2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 5
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Don Davis (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Louis Milford Pate Jr. (R) by 5.8 points.
Don DavisDemocrat · winner
52.9%40,982
Louis Milford Pate Jr.Republican
47.1%36,493
77,475 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