Mike Easley, Governor

Mike Easley

Governor
Born
March 23, 1950
Current age
76
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2000–2004

Photo: NCDOT, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Easley3.5M
Opponents2.9M
2
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2004, Mike Easley ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Easley's biggest single-election total was 1,939,154 votes, in the 2004 governor election in North Carolina. Easley's closest win came in the 2000 governor election in North Carolina, decided by 169,364 votes.

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How many votes has Mike Easley received?

Mike Easley has received 3,469,478 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Mike Easley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004GovernorNorth CarolinaWon1,939,15455.62%Patrick Ballantine
2000GovernorNorth CarolinaWon1,530,32452.02%Richard Vinroot
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q881215). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mike Easley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mike-easley. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.