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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 18

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Sandra Spaulding Hughes (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating George J. Swart (R) by 34.4 points.

Sandra Spaulding HughesDemocrat · winner
67.2%20,243
George J. SwartRepublican
32.8%9,888
30,131 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+51.42002D+27.62004D+27.12006D+34.42008D+14.12010D+33.12012

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