2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 117
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Carolyn K. Justus (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Goebel (D) by 20.7 points.
Carolyn K. JustusRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%23,277
Paul D. GoebelDemocrat
39.7%15,300
38,577 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET