2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
Mike Easley (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Ballantine (R) by 12.9 points.
Mike EasleyDemocrat · winner
56.5%1,939,154
Patrick J. BallantineRepublican
43.5%1,495,021
3,434,175 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET