2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
R. C. Soles Jr. (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Bettie Fennell (R) by 2.9 points.
R. C. Soles Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
48.7%47,905
Bettie FennellRepublican
45.8%45,093
Rachel Joiner MerrillLibertarian
5.5%5,454
98,452 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