2004 North Carolina Attorney General election

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2004 North Carolina Attorney General election
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  2000 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2008  
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Nominee Roy Cooper Joe Knott
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,872,0971,494,121
Percentage55.61%44.39%

Attorney General before election

Roy Cooper
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Roy Cooper
Democratic

The 2004 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2004, along with the gubernatorial election, as well as the Presidential election. Incumbent Democratic State Attorney General Roy Cooper won re-election, while incumbent Republican President George W. Bush won the state. [1] [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Knott 127,065 41.29%
Republican Thom Goolsby 116,87437.98%
Republican Wendell H. Sawyer 63,80320.73%

Results

General election results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Cooper (incumbent) 1,872,097 55.61
Republican Joe Knott1,494,12144.39
Total votes3,366,218 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2004_11_02/results_statewide_20041102.pdf
  3. "NC SBE Election Contest Details" . Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. NC Attorney General Election, 2004