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State offices

Governor (R)
     Pat McCrory 233,877 
     Fred Smith 186,402 
     Bill Graham 46,800 
     Bob Orr 34,104 
     Elbie Powers 4,451 


Governor (D)
     Beverly Perdue 845,698 
     Richard Moore 601,071 
     Dennis Nielsen 60,653 


Lt. Governor (R)
     Robert Pittenger 262,808 
     Jim Snyder 84,265 
     Timothy Cook 53,257 
     Greg Dority 44,685 


Lt. Governor (D)
     Walter H. Dalton 609,744 
     Hampton Dellinger 454,449 
     Pat Smathers 93,462 
     Dan Besse 90,809 


Commissioner of Insurance (D)
     Wayne Goodwin 688,779 
     David C. Smith 534,830 


Commissioner of Labor (D)
     Mary Fant Donnan 333,688 
     John C. Brooks 294,111 
     Robin Anderson 292,002 
     Ty Richardson 290,926 


State Treasurer (D)
     Janet Cowell 596,023 
     David Young 456,292 
     Michael Weisel 219,010 


State Auditor (D)
     Beth A. Wood 806,073 
     Fred Aikens 447,178 


Superintendent of Public Instruction (R)
     Richard Morgan 203,115 
     Eric H. Smith 97,423 
     Joe Johnson 95,608 


Superintendent of Public Instruction (D)
     June Atkinson 669,569 
     Eddie Davis 590,249 


NC Court of Appeals (Tyson seat; top two advance)
     Sam Ervin IV 616,192 
     Kristin Ruth 437,588 
     John M. Tyson 365,103 
     Janet Pueschel 264,957 


NC Court of Appeals (Wynn seat; top two advance)
     James A. Wynn 780,653 
     Jewel Ann Farlow 600,787 
     Dean R. Poirier 235,729 


= Winner       = Run-off


President, Senate and congressional races

President (R)
     John McCain 383,401 
     Mike Huckabee 63,061 
     Ron Paul 37,392 
     Alan Keyes 13,631 


President (D)
     Barack Obama 897,017 
     Hillary Clinton 660,747 
     Mike Gravel 12,448 


U.S. Senate (R)
     Elizabeth Dole 461,085 
     Pete Di Lauro 51,552 


U.S. Senate (D)
     Kay Hagan 811,566 
     Jim Neal 242,967 
     Marcus W. Williams 170,263 
     Duskin C. Lassiter 61,985 
     Howard Staley 60,232 


U.S. House District 3 (R)
     Walter Jones 22,703 
     Joe McLaughlin 15,441 


U.S. House District 3 (D)
     Craig Weber 51,408 
     Marshall Adame 22,538 


U.S. House District 4 (R)
     William Lawson 24,410 
     Augustus Cho 10,110 


U.S. House District 5 (D)
     Roy Carter 39,883 
     Diane Hamby 39,352 


U.S. House District 6 (D)
     Teresa Sue Bratton 42,481 
     Johnny J. Carter 19,693 
     Jay Ovittore 7,253 


U.S. House District 9 (R)
     Sue Myrick 51,982 
     Jack Stratton 4,400 


U.S. House District 9 (D)
     Harry Taylor 45,495 
     Ross Overby 32,292 


U.S. House District 10 (R)
     Patrick McHenry 34,286 
     Lance Sigmon 16,823 


U.S. House District 10 (D)
     Daniel Johnson 40,787 
     Steve Ivester 26,989 


U.S. House District 11 (R)
     Carl Mumpower 19,585 
     Spence Campbell 17,232 
     John C. Armor 3,918 


U.S. House District 13 (D)
     Brad Miller 125,624 
     Derald Hafner 16,068 


= Winner       = Run-off

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