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2008 election for North Carolina House District 116

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Jane Whilden (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Tim Moffitt (R) by 3.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jane WhildenDemocrat · winner
51.7%20,019
Tim MoffittRepublican
48.3%18,704
38,723 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+3.42008R+11.62010R+12.62012D+3.82014D+9.82018D+23.82020

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