| Election Name: | 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 2004 North Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Easley.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Easley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,530,324 |
| Percentage1: | 52.02% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Vinroot |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,360,960 |
| Percentage2: | 46.26% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jim Hunt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Easley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was fought between the Republican nominee, former mayor of Charlotte Richard Vinroot and the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Mike Easley. Easley won by 52% to 46%, and succeeded fellow Democrat Jim Hunt as governor. This election was the first North Carolina gubernatorial election since 1980 in which the winner of the gubernatorial election was of a different party from the winner of the concurrent presidential election.