TheNorth Carolina Council of State election of 2000 was held on 7 November 2000, to elect theCouncil of State. The new Council of State was formally inaugurated on January 6, 2001.[1]
Democrats held open seats for Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, and Treasurer. Republicans flipped the open Commissioner of Labor, which was the first and only win by a Republican for a North Carolina Council of State office (excluding the Governor and Lieutenant Governor) in the 20th century which came just weeks before the end of the century.
The 2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2000, as part of theelections to theCouncil of State. The election was won byDemocratBeverly Perdue, who succeeded fellow DemocratDennis A. Wicker. In the general election, Perdue defeatedRepublican former state senator Betsy Cochrane by 52% to 46%.