2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2000. The general election was fought between the Republican nominee, former mayor of Charlotte Richard Vinroot and the Democrat nominee, state Attorney General Mike Easley. Easley won by 52% to 46%, and succeeded fellow Democrat Jim Hunt as Governor.
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Primaries
Democratic
Primary results by county:
Easley
- Easley—81-90%
- Easley—71-80%
- Easley—61-70%
- Easley—51-60%
- Easley—41-50%
Wicker
- Wicker—71-80%
- Wicker—51-60%
- Wicker—41-50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Mike Easley | 330,764 | 58.86 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis A. Wicker | 203,723 | 36.25 | ||
| Democratic | Bob Ayers | 9,224 | 1.64 | ||
| Democratic | Ken Rogers | 7,998 | 1.42 | ||
| Turnout | 561,940 | 100 | |||
Republican
Primary results by county:
Vinroot
- Vinroot—71-80%
- Vinroot—61-70%
- Vinroot—51-60%
- Vinroot—41-50%
- Vinroot—31-40%
Daughtry
- Daughtry—81-90%
- Daughtry—71-80%
- Daughtry—61-70%
- Daughtry—51-60%
- Daughtry—41-50%
- Daughtry—31-40%
Neely
- Neely—31-40%
Tie between Daughtry and Neely—31-40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Richard Vinroot | 142,820 | 45.48 | ||
| Republican | N. Leo Daughtry | 116,115 | 36.97 | ||
| Republican | Charles Neely | 48,101 | 15.32 | ||
| Republican | Art Manning | 7,019 | 2.23 | ||
| Turnout | 314,055 | 100 | |||
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 13, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 27, 2000
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Mike Easley | 1,530,324 | 52.02% | ||
| Republican | Richard Vinroot | 1,360,960 | 46.26% | ||
| Libertarian | Barbara Howe | 42,674 | 1.45% | ||
| Reform | Douglas Schell | 8,104 | 0.28% | ||
| Turnout | 2,942,062 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Footnotes
- "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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