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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 29

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Jerry W. Tillman (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald Franklin (D) by 36.3 points.

Jerry W. TillmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%45,614
31.8%21,316
66,930 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+2.72000R+31.22002R+41.12004R+36.32008R+41.72014R+43.32018

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