North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004

North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004
North Carolina
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Mike Easley Patrick J. Ballantine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,939,154 1,495,021
Percentage 55.62% 42.88%

County Results
Governor before election

Mike Easley
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Mike Easley
Democratic

The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 2004 was held on 2 November 2004. The general election was fought 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[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Easley 379,498 85.37
Democratic Rickey Kipfer 65,061 14.63
Turnout 444,559

Republican

2004 North Carolina gubernatorial Republican primary election[1]
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

General elections results

2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Easley 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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-12.

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