2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 49
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Martin L. Nesbitt (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating R. L. Clark (R) by 31.3 points.
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%56,150
R. L. ClarkRepublican
34.4%29,391
85,541 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