2008 North Carolina Attorney General election

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Nominee  | Roy Cooper | Bob Crumley  |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 2,538,178 | 1,615,762
Percentage  | 61.10% | 38.90%

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County results

Congressional district results

Cooper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Crumley: 50–60% 60–70%

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| Attorney General before election

Roy Cooper
Democratic

| Elected Attorney General

Roy Cooper
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The 2008 North Carolina Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2008, concurrently with the other elections to the Council of State and the gubernatorial election. Incumbent Democratic State Attorney General Roy Cooper won re-election and received the highest number of votes for any statewide Democrat in this year.[1]

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Roy Cooper, incumbent Attorney General

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Bob Crumley

## General election

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### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Roy
Cooper (D)  | Bob
Crumley (R)

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Public Policy Polling | October 18–18, 2008  | 59% | 32%
Public Policy Polling  | September 28–29, 2008  | 54% | 32%
Public Policy Polling  | August 20–23, 2008  | 48% | 30%
Public Policy Polling  | July 23–27, 2008  | 50% | 35%
Public Policy Polling  | May 8–9, 2008  | 47% | 34%

### Results

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General election results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Roy Cooper (incumbent)  | 2,538,178  | 61.10
| Republican | Bob Crumley  | 1,615,762  | 38.90
Total votes  | 4,153,940  | 100.00
| Democratic hold

## Footnotes

[edit]

1. ^ "Roy Cooper, N.C.'s most popular Democrat". Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
2. ^ NC Attorney General Election, 2008

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