North Carolina Senate election, 2008

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The North Carolina Senate election of 2008 was held on 5 November 2008 as part of the biennial election to the General Assembly. All fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate were elected.

It is not to be confused with the election to the United States Senate, which was held in North Carolina on the same day.

Summary

2002 North Carolina Senate election – Summary
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Democratic	20					51.50	1,821,994
	Republican	20					47.40	1,769,130
	Libertarian	0	0	0	±0	0	1.09	40,813

Results

2008 North Carolina Senate District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marc Basnight	62,661	100.00
Turnout			62,661

2008 North Carolina Senate District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jean R. Preston	51,117	61.61
	Democratic	Greg D. Muse	31,849	38.39
Turnout			82,966

2008 North Carolina Senate District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Clark Jenkins	57,703	100.00
Turnout			57,703

2008 North Carolina Senate District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward Jones	57,429	100.00
Turnout			57,429

2008 North Carolina Senate District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donald G. Davis	40,982	52.90
	Republican	Louis M. Pate, Jr.	36,493	47.10
Turnout			77,475

2008 North Carolina Senate District 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Harry Brown	38,139	100.00
Turnout			38,139

2008 North Carolina Senate District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Doug Berger	48,874	61.25
	Republican	Chuck Stires	28,588	35.83
	Libertarian	Kira Howe	2,331	2.92
Turnout			79,793

2008 North Carolina Senate District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	R. C. Soles, Jr.	47,905	48.66%
	Republican	Bettie Fennell	45,093	45.80%
	Libertarian	Rachel Joiner Merrill	5,454	5.54%
Turnout			98,452

2008 North Carolina Senate District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Julia Boseman	50,516	51.67%
	Republican	Michael Lee	47,244	48.33%
Turnout			97,760

2008 North Carolina Senate District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles W. Albertson	51,375	100.00
Turnout			51,375

2008 North Carolina Senate District 11
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	A. B. Swindell	59,461	100.00
Turnout			59,461

2008 North Carolina Senate District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fred Smith	44,261	51.93%
	Democratic	Allen H. Wellons	40,971	48.07%
Turnout			85,232

2008 North Carolina Senate District 13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David F. Weinstein	45,776	100%
Turnout			45,776

2008 North Carolina Senate District 14
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Vernon Malone	67,823	69.45
	Republican	Carol Bennett	29,835	30.55
Turnout			97,658

2008 North Carolina Senate District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Neal Hunt	56,873	52.83%
	Democratic	Chris Mintz	46,175	42.89
	Libertarian	Jan MacKay	4,602	4.27%
Turnout			107,650

2008 North Carolina Senate District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Josh Stein	58,357	60.82
	Republican	John M. Alexander, Jr.	37,586	39.18
Turnout			95,943

2008 North Carolina Senate District 17
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Stevens	75,311	81.20
	Libertarian	Brian Irving	17,441	18.80
Turnout			92,752

2008 North Carolina Senate District 18
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Atwater	66,916	69.00
	Republican	Roger Gerber	30,063	31.00
Turnout			96,979

2008 North Carolina Senate District 19
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tony Rand	57,027	100.00
Turnout			57,027

2008 North Carolina Senate District 20
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Floyd B. McKissick, Jr.	64,178	74.58
	Republican	Ken Chandler	19,666	22.55
	Libertarian	David C. Rollins	3,377	3.87
Turnout			87,221

2008 North Carolina Senate District 21
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Larry Shaw	48,430	100.00
Turnout			48,430

2002 North Carolina Senate District 22
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Harris Blake	50,111	60.27
	Democratic	Jimmy L. Love	33,033	39.73
Turnout			83,144

2008 North Carolina Senate District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ellie Kinnaird	62,192	70.90
	Republican	Greg Bass	25,527	29.10
Turnout			62,192

2008 North Carolina Senate District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony Foriest	38,539	52.51
	Republican	Rick Gunn	34,854	47.49
Turnout			73,393

2008 North Carolina Senate District 25
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William R. Purcell	42,760	60.84
	Republican	Janice B. Abernathy	27,519	39.16
Turnout			70,279

2008 North Carolina Senate District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Philip E. Berger	65,392	100.00
Turnout			65,392

2008 North Carolina Senate District 27
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donald R. Vaughan	59,609	68.75
	Republican	Joe Wilson	27,100	31.25
Turnout			86,709

2008 North Carolina Senate District 28
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Katie G. Dorsett	61,911	100.00
Turnout			61,911

2008 North Carolina Senate District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jerry W. Tillman	45,614	68.00
	Democratic	Ronald Franklin	21,316	31.78
	Other	Write-ins	146	0.22%
Turnout			67,076

2008 North Carolina Senate District 30
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Don East	52,754	100.00
Turnout			52,754

2008 North Carolina Senate District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Samuel Brunstetter	65,201	100.00
Turnout			65,201

2008 North Carolina Senate District 32
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Linda Garrou	57,672	100.00
Turnout			57,672

2008 North Carolina Senate District 33
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Stan Bingham	61,387	100.00
Turnout			61,387

2008 North Carolina Senate District 34
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Andrew C. Brock	47,960	61.17
	Democratic	John Carlyle Sherrill, III	30,443	38.83
Turnout			78,403

2008 North Carolina Senate District 35
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Eddie Goodall	75,025	100.00
Turnout			75,025

2008 North Carolina Senate District 36
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr.	50,052	56.81
	Democratic	Charles Paxton	38,047	43.19
Turnout			88,099

2008 North Carolina Senate District 37
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel G. Clodfelter	48,608	67.84
	Republican	Vince Coscia	30,315	28.35
	Libertarian	Rusty Sheridan	2,733	3.81
Turnout			71,656

2008 North Carolina Senate District 38
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charlie Smith Dannelly	67,755	73.33
	Republican	James R. Soder	22,056	23.87
	Libertarian	C. Travis Wheat	2,588	2.80
Turnout			92,399

2008 North Carolina Senate District 39
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert A. Rucho	73,799	100.00
Turnout			73,799

2008 North Carolina Senate District 40
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham	66,307	66.96
	Republican	Ed Mulheren	32,711	33.04
Turnout			99,018

2008 North Carolina Senate District 41
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Forrester	67,211	100.00
Turnout			67,211

2008 North Carolina Senate District 42
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Austin M. Allran	59,574	100%
Turnout			59,574

2008 North Carolina Senate District 43
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David W. Hoyle	35,838	51.47
	Republican	Kathy Harrington	33,791	48.53
Turnout			69,629

2008 North Carolina Senate District 44
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Jacumin	41,320	57.88
	Democratic	Jim Cates	27,782	38.92
	Libertarian	Richard C. Evey	2,287	3.20
Turnout			71,389

2008 North Carolina Senate District 45
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Goss	46,014	53.90
	Republican	Jerry Butler	39,349	46.10
Turnout			85,363

2008 North Carolina Senate District 46
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Debbie A. Clary	36,059	50.50
	Democratic	Keith H. Melton	35,338	49.50
Turnout			71,397

2008 North Carolina Senate District 47
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Sam Queen	41,736	53.59
	Republican	Keith W. Presnell	36,144	46.41
Turnout			77,880

2008 North Carolina Senate District 48
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Apodaca	64,183	100.00
Turnout			64,183

2008 North Carolina Senate District 49
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt	56,150	65.64
	Republican	R. L. Clark	29,391	34.36
Turnout			85,541

2008 North Carolina Senate District 50
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. Snow, Jr.	46,536	57.45
	Republican	Susan C. Pons	34,462	42.55
Turnout			80,998

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