Below are the Independent's endorsements in contested races. Not listed are candidates without opposition. Party affiliations are not given in judicial races, which are non-partisan.
Federal
President: John Kerry, D
U.S. Senate: Erskine Bowles, D
U.S. Congress Dist. 2: Bob Etheridge, D
U.S. Congress Dist. 4: David Price, D
U.S. Congress Dist. 13: Brad Miller, D
Council of state
Governor: Mike Easley, D
Lieutenant Governor: Beverly Perdue, D
Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall, D
Treasurer: Richard Moore, D
Attorney General: Joe Knott, R
Commissioner of Agriculture: Britt Cobb, D
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Bill Fletcher, R
State Auditor: Ralph Campbell, D
Commissioner of Insurance: Jim Long, D
Commissioner of Labor: Wayne Goodwin, D
Constitutional amendments
Amendment I: No
Amendment II: Yes
Amendment III: Yes
Judicial
N.C. Supreme Court--Orr Seat: James Wynn
N.C. Supreme Court--Parker Seat: Sarah Parker
Appeals Court--Thornburg Seat: Alan Thornburg
Appeals Court--Bryant Seat: Wanda Bryant
Appeals Court--McGee Seat: Linda McGee
District Court 10--Bailey Seat: Debra Sasser
District Court 10--Bousman Seat: Monica Bousman
District Court 10--Lawton Seat: Don Overby
District Court 10--Morgan Seat: Jennifer Knox
State Senate
State Senate 14: Vernon Malone, D
State Senate 15: Neal Hunt, R
State Senate 16: Janet Cowell, D
State Senate 17: Richard Stevens, R
State Senate 18: Bob Atwater, D
State Senate 20: Jeanne Lucas, D
State Senate 23: Ellie Kinnaird, D
State House of Representatives
State House 30: Paul Luebke, D
State House 31: H.M. "Mickey" Michaux, D
State House 33: Bernard Allen, D
State House 34: Grier Martin, D
State House 35: Jennifer Weiss, D
State House 36: No endorsement
State House 37: No endorsement
State House 38 Deborah Ross, D
State House 39: Linda Coleman, D
State House 40: Andrew Hatchell, L
State House 55: W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins, D
Wake County
Wake County Commissioner (three seats): Yevonne Brannon, Betty Lou Ward, Harold Webb
Register of Deeds: Laura Riddick, R
Soil and Water Conservation District Board: Marcia Lieber, Bill Simmons
Open space bond: Yes
Wake Tech bond: Yes
Durham County
Durham County Commissioner (five seats): Lewis Cheek, Becky Heron, Michael D. Page, Ellen Reckhow
Orange County
County Commissioner (two seats): Moses Carey, D; Valerie Foushee, D
Soil and Water Conservation District: Roger Tate
Chatham County
County Commissioner District 2: Mike Cross, D
Register of Deeds: Reba Thomas