2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 53
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
David Lewis (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph Lindsey Tart (D) by 5.6 points.
David LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%16,135
Joseph Lindsey TartDemocrat
47.2%14,431
30,566 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