2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Roy Carter (D) by 16.7 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
58.4%190,820
Roy CarterDemocrat
41.6%136,103
326,923 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.
Roy CarterVirginia Foxx
$238.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$238.2K
Spent by the campaign
$852.7K
$8
Cash on hand
$926.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008