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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 115

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

D. Bruce Goforth (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Purdue (R) by 34.8 points.

D. Bruce GoforthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%27,795
Paul PurdueRepublican
32.6%13,429
41,224 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+35.32006D+34.82008D+12.42010R+8.62012D+1.62014D+11.22016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET