2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 27
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Donald R. Vaughan (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Wilson (R) by 37.5 points.
Donald R. VaughanDemocrat · winner
68.7%59,609
Joe WilsonRepublican
31.3%27,100
86,709 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