 19 May while the season's last named storm, Vardah, dissipated on 18 December. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the two peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean — the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. On average, three to four cyclonic storms form in this basin every season.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The season officially started with the formation of Cyclone Roanu over in the Bay of Bengal on 17 May. The beginning of June witnessed no storms, although many low-pressure areas formed over Bay of Bengal, but none of them intensified into a depression, due to a very strong southwest monsoon. At the end of June, Depression ARB 01 formed, but weakened within two days. July witnessed no storms until a deep depression formed in August, under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal. However, multiple low-pressure areas developed over the Bay of Bengal, with Cyclonic Storm Kyant forming in October and Cyclonic Storm Nada in November. Due to the presence of warm sea surface temperatures, Very Severe Cyclone Vardah formed in December.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Roanu
Under the influence of a trough, a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on 14 May. It slowly consolidated, prompting the IMD to classify it as a depression on 17 May. By the late hours of 17 May, a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) was issued, following which, the JTWC upgraded the system to tropical storm intensity. The next day, the IMD upgraded the storm to a deep depression, prompting the issuance of cyclone warnings for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Roanu
On 19 May, the IMD reported that the storm had reached cyclonic storm intensity, naming it Roanu. The cyclone drifted in a northeastward track, and continued to intensify until persistent wind shear and its proximity to land eventually caused the storm to start weakening, on the same day. However, the wind shear soon decreased, and Roanu reintensified as deep convection became established over and around the low-level circulation center (LLCC). Moving generally east-northeastwards, the storm made landfall just northwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh on 21 May, upon which it rapidly weakened. The system dissipated over Gangetic West Bengal on 22 May. The outer rainbands of the storm caused heavy rain in south Bengal, including in Kolkata.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01
On 27 June, a low-pressure system organized into a depression in the Arabian Sea. It turned westward and moved into the cooler sections of the Arabian Sea and gradually weakened, before dissipating over open water on 29 June. The depression caused rainfall in Oman, particularly in the Ash Sharqiya and Al Wusta regions, even as it weakened. The impacts in Oman were mostly limited to the southern parts of the country.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 01
On 6 July, a depression formed over north central India. The Land Depression dissipated on the next day.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 02
A well-marked low-pressure area developed into a depression on 9 August, close to Canning, West Bengal, India. On the next day, the system moved northeastward and intensified into a deep depression overland in Bangladesh, about 100 km (62 mi) east-northeast of Kolkata. The deep depression moved towards Jharkhand on 11 August, and quickly weakened into a depression. On 12 August, the land depression degenerated into a well-marked low.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 02
Eight trawlers with a collective 118 fishermen aboard went missing over the Bay of Bengal during the storm; at least 2 people are feared dead. The Indian Coast Guard launched a large-scale search and rescue operation to locate the missing fishermen. All of the trawlers later returned to port, with one requiring assistance due to engine failure. 5 fishermen went missing due to the storm out of which 2 died in the Hugli delta.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 02
Heavy rain fell over districts in West Bengal, such as Birbhum, Purulia, and Bardhaman, and even in Kolkata, which led to flooding in some areas. Flooding also occurred in Jharkhand and West Bengal, due to the increase of river waters in Damodar and Hugli.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
A low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal in mid-August 2016. It slowly consolidated, prompting the IMD to upgrade the system to a Depression on 16 August. The system slowly moved northwestward and intensified into a deep depression on the following day, before making landfall over the coast of West Bengal between Digha and Diamond Harbour.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 02
The system brought heavy rainfall to the eastern states of India, a region which was experiencing deficient monsoon rains. Chandabali and Balasore in Odisha recorded 146 mm (5.7 in) and 90 mm (3.5 in) of rainfall respectively in a span of 21 hours. Heavy rains fell in West Bengal, including Kolkata, which recorded winds of 70 km/h. At least 6 people died in Kolkata, directly due to the storm. In Jharkhand, two teams of the National Disaster Response Force were deployed in the Garhwa and Chatra districts of the state, amid concerns of a possible flash flood.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Kyant
An area of low pressure formed over east-central Bay of Bengal on 19 October. It slowly consolidated and was upgraded to a Depression on 21 October. The system tracked over a marginally favorable environment, and intensified into a deep depression on 23 October. This was soon followed by the JTWC issuing a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) for the system. On 24 October, both the IMD and JTWC reported that the storm had reached tropical cyclone strength, with the IMD naming it Kyant.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Kyant
Initially following a northeastward path, the storm re-curved westward off the coast of Myanmar, along the southern periphery of a subtropical ridge, towards the eastern coast of India. Shortly thereafter, Kyant reached its peak intensity, with sustained winds exceeding 85 km/h (55 mph) and a minimal central pressure of 998 mbar (29.47 inHg). Over the next day, the system experienced dry-air intrusion, due to proximity to land, and within a span of six hours, Kyant lost most of its convective structure and rapidly degenerated, as the storm drifted further west-southwestward. The JTWC issued its final warning at 21:00 UTC on 26 October, and Kyant was last noted as a well-marked low-pressure area off the coast of southern Andhra Pradesh, early on 28 October.


2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 04
An area of convection persisted in the Gulf of Thailand on 31 October. Over the next few days, the storm crossed the Malay Peninsula and drifted northwestward into the Bay of Bengal, as it steadily organized. Being located in a highly favorable environment, the system rapidly consolidated, which inclined the JTWC to issue a TCFA on 2 November. The IMD reported that the area of low pressure had organized into a Depression by the next day. However, the storm moved into an area of very high wind shear, prompting the JTWC to cancel the TCFA on 4 November. The system gradually weakened as it tracked along the eastern coast of India over the next two days, and dissipated near southeast Bangladesh on 6 November. Around this time, the weakened system triggered heavy rainfall in the coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh, killing 80 people directly.