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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 2

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Timothy L. Spear (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Chris East (R) by 29.2 points.

Timothy L. SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%20,705
Chris EastRepublican
34.1%11,152
Jesse MignognaLibertarian
2.6%852
32,709 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+26.92002D+23.02004D+37.52006D+29.22008D+9.82010D+13.42012

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

The candidates

Timothy L. Spear (D)Chris East (R)

Also on the ballot: Jesse Mignogna (Libertarian), 2.6%