2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 2000 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina presidential no 1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1996 2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election 2004 November 7, 2000 150x150px File:Mike Easley.jpg Mike Easley Democratic Party (United States) 1,530,324 52.02% File:Richard Vinroot (cropped).jpg Richard Vinroot Republican Party (United States) 1,360,960 46.26% 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsEasley: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Vinroot: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Jim Hunt Democratic Party (United States) Mike Easley Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent governor Jim Hunt was constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third consecutive term in office. North Carolina attorney general Mike Easley defeated former Charlotte mayor Richard Vinroot in the open race. Primary elections were held on May 2.THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE PRIMARIES; North Carolina's Race For Governor Begins With Focus on Schools https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/2000/05/04/088862.html 2026-04-28 The New York Times en 0362-4331 Easley defeated lieutenant governor Dennis A. Wicker to win the Democratic nomination. Vinroot, who had unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in 1996, won a plurality of the vote over state representative N. Leo Daughtry and Charles Neely. This was the first North Carolina gubernatorial election since 1968 in which the winner was not named James. Democratic primary Candidates Bob Ayers Mike Easley, North Carolina attorney general Ken Rogers Dennis Wicker, lieutenant governor of North Carolina Results thumb|center|300px|Primary results by county: Easley #001044 Easley—81-90% #011966 Easley—71-80% #0030c0 Easley—61-70% #154bef Easley—51-60% #4872f1 Easley—41-50% Wicker #002400 Wicker—71-80% #006400 Wicker—51-60% #59d622 Wicker—41-50% 2000 Democratic gubernatorial primary Democratic Party (United States) Mike Easley 330,764 58.86% Democratic Party (United States) Dennis A. Wicker 203,723 36.25% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Ayers 9,224 1.64% Democratic Party (United States) Ken Rogers 7,998 1.42% 561,940 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Leo Daughtry, state representative from Smithfield Art Manning, candidate for governor in 1996 Charles Neely, attorney and former state representative from RaleighSaulsby Pam Neely Enjoys Gubernatorial Campaign Run on Message Not Money https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/149831/ WRAL.com 17 January 2021 en 27 April 2000 Richard Vinroot, former mayor of Charlotte and candidate for governor in 1996 Results thumb|center|300px|Primary results by county Vinroot: #f29b8a 30-40% #ff0000 40-50% #d60f0f 50-60% #a70808 60-70% #6d0404 70-80% Daughtry: #f2f2a0 30-40% #f2f26c 40-50% #ffff00 50-60% #ddde1f 60-70% #909121 70-80% #353500 80-90% Neely: #90ee90 31-40% Daughtry/Neely Tie: #c0c0c0 31-40% 2000 Republican gubernatorial primary Republican Party (United States) Richard Vinroot 142,820 45.48% Republican Party (United States) N. Leo Daughtry 116,115 36.97% Republican Party (United States) Charles Neely 48,101 15.32% Republican Party (United States) Art Manning 7,019 2.23% 314,055 100.00% General election Candidates Mike Easley, North Carolina attorney general (Democratic) Barbara Howe (Libertarian) Douglas Schell (Reform) Richard Vinroot, former mayor of Charlotte and candidate for governor in 1996 (Republican) Debates Complete video of debate, September 13, 2000 Complete video of debate, October 27, 2000 Results 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial electionNorth Carolina DataNet #46 http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034758/http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf dead 2008-07-25 April 2008 University of North Carolina 2009-06-12 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Easley 1,530,324 52.02% -3.96 Republican Party (United States) Richard Vinroot 1,360,960 46.26% +3.51 Libertarian Party (United States) Barbara Howe 42,674 1.45% +0.77 Reform Party (United States) Douglas Schell 8,104 0.28% N/A 2,942,062 Democratic Party (United States) 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 2000 Gubernatorial