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2000 North Carolina Attorney General election

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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%

Attorney General before election

Mike Easley
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Roy Cooper
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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Declared

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Reform primary

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Candidates

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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 Joe Knott 1,310,845 46.40
Reform Margaret Palms 67,536 2.39
Total votes 2,825,174 100.00
Democratic hold
  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. ^ NC Attorney General Election, 2000