1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John H. Kerr III (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Wilbur Anderson (R) by 27.5 points.
John H. Kerr IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%19,399
Wilbur AndersonRepublican
36.3%11,038
30,437 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET