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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 2

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Jean R. Preston (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Greg Muse (D) by 23.2 points.

Jean R. PrestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%51,117
Greg MuseDemocrat
38.4%31,849
82,966 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+3.42002D+10.52004R+14.82006R+23.22008R+31.42010R+26.22012

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