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2004 North Carolina Attorney General election

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2004 North Carolina Attorney General election

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Nominee Roy Cooper Joe Knott
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,872,097 1,494,121
Percentage 55.61% 44.39%

County results
Cooper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Knott:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Roy Cooper
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Roy Cooper
Democratic

The 2004 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2004, along with the gubernatorial election, as well as the Presidential election. Incumbent Democratic State Attorney General Roy Cooper won re-election, while incumbent Republican President George W. Bush won the state.[1][2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Knott 127,065 41.29%
Republican Thom Goolsby 116,874 37.98%
Republican Wendell H. Sawyer 63,803 20.73%

Results

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General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roy Cooper (incumbent) 1,872,097 55.61
Republican Joe Knott 1,494,121 44.39
Total votes 3,366,218 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  2. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2004_11_02/results_statewide_20041102.pdf
  3. ^ "NC SBE Election Contest Details". Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ NC Attorney General Election, 2004