2000 North Carolina Attorney General election

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.

2000 North Carolina Attorney General election

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Nominee Roy Cooper Dan Boyce
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,446,793 1,310,845
Percentage 51.21% 46.40%

County results
Cooper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Boyce:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Mike Easley
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Roy Cooper
Democratic

Democratic Party

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Candidates

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Declared

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Republican Party

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Reform Party

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Declared

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  • Margaret Palms[3]

Results

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General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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During 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

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  1. ^ "Cooper files for attorney general post". Rocky Mount Telegram. 2000-01-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ "Dan Boyce". www.maynardnexsen.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. ^ "News Flash: 11/13/2000, Natural Law-Independent Coalition Results Best Ever!". www.natural-law.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. ^ "2000 Attorney General General Election Results - North Carolina". uselectionatlas.org.
  5. ^ "Cooper Libel Suit Moves to Trial". Carolina Journal -. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ "Appeals Court hears Boyce's complaint against State Bar". Carolina Journal -. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2024-08-07.