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The 2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2000, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.
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The election was won by Democrat Beverly Perdue, who succeeded fellow Democrat Dennis A. Wicker. In the general election, Perdue defeated Republican former state senator Betsy Cochrane by 52% to 46%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bev Perdue | 329,183 | 64.04 | ||
Democratic | Ed Wilson | 103,847 | 20.21 | ||
Democratic | Ronnie Ansley | 55,622 | 10.82 | ||
Democratic | Joel Harbinson | 25,179 | 4.90 | ||
Turnout | 513,831 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Betsy Cochrane | 202,906 | 72.15 | ||
Republican | Andy Nilsson | 78,333 | 27.85 | ||
Turnout | 281,239 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bev Perdue | 1,500,206 | 52.34 | ||
Republican | Betsy Cochrane | 1,315,825 | 45.91 | ||
Reform | Catherine Carter | 50,352 | 1.76 | ||
Turnout | 2,866,383 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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