2000 North Carolina Council of State election

The North Carolina Council of State election of 2000 was held on 7 November 2000, to elect the Council of State. The new Council of State was formally inaugurated on January 6, 2001.^[1]

2000 North Carolina Council of State election

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All 10 members of the North Carolina Council of State
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 10 0 Seats won 9 1 Seat change 1 1

Democrats held open seats for Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, and Treasurer. Republicans flipped the open Commissioner of Labor, which 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 which came just weeks before the end of the century.

Governor

The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was between the Republican nominee, former mayor of Charlotte Richard Vinroot and the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Mike Easley. Easley won by 52% to 46%.

Lieutenant Governor

The 2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2000, as part of the elections to the Council of State. 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%.

Attorney General

2000 North Carolina Attorney General election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Roy Cooper	1,446,793	51.21	−7.86
	Republican	Dan Boyce	1,310,845	46.40	+5.47
	Reform	Margaret Palms	67,536	2.39	N/A
Turnout			2,825,174

State Auditor

2000 North Carolina State Auditor election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ralph Campbell (incumbent)	1,392,211	50.51	+0.60
	Republican	Les Merritt	1,363,890	49.49	+1.91
Turnout			2,756,101

Commissioner of Agriculture

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Meg Scott Phipps	1,418,164	50.57	–7.23
	Republican	Steve Troxler	1,386,311	49.43	+9.25
Turnout			2,804,475

Commissioner of Insurance

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James E. Long (incumbent)	1,590,139	56.53	–0.20
	Republican	Mike Causey	1,222,527	43.47	+2.17
Turnout			2,812,666

Commissioner of Labor

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Cherie Killian Berry	1,379,417	50.13	+4.60
	Democratic	Doug Berger	1,372,165	49.87	–1.11
Turnout			2,751,582

Incumbent Harry Payne did not run for reelection.^[7]

Secretary of State

2000 North Carolina Secretary of State election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Elaine Marshall (incumbent)	1,512,076	54.44	+0.95
	Republican	Harris Durham Blake	1,265,654	45.56	+0.39
Turnout			2,777,730

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2000 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michael E. Ward (incumbent)	1,475,309	53.36	+1.36
	Republican	Michael Barrick	1,289,472	46.64	+0.50
Turnout			2,764,781

State Treasurer

2000 North Carolina State Treasurer election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard H. Moore	1,539,761	55.35	+4.72
	Republican	Henry McKoy	1,242,202	44.65	–2.87
Turnout			2,781,963

Footnotes

1. Saulsby, Pam (January 2001). "Easley Takes Reins as N.C.'s Governor". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
2. "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
3. "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
4. "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
5. "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
6. "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
7. "Asheville Citizen-Times 07 Sep 1999, page Page 13". Newspapers.com. September 7, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
8. "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
9. "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
10. "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.