2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Josh Stein (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Alexander Jr. (R) by 21.6 points.
Josh SteinDemocrat · winner
60.8%58,357
John M. Alexander Jr.Republican
39.2%37,586
95,943 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