2000 North Carolina Attorney General election

North Carolina election February 2026 January 2025 2000 North Carolina Attorney General election North Carolina presidential no 1996 North Carolina Council of State election#Attorney General 1996 2004 North Carolina Attorney General election 2004 2000 11 7 File:Senator Roy A. Cooper III.gif Roy Cooper Democratic Party (United States) 1,446,793 51.21% 3x4.svg 150x150px Dan Boyce Republican Party (United States) 1,310,845 46.40% File:2000 North Carolina attorney general election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsCooper: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Boyce: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Attorney General Mike Easley Democratic Party (United States) Roy Cooper Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2000, concurrently with the 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election and the 2000 United States presidential election, to elect the attorney general of North Carolina. The North Carolina Senate Majority leader Democrat Roy Cooper won the election, and assumed office on January 6, 2001. Democratic Party Candidates Declared Roy Cooper2000-01-11 Cooper files for attorney general post https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-cooper-files-for-at/136463155/ 2024-08-07 Rocky Mount Telegram 1 Republican Party Candidates Declared Dan BoyceDan Boyce https://www.maynardnexsen.com/professionals-r-daniel-boyce 2024-08-07 www.maynardnexsen.com en-US Reform Party Candidates Declared Margaret PalmsNews Flash: 11/13/2000, Natural Law-Independent Coalition Results Best Ever! http://www.natural-law.org/news/news_flash/2000_11_13.html 2024-08-07 www.natural-law.org Results General election resultshttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=37&year=2000&f=0&off=9&elect=0 2000 Attorney General General Election Results - North Carolina uselectionatlas.org Roy Cooper Democratic Party (United States) 1,446,793 51.21 Dan Boyce Republican Party (United States) 1,310,845 46.40 Margaret Palms Reform Party (United States) 67,536 2.39 2,825,174 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Controversy During the campaign, the Cooper campaign ran ads which Boyce claims contained false statements about his law practice.2013-11-05 Cooper Libel Suit Moves to Trial https://www.carolinajournal.com/cooper-libel-suit-moves-to-trial/ 2024-08-07 Carolina Journal - en-US In 2014, both parties signed to end civil actions following a written apology to Boyce by Cooper. However, Boyce still believed that the State Bar needed to take its own separate action on the case.2017-02-10 Appeals Court hears Boyce’s complaint against State Bar https://www.carolinajournal.com/appeals-court-hears-boyces-complaint-against-state-bar/ 2024-08-07 Carolina Journal - en-US References 2000 Attorney General North Carolina