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North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004

Gubernatorial Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
Michael F. Easley			Democratic
Patrick Ballantine			Republican
Barbara Howe			Libertarian
Lieutenant Governor Candidate	Popular Vote	Pct	Party
Beverly Perdue			Democratic
Timothy Cook			Republican
Chris Cole			Libertarian
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The next election to chose the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The U.S. Presidential election, 2004, U.S. House election, 2004, U.S. Senate election, 2004, and North Carolina Council of State election, 2004, North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004, are scheduled for the same day.

Candidates for Governor

Democrats

• Mike Easley, incumbent NC governor.
• Rickey Kipfer

Republicans

• Patrick Ballantine, North Carolina Senate Minority Leader
• Dan Barrett, Davie County commissioner
• Bill Cobey, former Representative
• George Little, former NC Secretary of Environmental Resources
• Fern Shubert, North Carolina State Senate Minority Whip
• Richard Vinroot, former Charlotte mayor

Libertarians

• Barbara Howe, LNPC chair.

Candidates for Lieutnant Governor

Democrats

• Curtis R. Hert, Jr.
• Beverly Perdue - incumbent lieutenant governor

Republicans

• Timothy Cook
• Jim Snyder - former U.S. Senate Candidate
• Thomas Stith - Durham City Councilman

Libertarians

• Chris Cole

Timeline

• 2003
  • May 19 - Davie County Commissioner Dan Barrett announces his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
  • July 28 - Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms endorses Bill Cobey in the contest for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

• 2004
  • February 16 - Having not received approval from federal courts for new state legislative district maps, the North Carolina Board of Elections postpones North Carolina's party primaries from April to July.
  • April 26 - Registration for candidates with the State Board of Elections opens.
  • May 7 - Filing deadline with State Board of Elections

Important future dates

• 2004
  • July 20 - Republican and Democratic primaries.
  • November 2 - General election.

• 2005
  • Information missing - Inauguration day.

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