2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 38
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Charlie Dannelly (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating James R. Soder (R) by 49.5 points.
Charlie DannellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%67,755
James R. SoderRepublican
23.9%22,056
C. Travis WheatLibertarian
2.8%2,588
92,399 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