2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
Mike Easley (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Vinroot (R) by 5.9 points.
Mike EasleyDemocrat · winner
52.9%1,530,324
Richard VinrootRepublican
47.1%1,360,960
2,891,284 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET