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North Carolina Council of State election, 2004

The next elections to chose members of the North Carolina Council of State is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. In all but two races (Superintendent of Public Instruction and Labor Commissioner), incumbent Democrats are seeking re-election.

The U.S. Presidential election, 2004, U.S. House election, 2004, U.S. Senate election, 2004, North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004, and North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004, are scheduled for the same day.

The candidates listed below are those who have filed to run with the North Carolina Board of Elections.

Secretary of State

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• Elaine Marshall, incumbent North Carolina Secretary of State
• Doris A. Sanders

Republicans:

• Jay Rao

Timeline

State Auditor

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• Ralph Campbell, Jr., incumbent State Auditor

Republicans:

• Jasper N. Albright
• Les Merritt, former Wake County commissioner, 2000 candidate.

Timeline

Attorney General

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• Roy Cooper, incumbent state Attorney General

Republicans:

• Thom Goolsby, attorney
• Joe Knott
• Wendell H. Sawyer

Timeline

State Treasurer

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• Richard Moore, incumbent State Treasurer

Republicans:

• Ed Meyer, attorney, former congressional aide

Timeline

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Ward (Democrat) is not seeking re-election.

Democrats:

• June Atkinson, NC-DPI official
• J.B. Buxton, State Board of Education member
• Marshall Stewart, state agricultural education coordinator

Republicans:

• Bill Fletcher, member, Wake County board of education member
• Jeanne Smoot, retired professor

Timeline

State Agriculture Commissioner

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• W. Britt Cobb, Jr. - incumbent Agriculture Commissioner
• Tom Gilmore - former state representative

Republicans:

• Steve Troxler - farmer, 2000 candidate

Timeline

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Cherie K. Berry (Democrat) is not seeking re-election.

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• Wayne Goodwin - state representative

Republicans:

• Cherie Berry
• Lloyd T. Funderburg

Timeline

State Insurance Commissioner

Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
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Candidates

Democrats:

• Jim Long, incumbent Labor Commissioner

Republicans:

• C. Robert Brawler
• Cindy C. Huntsberry

Timeline

Other North Carolina Council of State elections: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016