2000 North Carolina Attorney General election
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The 2000 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2000, simultaneously with the gubernatorial and presidential elections. North Carolina Senate Majority leader Democrat Roy Cooper won the election, and assumed office on January 6, 2001.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Roy Cooper[1]
Republican primary
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editDeclared
edit- Dan Boyce[2]
Reform primary
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editDeclared
edit- Margaret Palms[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roy Cooper | 1,446,793 | 51.21 | ||
| Republican | Joe Knott | 1,310,845 | 46.40 | ||
| Reform | Margaret Palms | 67,536 | 2.39 | ||
| Total votes | 2,825,174 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
- ^ "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.
- ^ NC Attorney General Election, 2000