2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election

2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election

November 2, 2004

Nominee Mike Easley Patrick Ballantine Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,939,154 1,495,021 Percentage 55.6% 42.9%

County Results Easley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ballantine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Mike Easley Democratic Elected Governor Mike Easley Democratic

The 2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 2004. The general election was between the Democratic incumbent Mike Easley and the Republican nominee Patrick J. Ballantine. Easley won by 56% to 43%, winning his second term as governor.

Primaries

Democratic

2004 North Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Easley (incumbent)	379,498	85.37
	Democratic	Rickey Kipfer	65,061	14.63
Turnout			444,559	100

Republican

Primary results by county:

Ballantine

•   Ballantine—81-90%
•   Ballantine—71-80%
•   Ballantine—61-70%
•   Ballantine—51-60%
•   Ballantine—41-50%
•   Ballantine—31-40%
•   Ballantine—21-30%

Vinroot

•   Vinroot—41-50%
•   Vinroot—31-40%
•   Vinroot—21-30%

Cobey

•   Cobey—51-60%
•   Cobey—41-50%
•   Cobey—31-40%

Barrett

•   Barrett—51-60%
•   Barrett—21-30%

Shubert

•   Shubert—31-40%

Little

•   Little—51-60%

2004 North Carolina gubernatorial Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick J. Ballantine	110,726	30.38
	Republican	Richard Vinroot	109,217	29.97
	Republican	Bill Cobey	97,461	26.74
	Republican	Dan Barrett	19,097	5.24
	Republican	Fern Shubert	14,445	3.96
	Republican	George Little	13,474	3.70
Turnout			364,420	100

General elections results

2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Easley (incumbent)	1,939,154	55.62
	Republican	Patrick J. Ballantine	1,495,021	42.88
	Libertarian	Barbara Howe	52,513	1.51
Turnout			3,486,688
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• 2004 Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Mike Easley
• Patrick Ballantine
• Dan Barrett
• Bill Cobey
• George Little
• Fern Shubert
• Richard Vinroot
• Tim Cook