1976 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1976 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Democratic nominee James C. Green defeated Republican nominee William S. Hiatt with 66.04% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 17, 1976.

Candidates

 * James C. Green, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
 * Howard Nathaniel Lee, former Mayor of Chapel Hill
 * John M. Jordan, State Representative
 * Waverly F. Akins, former Wake County Commissioner
 * Herbert L. Hyde, State Representative
 * Kathryne M. McRacken
 * C.A. Brown Jr.
 * E. Frank Stephenson Jr.

Candidates

 * William S. Hiatt, former State Representative
 * R. Odell Payne, former State Representative

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * James C. Green, Democratic
 * William S. Hiatt, Republican

Other candidates
 * Arlis F. Pettyjohn, American