The 2016 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Republican attorney Mark Johnson defeated Democratic three-term incumbent June Atkinson in what was considered an upset.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee June Atkinson, incumbent state superintendent (2004–present) Eliminated in primary Henry Pankey, retired school principal in Winston-Salem Endorsements
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Johnson, Winston-Salem lawyer Eliminated in primary Rosemary Stein, pediatrician J. Wesley Sills, Harnett County teacher Results
General election Endorsements
Results
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