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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 44

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Margaret Highsmith Dickson (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Lou Huddleston (R) by 23.2 points.

Margaret Highsmith DicksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%17,260
Lou HuddlestonRepublican
38.4%10,763
28,023 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+24.32000D+6.92002D+16.82004D+23.22008D+0.72010D+12.62012

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