[1] The ten members of the North Carolina Council of State are statewide-elected officers serving four-year terms.

Three incumbents were defeated: Governor Pat McCrory (R), Superintendent of Public Education June Atkinson (D), and Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin (D).

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.

[12] But as the recount neared completion and the outcome remained the same, Stuber conceded the election on Dec.

[19] When it was believed that Atkinson was not going to run for re-election, State Rep. Tricia Cotham was considered a potential Democratic candidate.

Causey became the first Republican ever elected to the office of North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance.