The North Carolina Council of State election of 2000 was held on 7 November 2000, to elect the Council of State. On the same day, North Carolina held elections for Governor and for Lieutenant Governor, who also formally sit in the Council of State.

The new Council of State was formally inaugurated on January 6, 2001.[1]

Results by office

Attorney General

2000 North Carolina Attorney General election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Roy Cooper 1,446,793 51.21 -7.86
Republican Dan Boyce 1,310,845 46.40 +5.47
Reform Margaret Palms 67,536 2.39 N/A
Turnout 2,825,174

State Auditor

2000 North Carolina State Auditor election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ralph Campbell (incumbent) 1,392,211 50.51 +0.60
Republican Les Merritt 1,363,890 49.49 +1.91
Turnout 2,756,101

Commissioner of Agriculture

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Meg Scott Phipps 1,418,164 50.57 –7.23
Republican Steve Troxler 1,386,311 49.43 +9.25
Turnout 2,804,475

Commissioner of Insurance

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James E. Long (incumbent) 1,590,139 56.53 –0.20
Republican Mike Causey 1,222,527 43.47 +2.17
Turnout 2,812,666

Commissioner of Labor

2000 North Carolina Commissioner of Labor election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cherie Killian Berry 1,379,417 50.13 +4.60
Democratic Doug Berger 1,372,165 49.87 –1.11
Turnout 2,751,582

Incumbent Harry Payne did not run for reelection.[7] Cherie Berry's victory was the first and only win by a Republican for a North Carolina Council of State office (excluding the Governor and Lieutenant Governor) in the 20th century (coming just weeks before the end of the century).

Secretary of State

2000 North Carolina Secretary of State election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Elaine Marshall (incumbent) 1,512,076 54.44 +0.95
Republican Harris Durham Blake 1,265,654 45.56 +0.39
Turnout 2,777,730

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2000 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Michael E. Ward (incumbent) 1,475,309 53.36 +1.36
Republican Michael Barrick 1,289,472 46.64 +0.50
Turnout 2,764,781

State Treasurer

2000 North Carolina State Treasurer election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard H. Moore 1,539,761 55.35 +4.72
Republican Henry McKoy 1,242,202 44.65 –2.87
Turnout 2,781,963

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Saulsby, Pam (January 2001). "Easley Takes Reins as N.C.'s Governor". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ "State Auditor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Commissioner of Agriculture". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Commissioner of Insurance". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Commissioner of Labor". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Asheville Citizen-Times 07 Sep 1999, page Page 13". Newspapers.com. September 7, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Secretary of State". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Superintendent of Public Instruction". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  10. ↑ "State Treasurer". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
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