North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2000

North Carolina lieutenant governor election, 2000

November 7, 2000

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

Lieutenant Governor before election Dennis A. Wicker Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Beverly Purdue Democratic

The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2000 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.

The election was won by Democrat Beverly Perdue, who succeeded fellow Democrat Dennis A. Wicker. In the general election, Perdue defeated Republican Betsy Cochrane by 52% to 46%.

Primaries

Democratic primary

2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Beverly 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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Beverly 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