2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 44
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Jim Jacumin (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Cates (D) by 19.0 points.
Jim JacuminRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%41,320
Jim CatesDemocrat
38.9%27,782
Richard C. EveyLibertarian
3.2%2,287
71,389 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