Claim: The 2004 North Carolina lieutenant governor election saw Republican opposition Jim Snyder, who only had 1,453,705, which was only 42.78% of the total lose to incumbent Democratic candidate Bev Perdue who had 1,888,397 votes, which was 55.57% of the total.
Evidence: Democratic Bev Perdue (incumbent) 1,888,397 55.57 Jim Snyder 1,453,705 42.78 Republican