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.
The new Council of State was formally inaugurated on January 6, 2001.[1]
Results by office
editAttorney General
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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] 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit- ^ Saulsby, Pam (January 2001). "Easley Takes Reins as N.C.'s Governor". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Asheville Citizen-Times 07 Sep 1999, page Page 13". Newspapers.com. September 7, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.