2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 13
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Patricia McElraft (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Barbara Garrityblake (D) by 13.7 points.
Patricia McElraftRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%22,022
Barbara GarrityblakeDemocrat
43.1%16,714
38,736 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