2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 46
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Debbie A. Clary (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Keith H. Melton (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Debbie A. ClaryRepublican · winner
50.5%36,059
Keith H. MeltonDemocrat
49.5%35,338
71,397 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