| 2008 Primary Results |
| Overall totals | Brunswick | New Hanover | Pender |
| President |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Barack Obama | 874,659 |
| Hillary Clinton | 652,194 |
| No Preference | 23,028 |
| Mike Gravel | 12,404 |
| Republican Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| John McCain | 380,828 |
| Mike Huckabee | 62,748 |
| Ron Paul | 37,090 |
| No Preference | 20,490 |
| Alan Keyes | 13,544 |
| U.S. Senate |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Kay Hagan | 793,851 |
| Jim Neal | 237,257 |
| Marcus Williams | 168,034 |
| Duskin Lassiter | 61,429 |
| Howard Staley | 59,496 |
| Republican Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Elizabeth Dole | 458,128 |
| Pete Di Lauro | 51,171 |
| Governor |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Bev Perdue | 830,232 |
| Richard Moore | 587,860 |
| Dennis Nielsen | 59,755 |
| Republican Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Pat McCrory | 231,830 |
| Fred Smith | 185,759 |
| Bill Graham | 46,581 |
| Robert Orr | 33,751 |
| Elbie Powers | 4,429 |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Walter Dalton | 601,028 |
| Hampton Dellinger | 441,676 |
| Pat Smathers | 180,348 |
| Dan Besse | 91,889 |
| Republican Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Robert Pittenger | 260,882 |
| Jim Snyder | 83,824 |
| Timothy Cook | 52,982 |
| Greg Dority | 44,523 |
| Auditor |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Beth Wood | 792,469 |
| Fred Aikens | 435,686 |
| Insurance Commissioner |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Wayne Goodwin | 672,819 |
| David Smith | 526,788 |
| Labor Commissioner |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Mary Donnan | 327,187 |
| John Brooks | 289,657 |
| Ty Richardson | 285,987 |
| Robin Anderson | 283,734 |
| Supt of Pub Instruction |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| June Atkinson | 653,954 |
| Eddie Davis | 580,331 |
| Republican Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Richard Morgan | 201,977 |
| Eric Smith | 96,687 |
| Joe Johnson | 94,885 |
| Treasurer |
| Democratic Primary |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Janet Cowell | 578,567 |
| David Young | 450,653 |
| Michael Weisel | 216,378 |
| State House District 18 |
| Democratic Primary |
| 26 of 26 precincts reporting |
| Sandra Hughes | 9,175 |
| Hollis Briggs | 1,894 |
| Thomas Wright | 1,179 |
| Court of Appeals Tyson Seat |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| Sam Ervin | 609,967 |
| Kristin Ruth | 424,313 |
| John Tyson | 362,311 |
| Janet Pueschel | 259,736 |
| Court of Appeals Wynn Seat |
| 2817 of 2817 precincts reporting |
| James Wynn | 765,155 |
| Jewel Ann Farlow | 592,400 |
| Dean Poirier | 232,593 |