2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 12
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
David Rouzer (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Kay Carroll (D) by 3.9 points.
David RouzerRepublican · winner
51.9%44,261
Kay CarrollDemocrat
48.1%40,971
85,232 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