This is the 2008 race. The latest: 2026 →

2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 3

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Alice Graham Underhill (D) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Norman Sanderson (R) by 2.3 points.

Alice Graham UnderhillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.9%16,943
47.7%16,173
Herb SobelLibertarian
2.4%825
33,941 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

EvenR+0.92002D+4.12004D+11.42006D+2.32008R+29.52010R+18.52012

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

The candidates

Alice Graham Underhill (D)Norman Sanderson (R)

Also on the ballot: Herb Sobel (Libertarian), 2.4%