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2008Final results

2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 37

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Daniel G. Clodfelter (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Vince Coscia (R) by 39.5 points.

Daniel G. ClodfelterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%48,608
Vince CosciaRepublican
28.4%20,315
Rusty SheridanLibertarian
3.8%2,733
71,656 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+0.81996D+9.71998D+9.52000D+39.52008D+22.92010D+34.02012

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

The candidates

Daniel G. Clodfelter (D)Vince Coscia (R)

Also on the ballot: Rusty Sheridan (Libertarian), 3.8%