2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
Bev Perdue (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Pat McCrory (R) by 3.5 points.
Bev PerdueDemocrat · winner
51.7%2,146,189
Pat McCroryRepublican
48.3%2,001,168
4,147,357 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET