2006Final results
2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
R. C. Soles Jr. (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Fairley (R) by 5.2 points.
R. C. Soles Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%26,407
Bill FairleyRepublican
47.4%23,802
50,209 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET