| Predicted
Republican surge fails to materialize in state races |
Mike Easley |
Beverly Perdue |
Results
of statewide races
| Candidate |
Votes |
Pcnt. |
| President |
|
|
| George
W. Bush, GOP |
1,564,429 |
56 |
| Al Gore,
Dem |
1,203,216 |
43 |
| Harry
Browne, Lib |
12,118 |
0 |
| Pat
Buchanan, RP |
8,582 |
0 |
| Governor |
| Mike
Easley, Dem |
1,468,445 |
52 |
| Richard
Vinroot, GOP |
1,300,212 |
46 |
| Barbara
J. Howe, Lib |
40,409 |
1 |
| Douglas
Schell, RP |
8,458 |
0 |
| Lieutenant
Governor |
|
| Beverly
Perdue, Dem |
1,437,481 |
52 |
| Betsy
Cochrane, GOP |
1,255,899 |
46 |
| Catherine
Carter, RP |
48,900 |
2 |
| Attorney
General |
|
|
| Roy
Cooper, Dem |
1,390,387 |
51 |
| Dan
Boyce, GOP |
1,255,402 |
46 |
| Margaret
Palms, RP |
66,071 |
2 |
| Auditor |
|
|
| Ralph
Campbell, Dem (i) |
1,338,404 |
51 |
| Leslie
Merritt, GOP |
1,305,641 |
49 |
| Agriculture
Commissioner |
|
| Meg
Scott Phipps, Dem |
1,359,588 |
51 |
| Steve
Troxler, GOP |
1,330,967 |
49 |
| Insurance
Commissioner |
|
| Jim
Long, Dem (i) |
1,528,915 |
57 |
| Mike
Causey, GOP |
1,168,527 |
43 |
| Labor
Commissioner |
|
| Cherie
K. Berry, GOP |
1,320,435 |
50 |
| Doug
Berger, Dem |
1,316,395 |
50 |
| Secretary
of State |
|
| Elaine
Marshall, Dem (i) |
1,451,153 |
55 |
| Harris
D. Blake, GOP |
1,211,291 |
45 |
| Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
| Mike
Ward, Dem (i) |
1,417,016 |
53 |
| Michael
Barrick, GOP |
1,234,197 |
47 |
| Treasurer |
|
|
| Richard
H. Moore, Dem |
1,482,969 |
56 |
| Henry
McKoy, GOP |
1,187,146 |
44 |
| Supreme
Court Chief Justice |
| Beverly
Lake Jr., GOP |
1,393,251 |
51 |
| Henry
E. Frye, Dem (i) |
1,319,032 |
49 |
| Supreme
Court Associate Justice |
| Robert
Edmunds Jr., GOP |
1,377,444 |
52 |
| Franklin
Freeman, Dem (i) |
1,274,424 |
48 |
| Court
of Appeals, Horton seat |
| Douglas
McCullough, GOP |
1,308,721 |
50 |
| Clarence
E. Horton, Dem (i) |
1,291,009 |
50 |
| Court
of Appeals, John seat |
|
| John
Tyson, GOP |
1,299,633 |
50 |
| Jim
Fuller, Dem |
1,295,768 |
50 |
| Court
of Appeals, Lewis seat |
| Robin
Hudson, Dem |
1,329,859 |
51 |
| Paul
Stam , GOP |
1,253,017 |
49 |
| Court
of Appeals, Martin seat |
|
| John
C. Martin, Dem (i) |
1,310,176 |
51 |
| Wendy
Enochs, GOP |
1,279,808 |
49 |
| Court
of Appeals, Wynn seat |
|
| James
A. Wynn Jr., Dem (i) |
1,324,395 |
51 |
| Wendell
Schollander, GOP |
1,247,347 |
49 |
|
At
the top of the ticket, Republican George Bush carried
North Carolina with a 56-43 percent margin over Al Gore,
but Bush didn't provide much in the way of coattails for other
GOP candidates.
That's a different story than how it looked In the final days
of the campaign when NC FREE and others were predicting a
Republican surge strong enough to sweep several Republicans
into office. And in the early hours of vote counting it
appeared that some notable Democratic candidates were in
trouble.
However, the early lead held by Republican gubernatorial
candidate Richard Vinroot, lieutenant governor hopeful
Sen. Betsy Cochrane and other Council of State
candidates waned. Two-term Attorney General Mike Easley
swept past Vinroot with 52 percent of the vote. That was the
same margin that Democrat Beverly Perdue, a seven-term
state senator from New Bern, defeated Republican Betsy Cochrane,
the 10-term state senator from Advance.
By the time all votes had been tallied, Democrats had all but
one of the Council of State races. Rep.
Cherie Berry, the four-term Republican legislator from
Catawba County, eked out a 7,252 vote margin over Democrat Doug
Berger. Berry becomes the Republican woman elected to a
Council of State post.
In legislative races, Democrats held on to their commanding
numbers in the Senate, but Republicans picked up three seats
to narrow the Democrats' majority to 52-48.
Republicans fared much better in the judicial elections.
Republican Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. edged out
incumbent Chief Justice Henry Frye by a margin of 51-49
percent. Republicans also won the other race for Supreme Court
associate justice, with Robert Edmunds posting a
surprisingly easy victory over incumbent Justice Franklin
Freeman. That leaves the N.C. Supreme Court 5-1 Republican,
with one vacancy.
In the Court of Appeals contests, Republican Douglas McCullough
beat incumbent Democrat Clarence
Horton, and Republican John Tyson defeated Democrat
Jim Fuller.
However, Democrats prevailed in the other Appeals Court races;
Robin Hudson defeated Paul Stam, John Martin
beat Wendy Enochs, and James Wynn edged Wendell
Schollander.
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