2008 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2008 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Bev Perdue won the 2008 North Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Bev Perdue received 2,146,189 popular votes (50.27%). The main challenger was Pat McCrory (46.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Perdue and McCrory

Perdue +3.4 pts · won by 145,021 votes

Bev Perdue DemocraticWINNER50.27%

2,146,189 votes

Pat McCrory Republican46.88%

2,001,168 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.