2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Candidates • Bob Ayers • Mike Easley, North Carolina attorney general • Ken Rogers • Dennis Wicker, lieutenant governor of North Carolina Results == Republican primary ==

Candidates • Leo Daughtry, state representative from Smithfield • Art Manning, candidate for governor in 1996 • Charles Neely, attorney and former state representative from Raleigh • Richard Vinroot, former mayor of Charlotte and candidate for governor in 1996 Results ==General election==

Candidates • Mike Easley, North Carolina attorney general (Democratic) • Barbara Howe (Libertarian) • Douglas Schell (Reform) • Richard Vinroot, former mayor of Charlotte and candidate for governor in 1996 (Republican) Debates • Complete video of debate, September 13, 2000 • Complete video of debate, October 27, 2000 Results Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Alamance (largest municipality: Burlington) • Onslow (largest town: Jacksonville) • Polk (Largest city: Tryon) • Rutherford (Largest city: Forest City) • Surry (Largest city: Mount Airy) • Carteret (Largest city: Morehead City) • Mecklenburg (largest municipality: Charlotte) ==Footnotes==