Local revenue option referendum results

For the period Nov. 7, 2007, through Nov. 8, 2011, 82 referendums on the quarter-cent sales tax had been held in 56 counties. Of those 82, 23 were approved and 59 failed.

2011 quarter-cent sales tax referendums
CountyDate on ballotResult
BuncombeNov. 8Successful
DurhamNov. 8Successful
MontgomeryNov. 8Successful
OrangeNov. 8Successful
CabarrusMay 17Successful
HalifaxFeb. 1Successful


2010 quarter-cent sales tax referendum results
CountyDate on ballotResult
AlamanceNov. 2Unsuccessful
AlleghanyNov. 2Unsuccessful
BladenNov. 2Unsuccessful
CaswellNov. 2Unsuccessful
CherokeeNov. 2Unsuccessful
ChowanNov. 2Unsuccessful
ClayNov. 2Unsuccessful
ColumbusNov. 2Unsuccessful
GuilfordNov. 2Unsuccessful
HarnettNov. 2Unsuccessful
MontgomeryNov. 2Unsuccessful
OrangeNov. 2Unsuccessful
PersonNov. 2Unsuccessful
YadkinNov. 2Unsuccessful
WataugaAug. 31Unsuccessful
RobesonAug. 3Successful
WilkesJune 22Successful
DuplinMay 4Successful
New HanoverMay 4Successful
OnslowMay 4Successful
HertfordMarch 2Successful
RandolphMarch 2Successful
DavieFeb. 2Unsuccessful


2009 quarter-cent sales tax referendum results
CountyDate on ballotResult
HarnettNov. 3Unsuccessful
LeeNov. 3Successful
RowanNov. 3Successful


2008 quarter-cent sales tax referendum results
CountyDate on ballotResult
AnsonNov. 4Unsuccessful
BurkeNov. 4Unsuccessful
CaswellNov. 4Unsuccessful
CherokeeNov. 4Unsuccessful
ChowanNov. 4Unsuccessful
ColumbusNov. 4Unsuccessful
GuilfordNov. 4Unsuccessful
HendersonNov. 4Unsuccessful
HertfordNov. 4Unsuccessful
JonesNov. 4Unsuccessful
MitchellNov. 4Unsuccessful
OnslowNov. 4Unsuccessful
PersonNov. 4Unsuccessful
CumberlandMay 6Successful
DuplinMay 6Unsuccessful
EdgecombeMay 6Unsuccessful
GastonMay 6Unsuccessful
GreeneMay 6Unsuccessful
GuilfordMay 6Unsuccessful
HaywoodMay 6Successful
HendersonMay 6Unsuccessful
HertfordMay 6Unsuccessful
LeeMay 6Unsuccessful
LincolnMay 6Unsuccessful
MooreMay 6Unsuccessful
NashMay 6Unsuccessful
OnslowMay 6Unsuccessful
RandolphMay 6Unsuccessful
RockinghamMay 6Unsuccessful
StanlyMay 6Unsuccessful
WayneMay 6Unsuccessful
WilkesMay 6Unsuccessful
WilsonMay 6Unsuccessful
AlexanderJan. 8Successful


2007 quarter-cent sales tax referendum results
CountyDate on ballotResult
CatawbaNov. 6Successful
ColumbusNov. 6Unsuccessful
CumberlandNov. 6Unsuccessful
DavieNov. 6Unsuccessful
GrahamNov. 6Unsuccessful
GreeneNov. 6Unsuccessful
HarnettNov. 6Unsuccessful
HertfordNov. 6Unsuccessful
JohnstonNov. 6Unsuccessful
LenoirNov. 6Unsuccessful
MartinNov. 6Successful
PittNov. 6Successful
RobesonNov. 6Unsuccessful
RutherfordNov. 6Unsuccessful
SampsonNov. 6Successful
SurryNov. 6Successful


0.4 percent land transfer tax referendum results
CountyReferendum dateOutcome
AsheMay 4, 2008Unsuccessful
AveryFeb. 3, 2009Unsuccessful
BrunswickNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
ChathamNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
ClayAug. 29, 2008Unsuccessful
DavieNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
GatesMay 4, 2008Unsuccessful
GatesNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
GrahamNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
HarnettNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
HendersonNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
HokeNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
JohnstonNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
MaconNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
MooreNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
OrangeMay 4, 2008Unsuccessful
PenderNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
PolkNov. 4, 2008Unsuccessful
RutherfordNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
SwainNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful
TyrrellNov. 4, 2008Unsuccessful
TyrrellMay 4, 2008Unsuccessful
UnionNov. 6, 2007Unsuccessful

Land transfer tax totals:
23 referendums, 21 counties
0 approved, 23 failed