North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004

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Gubernatorial Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
Michael F. Easley	1,939,154	55%	Democratic
Patrick Ballantine	1,495,021	43%	Republican
Barbara Howe	52,513	2%	Libertarian
Lieutenant Governor Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
Beverly Perdue	1,888,397	55%	Democratic
Jim Snyder	1,453,705	43%	Republican
Chris Cole	56,368	2%	Libertarian
Other elections: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

An election to choose the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The U.S. Presidential election, 2004, the U.S. House election, 2004, the U.S. Senate election, 2004, the North Carolina Council of State election, 2004, the North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004, and North Carolina judicial elections, 2004 were held on the same day.

Contents 1 Candidates for Governor 1.1 Democrats 1.2 Republicans 1.3 Libertarians 2 Candidates for Lieutenant Governor 2.1 Democrats 2.2 Republicans 2.3 Libertarians

[edit] Candidates for Governor

[edit] Democrats

• Mike Easley, incumbent NC governor
• Rickey Kipfer

[edit] Republicans

• Patrick Ballantine, North Carolina Senate Minority Leader
• Dan Barrett, Davie County commissioner
• Bill Cobey, former U.S. Representative and former chair of the NC Republican Party
• George Little, former NC Secretary of Natural and Economic Resources
• Fern Shubert, North Carolina State Senate Minority Whip
• Richard Vinroot, former Charlotte mayor

[edit] Libertarians

• Barbara Howe, state Libertarian Party chair

[edit] Candidates for Lieutenant Governor

[edit] Democrats

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

[edit] Republicans

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

[edit] Libertarians

• Chris Cole