2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 2004. The general election was between the Democratic incumbent Mike Easley and the Republican nominee Patrick J. Ballantine. Easley won by 56% to 43%, winning his second term as governor.
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Elections in North Carolina |
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Primaries
Democratic
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Easley (incumbent) | 379,498 | 85.37 | |
Democratic | Rickey Kipfer | 65,061 | 14.63 | |
Turnout | 444,559 | 100 |
Republican

Primary results by county:
Ballantine
- Ballantine—81-90%
- Ballantine—71-80%
- Ballantine—61-70%
- Ballantine—51-60%
- Ballantine—41-50%
- Ballantine—31-40%
- Ballantine—21-30%
Vinroot
- Vinroot—41-50%
- Vinroot—31-40%
- Vinroot—21-30%
Cobey
- Cobey—51-60%
- Cobey—41-50%
- Cobey—31-40%
Barrett
- Barrett—51-60%
- Barrett—21-30%
Shubert
- Shubert—31-40%
Little
- Little—51-60%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick J. Ballantine | 110,726 | 30.38 | |
Republican | Richard Vinroot | 109,217 | 29.97 | |
Republican | Bill Cobey | 97,461 | 26.74 | |
Republican | Dan Barrett | 19,097 | 5.24 | |
Republican | Fern Shubert | 14,445 | 3.96 | |
Republican | George Little | 13,474 | 3.70 | |
Turnout | 364,420 | 100 |
General elections results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Mike Easley (incumbent) | 1,939,154 | 55.62 | ||
Republican | Patrick J. Ballantine | 1,495,021 | 42.88 | ||
Libertarian | Barbara Howe | 52,513 | 1.51 | ||
Turnout | 3,486,688 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Footnotes
- "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
External links
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
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