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The 2000 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2000, concurrently with the 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election and the 2000 United States presidential election, to elect the attorney general of North Carolina. The North Carolina Senate Majority leader Democrat Roy Cooper won the election, and assumed office on January 6, 2001.
Democratic Party
Candidates
Declared
Republican Party
Candidates
Declared
- Dan Boyce[2]
Reform Party
Candidates
Declared
- Margaret Palms[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Roy Cooper | 1,446,793 | 51.21 | ||
| Republican | Dan Boyce | 1,310,845 | 46.40 | ||
| Reform | Margaret Palms | 67,536 | 2.39 | ||
| Total votes | 2,825,174 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Controversy
During the campaign, the Cooper campaign ran ads which Boyce claims contained false statements about his law practice.[5] In 2014, both parties signed to end civil actions following a written apology to Boyce by Cooper. However, Boyce still believed that the State Bar needed to take its own separate action on the case.[6]
References
- ^ "Cooper files for attorney general post". Rocky Mount Telegram. January 11, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Dan Boyce". www.maynardnexsen.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "News Flash: 11/13/2000, Natural Law-Independent Coalition Results Best Ever!". www.natural-law.org. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "2000 Attorney General General Election Results - North Carolina". uselectionatlas.org.
- ^ "Cooper Libel Suit Moves to Trial". Carolina Journal -. November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Appeals Court hears Boyce's complaint against State Bar". Carolina Journal -. February 10, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.