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North Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 2004

Gubernatorial Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party

Michael F. Easley	1,939,154	55.6%	Democratic
Patrick Ballantine	1,495,021	42.9%	Republican
Barbara Howe	52,513	1.5%	Libertarian
Lieutenant Governor Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
Beverly Perdue	1,888,397	55.6%	Democratic
Jim Snyder	1,453,705	42.9%	Republican
Chris Cole	56,368	1.5%	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.

CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR

Democrats

Mike Easley , incumbent NC governor

Rickey Kipfer

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

Libertarians

Barbara Howe , state Libertarian Party chair

CANDIDATES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

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 - Durham City Councilman

Libertarians

Chris Cole