2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.

2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor election

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Nominee Bev Perdue Betsy Cochrane Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,500,206 1,315,825 Percentage 52.3% 45.9%

County results Perdue:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cochrane:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dennis Wicker Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue Democratic

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%.

Primaries

Democratic primary

2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor Democratic primary election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Republican primary

2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor Republican primary election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Betsy Cochrane	202,906	72.15
	Republican	Andy Nilsson	78,333	27.85
Turnout			281,239

General election

2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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