2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2004 North Carolina lieutenant governor election 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. Incumbent Bev Perdue was re-elected with 55% of the vote.
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November 2, 2004
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 County results Perdue: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Snyder: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Democrats
- Curtis R. Hert, Jr.
- Bev Perdue – incumbent lieutenant governor
Republicans
- Timothy Cook – chemist
- Jim Snyder – attorney, former State Representative, Former Davidson County Republican Party chair, and candidate for US Senate in 2002
- Thomas Stith, III – Durham City Councilman
Libertarians
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||