2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
R. C. Soles Jr. (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Swann (R) by 8.5 points.
R. C. Soles Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%39,897
Jack SwannRepublican
45.7%33,627
73,524 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET