2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 24
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tony Foriest (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Wallace Gunn Jr. (R) by 5.0 points.
Tony ForiestDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%38,539
Richard Wallace Gunn Jr.Republican
47.5%34,854
73,393 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