| Election Name: | 2000 North Carolina lieutenant governor election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 2004 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
| Image1: | File:Beverly Perdue official photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bev Perdue |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,500,206 |
| Percentage1: | 52.3% |
| Nominee2: | Betsy Cochrane |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,315,825 |
| Percentage2: | 45.9% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dennis Wicker |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bev Perdue |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
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%.