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

November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)

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

Candidates

Declared

• Roy Cooper

Republican Party

Candidates

Declared

• Dan Boyce

Reform Party

Candidates

Declared

• Margaret Palms

Results

General election results

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

During the campaign, the Cooper campaign ran ads which Boyce claims contained false statements about his law practice. 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.