1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Primary elections were held on August 17, 1976. Democratic primary Candidates • Jim Hunt, incumbent Lieutenant Governor • Edward O'Herron Jr., chairman of Eckerd Drugs and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives • George Wood, former member of the North Carolina Senate • Thomas Strickland, incumbent member of the North Carolina Senate • Andy Barker, incumbent Mayor of Love Valley, North Carolina 17.6% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary. Results Republican primary Candidates • David Flaherty, former State Senator • Coy Privette, Baptist pastor • Jacob F. Alexander, former North Carolina Secretary of Transportation • Wallace McCall 3% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary. Results ==General election==

Candidates Major party candidates • Jim Hunt, Democratic • David T. Flaherty, Republican Other candidates • Herbert F. Seawell Jr., American • Arlan K. Andrews, Libertarian Results ==References==