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After over 24 hours of vote verification, Barack Obama won the state of North Carolina and its 15 electoral votes. With over four million votes cast, Obama won the state by fewer than 14,000 votes, one-third of one percent of the total vote. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina was Jimmy Carter in 1976.Associated Press: Obama wins North Carolina
In the gubernatorial race, Democrat Beverly Perdue made history by defeating Republican Pat McCrory and becoming the state's first female governor.CNN: Dems win two open governor races, make history in N.C. (November 4, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Barack Obama
- John McCain
- Precincts Reporting
- Electoral votes: 15
- Current polls: Obama led by a .4 margin at 48.8 to 48.4 the day before Election Day
- Democrat voters: 2,829,367
- Republican voters: 1,986,759
- Libertarian voters: 3084
- Unaffiliated voters: 1,377,662
- Democratic Primary/Caucus winner: Barack Obama
- Republican Primary/Caucus winner: John McCain
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Other North Carolina Races
- Senate
- Winner: Kay Hagan
- Kay Hagan: 53% (Winner)
- Elizabeth Dole: 44%
- Final Vote Count:
- Kay Hagan: 2,207,821
- Elizabeth Dole: 1,855,353CNN: North Carolina 2008 Senate Race Results
- Precincts Reporting: 100%
- Incumbent: Elizabeth Dole
- Challenger: Kay Hagan
- Governor
- Democratic candidate: Beverly Perdue
- Republican candidate: Pat McCrory
- 13 Representatives
- NC Supreme Court
- NC Court of Appeals
- State officers
- Various judges and education board members
- Senate
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Past North Carolina Winners
- 2004: George W. Bush
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 1996: Bob Dole
- 1992: George H. W. Bush
- 1988: George H. W. Bush
- 1984: Ronald Reagan
- 1980: Ronald Reagan
- 1976: Jimmy Carter
- 1972: Richard Nixon
- 1968: Richard Nixon
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North Carolina Government
- Governor: Mike Easley
- Governor-elect: Beverly Perdue
- Lieutenant Governor: Beverly Perdue
- Attorney General: Roy Cooper
- Senators: Elizabeth Dole, Richard Burr
- Senator-Elect: Kay Hagan
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North Carolina Election Results News
- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
- Winner of North Carolina's Fifteen Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
- Margin of victory: 50% to 49%
- Winner of North Carolina Gubernatorial Election: Beverly Perdue
- The New York Times: Obama Wins North Carolina (November 6, 2008)
- CNN: North Carolina 2008 Election Results
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- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
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2004 North Carolina Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
- Winner of North Carolina's Fifteen Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
- Margin of victory: 56% to 44%
- Winner of North Carolina Senate Seat: Richard Burr (R)
- Margin of victory: 52% to 47%
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
