North Carolina — 2008 Election Results

PresidentU.S. SenateU.S. House

Certified returns for every federal race in North Carolina in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 14 of 14 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party lineVotesShare
Democratic2,142,65149.7%
Republican2,128,47449.4%
Libertarian25,7220.6%
Write-in12,4940.3%
Independent (Write-in)1,5100.0%
Total4,310,851

The Clerk's printed total (4,310,789) is a misprint: the report's own party columns sum to 4,310,851, matching the votes listed.

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.

U.S. Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kay HaganDemocrat2,249,31152.7%
Elizabeth DoleRepublican1,887,51044.2%
Christopher ColeLibertarian133,4303.1%
Write-in1,7190.0%
Total4,271,970

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G. K. ButterfieldDemocrat192,76570.3%
Dean StephensRepublican81,50629.7%
Total274,271

District 2

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob EtheridgeDemocrat199,73066.9%
Dan MansellRepublican93,32331.3%
Will AdkinsLibertarian5,3771.8%
Total298,430

District 3

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Walter B. JonesRepublican201,68665.9%
Craig WeberDemocrat104,36434.1%
Total306,050

District 4

CandidatePartyVotesShare
David E. PriceDemocrat265,75163.3%
William ‘‘B. J.’’ LawsonRepublican153,94736.7%
Total419,698

District 5

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Virginia FoxxRepublican190,82058.4%
Roy CarterDemocrat136,10341.6%
Total326,923

District 6

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Howard CobleRepublican221,01867.0%
Teresa Sue BrattonDemocrat108,87333.0%
Total329,891

District 7

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mike McIntyreDemocrat215,38368.8%
Will BreazealeRepublican97,47231.2%
Total312,855

District 8

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Larry KissellDemocrat157,18555.4%
Robert C. ‘‘Robin’’ HayesRepublican126,63444.6%
Total283,819

District 9

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sue Wilkins MyrickRepublican241,05362.4%
Harry TaylorDemocrat138,71935.9%
Andy GrumLibertarian6,7111.7%
Total386,483

District 10

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patrick T. McHenryRepublican171,77457.6%
Daniel JohnsonDemocrat126,69942.4%
Total298,473

District 11

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Heath ShulerDemocrat211,11262.0%
Carl MumpowerRepublican122,08735.8%
Keith SmithLibertarian7,5172.2%
Total340,716

District 12

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Melvin L. WattDemocrat215,90871.6%
Ty Cobb, Jr.Republican85,81428.4%
Total301,722

District 13

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Brad MillerDemocrat221,37965.9%
Hugh WebsterRepublican114,38334.1%
Total335,762

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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