2008 Senate elections · North Carolina history
North Carolina U.S. Senate election 2008
Kay R. Hagan DEM +8.5 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 4,271,970
- Margin
- 8.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in NC
- D+0.3same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay R. Hagan Won | DEM | 2,249,311 | 52.65% | |
| Elizabeth H. Dole | REP | 1,887,510 | 44.18% | |
| Christopher Scott Cole | LIB | 133,430 | 3.12% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,719 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 4,271,970 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other North Carolina Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Ted Budd | 3.2 |
| 2020 | Class II | Thomas Roland Tillis | 1.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard Burr | 5.7 |
| 2014 | Class II | Thomas Roland Tillis | 1.6 |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard Burr | 11.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | Kay R. Hagan | 8.5 |
| 2004 | Class III | Richard Burr | 4.6 |
| 2002 | Class II | Elizabeth H. Dole | 8.6 |
| 1998 | Class III | John Edwards | 4.1 |
| 1996 | Class II | Jesse Helms | 6.7 |
| 1992 | Class III | Lauch Faircloth | 4.0 |
| 1990 | Class II | Jesse Helms | 5.1 |
Full North Carolina Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 North Carolina Senate race?
Kay R. Hagan (DEM) won with 52.7% of the vote, ahead of Elizabeth H. Dole (44.2%), a margin of 8.5 points.
Did the North Carolina Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 North Carolina Senate race?
4,271,970 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.