2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 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.
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November 4, 2008
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 County results Dalton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Pittenger: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democrat Walter 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.
This was the last election until 2024 where a Democrat would be elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.
Primary elections
Democratic Party
- Walter Dalton, North Carolina State Senator
- Hampton Dellinger, former Deputy Attorney General of North Carolina and former legal counsel to Governor Mike Easley
- Patrick Smathers, Mayor of Canton
- Dan Besse, Winston-Salem City Councilman
- Dalton—81-90%
- Dalton—71-80%
- Dalton—61-70%
- Dalton—51-60%
- Dalton—41-50%
- Dalton—31-40%
- Dellinger—61-70%
- Dellinger—51-60%
- Dellinger—41-50%
- Smathers—51-60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter Dalton | 608,290 | 45.73% | |
| Democratic | Hampton Dellinger | 446,678 | 33.58% | |
| Democratic | Pat Smathers | 182,607 | 13.73% | |
| Democratic | Dan Besse | 92,616 | 6.96% | |
| Total votes | 1,330,191 | 100.00% | ||
Republican Party
- Robert Pittenger, North Carolina State Senator
- Jim Snyder, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2004
- Timothy Cook, alternative fuel chemist and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2004
- Greg Dority, security consultant
- Pittenger—81-90%
- Pittenger—71-80%
- Pittenger—61-70%
- Pittenger—51-60%
- Pittenger—41-50%
- Pittenger—31-40%
- Pittenger—21-30%
- Snyder—41-50%
- Snyder—31-40%
- Cook—31-40%
- Dority—41-50%
- Dority—31-40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Pittenger | 261,834 | 58.94% | |
| Republican | Jim Snyder | 84,403 | 19.00% | |
| Republican | Timothy Cook | 53,353 | 12.01% | |
| Republican | Greg Dority | 44,668 | 10.05% | |
| Total votes | 444,258 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walter Dalton | 2,133,058 | 51.10% | ||
| Republican | Robert Pittenger | 1,915,012 | 45.88% | ||
| Libertarian | Phillip Rhodes | 126,074 | 3.02% | ||
| Total votes | 4,174,144 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||