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Elections / 2008 · Governor · NC

Bev Perdue won North Carolina's 2008 governor's race.

Bev Perdue (Democrat) led by 3.4 points statewide.

Statewide result
North Carolina 2008 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bev PerdueDDemocratic2,146,18950.3%
Pat McCroryRRepublican2,001,16846.9%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 2008D+0.3Governor 2008D+3.5vs. baselineD+3.2

North Carolina's 2008 governor race ran 3.2 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.

Same ballot, 2008NC