2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 25
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
William R. Purcell (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Janice B. Abernathy (R) by 21.7 points.
William R. PurcellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%42,760
Janice B. AbernathyRepublican
39.2%27,519
70,279 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