The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was fought between the

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nominee, former mayor of

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

Richard Vinroot Richard A. Vinroot (born April 14, 1941) is an American politician and attorney from Charlotte, North Carolina. He served as the 52nd Mayor of Charlotte from 1991 to 1995. Vinroot ran unsuccessfully for Governor of North Carolina in 1996, 2000 an ...

and the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Mike Easley. Easley won by 52% to 46%, and succeeded fellow Democrat Jim Hunt as

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Primaries

Democratic

Candidates

*Bob Ayers * Mike Easley, attorney general *Ken Rogers * Dennis Wicker, lieutenant governor

Results

2000 North Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary county map

Republican

Candidates

Leo Daughtry Namon Leo Daughtry (born December 3, 1940) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth House district, including constituents in Johnston County, North Carolina. An attorney from Sm ...

, state representative *Art Manning, candidate for governor in 1996 *

Charles Neely Charles Batcheller Neely Jr. (born December 11, 1943) is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's 61st House district. Career In 1994, Neely was elected to the N ...

, attorney and former state representative *

, former

mayor of Charlotte The office of the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 a ...

and candidate for governor in 1996

Results

2000 North Carolina gubernatorial Republican primary county map

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
September 13, 2000
Complete video of debate
October 27, 2000

Results

Footnotes

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

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