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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina House District 8

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Susan Martin (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Mark Bibbs (D) by 14.4 points.

Susan MartinRepublican · winner
57.2%24,019
Mark BibbsDemocrat
42.8%17,982
42,001 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+21.21980D+48.12004R+14.42012R+21.62014R+0.42016D+20.42020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET