2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 47
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joe Sam Queen (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Keith W. Presnell (R) by 7.2 points.
Joe Sam QueenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%41,736
Keith W. PresnellRepublican
46.4%36,144
77,880 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