The 2000 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2000, concurrently with the 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election and the 2000 United States presidential election, to elect the attorney general of North Carolina. The North Carolina Senate Majority leader Democrat Roy Cooper won the election, and assumed office on January 6, 2001.
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Democratic Party
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Roy Cooper[1]
Republican Party
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Dan Boyce[2]
Reform Party
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Margaret Palms[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Roy Cooper | 1,446,793 | 51.21 | ||
| Republican | Dan Boyce | 1,310,845 | 46.40 | ||
| Reform | Margaret Palms | 67,536 | 2.39 | ||
| Total votes | 2,825,174 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Controversy
editDuring the campaign, the Cooper campaign ran ads which Boyce claims contained false statements about his law practice.[5] In 2014, both parties signed to end civil actions following a written apology to Boyce by Cooper. However, Boyce still believed that the State Bar needed to take its own separate action on the case.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Cooper files for attorney general post". Rocky Mount Telegram. 2000-01-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Dan Boyce". www.maynardnexsen.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "News Flash: 11/13/2000, Natural Law-Independent Coalition Results Best Ever!". www.natural-law.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "2000 Attorney General General Election Results - North Carolina". uselectionatlas.org.
- ^ "Cooper Libel Suit Moves to Trial". Carolina Journal -. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Appeals Court hears Boyce's complaint against State Bar". Carolina Journal -. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2024-08-07.