2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 North Carolina election results
Every race on North Carolina's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races186
Changed party7
Unopposed38%71 races
Incumbents defeated2
- President
- U.S. Senate
- Governors
- U.S. House
- North Carolina State Senate
- North Carolina House of Representatives
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | Barack H. Obama (D) | 0.3 |
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | Kay R. Hagan (D) | 8.5 | Flipped |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | Bev Perdue (D) | 3.5 |
U.S. House
D 8 · R 5 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC-1 | G. K. Butterfield (D) | 40.6 | |
| NC-2 | Bob Etheridge (D) | 35.7 | |
| NC-3 | Walter B. Jones (R) | 31.8 | |
| NC-4 | David E. Price (D) | 26.6 | |
| NC-5 | Virginia Foxx (R) | 16.7 | |
| NC-6 | Howard Coble (R) | 34.0 | |
| NC-7 | Mike McIntyre (D) | 37.7 | |
| NC-8 | Larry Kissell (D) | 10.8 | Flipped |
| NC-9 | Sue Wilkins Myrick (R) | 26.5 | |
| NC-10 | Patrick T. McHenry (R) | 15.1 | |
| NC-11 | Heath Shuler (D) | 26.1 | |
| NC-12 | Melvin L. Watt (D) | 43.1 | |
| NC-13 | Brad Miller (D) | 31.9 |
North Carolina State Senate
D 30 · R 20 · 1 changed party
North Carolina House of Representatives
D 68 · R 52 · 4 changed party
North Carolina
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab