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The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election of 1996 was held on 5 November 1996 as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.The election was won by Democratic incumbent Dennis A. Wicker who won a second term. In the general election Wicker defeated Republican Steve Arnold by 55% to 45%.