2000 North Carolina Council of State election

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The North Carolina Council of State election of 2000 was held on 7 November 2000, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State.

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Results by office

Attorney General

2000 North Carolina Attorney General election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Roy Cooper 1,446,79351.21-7.86
Republican Dan Boyce1,310,84546.40+5.47
Reform Margaret Palms67,5362.39N/A
Turnout 2,825,174

State Auditor

2000 North Carolina State Auditor election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ralph Campbell (incumbent)1,392,21150.51+0.60
Republican Les Merritt 1,363,89049.49+1.91
Turnout 2,756,101

Commissioner of Agriculture

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Meg Scott Phipps 1,418,16450.57–7.23
Republican Steve Troxler 1,386,31149.43+9.25
Turnout 2,804,475

Commissioner of Insurance

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James E. Long (incumbent)1,590,13956.53–0.20
Republican Mike Causey 1,222,52743.47+2.17
Turnout 2,812,666

Commissioner of Labor

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cherie Killian Berry 1,379,41750.13+4.60
Democratic Doug Berger 1,372,16549.87–1.11
Turnout 2,751,582

Cherie Berry's victory was the first and only win by a Republican for a North Carolina Council of State office (excluding the Governor and Lieutenant Governor) in the 20th century (coming just weeks before the end of the century).

Secretary of State

2000 North Carolina Secretary of State election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Elaine Marshall (incumbent)1,512,07654.44+0.95
Republican Harris Durham Blake 1,265,65445.56+0.39
Turnout 2,777,730

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2000 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Michael E. Ward (incumbent)1,475,30953.36+1.36
Republican Michael Barrick 1,289,47246.64+0.50
Turnout 2,764,781

State Treasurer

2000 North Carolina State Treasurer election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Richard H. Moore 1,539,76155.35+4.72
Republican Henry McKoy 1,242,20244.65–2.87
Turnout 2,781,963

Footnotes

  1. "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  3. "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  4. "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  5. "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  6. "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  7. "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  8. "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.

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