2000 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2000 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Mike Easley won the 2000 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Mike Easley received 1,530,324 popular votes (52.02%). The main challenger was Richard Vinroot (46.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Easley and Vinroot

Easley +5.8 pts · won by 169,364 votes

Mike Easley DemocraticWINNER52.02%

1,530,324 votes

Richard Vinroot Republican46.26%

1,360,960 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.