North Carolina lieutenant governor election, 2008
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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
.
North Carolina Council of State
The Council of State is a group of popularly elected executive offices in North Carolina, USA. It is separate from the North Carolina Cabinet, which is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina, and makes up the rest of the executive leadership of the government...
. North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
also held a gubernatorial election
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2008
The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 2008 was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House elections, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections...
on the same day, but the offices of Governor
Governor of North Carolina
The Governor of North Carolina is the chief executive of the State of North Carolina, one of the U.S. states. The current governor is Bev Perdue, North Carolina's first female governor.-Powers:...
and Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government...
are elected independently.
Democrat Walter H. Dalton
Walter H. Dalton
Walter H. Dalton is a Democratic politician from North Carolina and the state's current Lieutenant Governor. Prior to his election to that office, he was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Cleveland and...
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
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger is an American politician. He is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. He is a member of the Republican Party....
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
Michael Munger
Michael Curtis Munger is an economist, chair of the political science department at Duke University, and was the Libertarian candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 2008....
.
Democratic Party
- Walter H. DaltonWalter H. DaltonWalter H. Dalton is a Democratic politician from North Carolina and the state's current Lieutenant Governor. Prior to his election to that office, he was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Cleveland and...
, North Carolina State Senator - Hampton DellingerHampton DellingerHampton Dellinger is a North Carolina lawyer in the Triangle office of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson who was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. In his first run for elective office, he lost the Democratic primary on May 6, 2008 to Walter H...
, former Deputy Attorney General of North Carolina and former legal counsel to Governor Mike EasleyMike EasleyMichael Francis "Mike" Easley is an American politician who served as the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, from 2001 to 2009. He is member of the North Carolina Democratic Party and became the first North Carolina governor to admit to a felony in a deal that halted a lengthy... - Patrick SmathersPatrick SmathersPatrick Underwood "Pat" Smathers has served as the Mayor of Canton, North Carolina since 1999. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of his state in 2008.-Career:...
, Mayor of Canton, NC - Dan BesseDan BesseDaniel Vaughn Besse is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill School of Law , an attorney, and, since 2001, a City Councilman in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was one of four Democratic candidates in the 2008 Lt...
, Winston-Salem City Councilman
Republican Party
- Robert PittengerRobert PittengerRobert Pittenger is an American politician. He is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. He is a member of the Republican Party....
, North Carolina State Senator - Jim SnyderJames Snyder, Jr.James Eugene "Jim" Snyder, Jr. is a North Carolina politician, attorney and author.He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Wake Forest College in 1967 and a law degree there in 1970...
, 2004 nominee for Lt. Governor - Timothy Cook, alternative fuel chemist
- Greg Dority, security consultant
Candidates
- Walter H. DaltonWalter H. DaltonWalter H. Dalton is a Democratic politician from North Carolina and the state's current Lieutenant Governor. Prior to his election to that office, he was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Cleveland and...
(DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
) - Robert PittengerRobert PittengerRobert Pittenger is an American politician. He is a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. He is a member of the Republican Party....
(RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
) - Phillip Rhodes (LibertarianLibertarian Party (United States)The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
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