2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)

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

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.

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

• Chris Cole

Result

2004 North Carolina lieutenant governor election

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