2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina's 11th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Heath Shuler (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Carl Mumpower (R) by 26.1 points.
Heath ShulerDemocrat · winner
62.0%211,112
Carl MumpowerRepublican
35.8%122,087
Keith SmithLibertarian
2.2%7,517
340,716 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Heath ShulerCarl Mumpower
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$134.3K
$769.9K
Spent by the campaign
$134.2K
$943.7K
Cash on hand
$107
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008; FEC, through Nov 28, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008