The 2000 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2000, 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.

2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor election

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Nominee Bev Perdue Betsy Cochrane Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,500,206 1,315,825 Percentage 52.3% 45.9%

County results Perdue:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cochrane:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dennis Wicker Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue Democratic

The election was won by Democrat Beverly Perdue, who succeeded fellow Democrat Dennis A. Wicker. In the general election, Perdue defeated Republican former state senator Betsy Cochrane by 52% to 46%.