2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 40
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Marilyn Avila (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Stan Morse (D) by 13.4 points.
Marilyn AvilaRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%35,764
Stan MorseDemocrat
43.3%27,336
63,100 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