2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 45
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Steve Goss (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Jerry Butler (R) by 7.8 points.
Steve GossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%46,014
Jerry ButlerRepublican
46.1%39,349
85,363 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