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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina House District 49

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Lucy T. Allen (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Keith Shearon (R) by 17.2 points.

Lucy T. AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%19,598
Keith ShearonRepublican
41.4%13,852
33,450 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+7.72002D+13.32004D+18.42006D+17.22008R+3.42010R+7.92012

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