The 2004 North Carolina lieutenant governor election was held on November 2, 2004, as part of the elections to the

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also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of

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and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.

Result

Candidates

Democrats

* Curtis R. Hert, Jr. *

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– incumbent lieutenant governor

Republicans

* Timothy Cook – chemist * Jim Snyder – attorney, former State Representative, Former Davidson County Republican Party chair, and candidate for

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in 2002 *

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–

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City Councilman

Libertarians

* Chris Cole

Footnotes

{{United States general elections, 2004 Lieutenant Governor

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