2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
R. C. Soles Jr. (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Ray Gilbert (R) by 14.4 points.
R. C. Soles Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%28,513
Ray GilbertRepublican
40.2%20,993
Edward GoreLibertarian
5.3%2,750
52,256 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET