2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2004

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)

Nominee Bev Perdue Jim Snyder Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,888,397 1,453,705 Percentage 55.6% 42.8%

Lieutenant Governor before election Bev Perdue Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue Democratic

The North Carolina lieutenant governor election of 2004 was held on November 2, 2004, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.

Result

2004 North Carolina lieutenant governor election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Beverly Perdue	1,888,397	55.57
	Republican	Jim Snyder	1,453,705	42.78
	Libertarian	Chris Cole	56,368	1.66
Turnout			3,398,470

Candidates

Democrats

• Curtis R. Hert, Jr.
• Beverly Perdue – incumbent lieutenant governor

Republicans

• Timothy Cook – chemist
• Jim Snyder – attorney and former U.S. Senate Candidate
• Thomas Stith, III – Durham City Councilman

Libertarians

• Chris Cole