2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 36
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Nelson Dollar (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Al Swanstrom (D) by 2.3 points.
Nelson DollarRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%21,862
Al SwanstromDemocrat
48.8%20,872
42,734 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