2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

The North Carolina lieutenant governor election of 2004 was held on November 2, 2004, 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.

2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 2004

Nominee Bev Perdue Jim Snyder Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,888,397 1,453,705 Percentage 55.6% 42.8%

County results Perdue:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Snyder:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Bev Perdue Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue Democratic

Result

2004 North Carolina lieutenant governor election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bev Perdue (incumbent)	1,888,397	55.57
	Republican	Jim Snyder	1,453,705	42.78
	Libertarian	Chris Cole	56,368	1.66
Turnout			3,398,470
	Democratic hold		Swing

Candidates

Democrats

• Curtis R. Hert, Jr.
• Bev Perdue – incumbent lieutenant governor

Republicans

• Timothy Cook – chemist
• Jim Snyder – attorney and former U.S. Senate Candidate
• Thomas Stith, III – Durham City Councilman

Libertarians

• Chris Cole

Footnotes

1. NC Lieutenant Governor - 2004