2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 17
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Richard Stevens (R) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Brian Irving (Lib) by 62.4 points.
Richard StevensRepublican · winner · incumbent
81.2%75,311
Brian IrvingLibertarian
18.8%17,441
92,752 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