2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
Introduction The '''2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election''' was held on 7 November 2000, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.The election was won by Democrat Beverly Perdue, who succeeded fellow Democrat Dennis A. Wicker. In the general election, Perdue defeated Republican former state senator Betsy Cochrane by 52% to 46%.
Primaries ===Democratic primary======Republican primary===
General election
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