North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2000

North Carolina lieutenant governor election, 2000

← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
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

Dennis A. Wicker
Democratic

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%.

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