2014Final results

2014 Democratic primary for North Carolina Senate District 8

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Ernie Ward (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Danny Hefner (D) by 11.5 points.

Ernie WardDemocrat · winner
55.7%6,745
Danny HefnerDemocrat
44.3%5,359
12,104 votes

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