North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008
North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2008
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November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) |
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The North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2008 was held on 4 November 2008, as part of the elections to the Council of State. North Carolina also held a gubernatorial election on the same day, but the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected independently.
Democrat Walter H. Dalton was elected Lieutenant Governor, succeeding term-limited Beverly Perdue, who was elected governor the same day. Dalton won a slightly larger percentage of the vote than did Perdue in her gubernatorial race, while Republican Robert Pittenger won a slightly smaller percentage than GOP gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory and Libertarian Phillip Rhodes won a slightly larger percentage than his party's nominee for governor, Michael Munger.
Primary elections
Democratic Party
Democratic primary results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Walter H. Dalton |
608,290 |
45.73 |
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Democratic |
Hampton Dellinger |
446,678 |
33.58 |
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Democratic |
Pat Smathers |
182,607 |
13.73 |
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Democratic |
Dan Besse |
92,616 |
6.96 |
Total votes |
1,330,191 |
100.00 |
Republican Party
Republican primary results[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Robert Pittenger |
261,834 |
58.94 |
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Republican |
Jim Snyder |
84,403 |
19.00 |
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Republican |
Timothy Cook |
53,353 |
12.01 |
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Republican |
Greg Dority |
44,668 |
10.05 |
Total votes |
444,258 |
100.00 |
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General election
Candidates
Result
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