2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was fought 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%, and succeeded fellow Democrat Jim Hunt as governor.
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Primaries
Candidates
- Bob Ayers
- Mike Easley, attorney general
- Ken Rogers
- Dennis Wicker, lieutenant governor
Results
Primary results by county:
Easley
- Easley—81-90%
- Easley—71-80%
- Easley—61-70%
- Easley—51-60%
- Easley—41-50%
Wicker
- Wicker—71-80%
- Wicker—51-60%
- Wicker—41-50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Easley | 330,764 | 58.86 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis A. Wicker | 203,723 | 36.25 | ||
| Democratic | Bob Ayers | 9,224 | 1.64 | ||
| Democratic | Ken Rogers | 7,998 | 1.42 | ||
| Turnout | 561,940 | 100 | |||
Candidates
- Leo Daughtry, state representative
- Art Manning, candidate for governor in 1996
- Charles Neely, attorney and former state representative[2]
- Richard Vinroot, former mayor of Charlotte and candidate for governor in 1996
Results
Primary results by county:
Vinroot
- Vinroot—71-80%
- Vinroot—61-70%
- Vinroot—51-60%
- Vinroot—41-50%
- Vinroot—31-40%
Daughtry
- Daughtry—81-90%
- Daughtry—71-80%
- Daughtry—61-70%
- Daughtry—51-60%
- Daughtry—41-50%
- Daughtry—31-40%
Neely
- Neely—31-40%
Tie between Daughtry and Neely—31-40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Vinroot | 142,820 | 45.48 | ||
| Republican | Leo Daughtry | 116,115 | 36.97 | ||
| Republican | Charles Neely | 48,101 | 15.32 | ||
| Republican | Art Manning | 7,019 | 2.23 | ||
| Turnout | 314,055 | 100 | |||
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 13, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 27, 2000
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Easley | 1,530,324 | 52.02% | -3.96 | |
| Republican | Richard Vinroot | 1,360,960 | 46.26% | +3.51 | |
| Libertarian | Barbara Howe | 42,674 | 1.45% | +0.77 | |
| Reform | Douglas Schell | 8,104 | 0.28% | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,942,062 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Alamance (largest municipality: Burlington)
- Onslow (largest town: Jacksonville)
- Polk (Largest city: Tryon)
- Rutherford (Largest city: Forest City)
- Surry (Largest city: Mount Airy)
- Carteret (Largest city: Morehead City)
- Mecklenburg (largest municipality: Charlotte)
Footnotes
- "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- Saulsby, Pam (April 27, 2000). "Neely Enjoys Gubernatorial Campaign Run on Message Not Money". WRAL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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