2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.

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.

, this was the last time a Democrat was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.

Democratic Party

 * Walter H. 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

[[File:2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary county map.svg|thumb|300px|Primary results by county: Dalton

{{legend|#001044|Dalton—81-90%}}

{{legend|#011966|Dalton—71-80%}}

{{legend|#0030c0|Dalton—61-70%}}

{{legend|#154bef|Dalton—51-60%}}

{{legend|#4872f1|Dalton—41-50%}}

{{legend|#00ffff|Dalton—31-40%}} Dellinger

{{legend|#003900|Dellinger—61-70%}}

{{legend|#006400|Dellinger—51-60%}}

{{legend|#59d622|Dellinger—41-50%}} Smathers

{{legend|#ddde1f|Smathers—51-60%}} ]]

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

[[File:2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary county map.svg|thumb|300px|Primary results by county: Pittenger

{{legend|#400202|Pittenger—81-90%}}

{{legend|#6d0404|Pittenger—71-80%}}

{{legend|#a70808|Pittenger—61-70%}}

{{legend|#d60f0f|Pittenger—51-60%}}

{{legend|#ff0000|Pittenger—41-50%}}

{{legend|#f29b8a|Pittenger—31-40%}}

{{legend|#f8dbd5|Pittenger—21-30%}} Snyder

{{legend|#f2f26c|Snyder—41-50%}}

{{legend|#f2f2a0|Snyder—31-40%}} Cook

{{legend|#90ee90|Cook—31-40%}} Dority

{{legend|#4872f1|Dority—41-50%}}

{{legend|#00ffff|Dority—31-40%}} ]]

Candidates

 * Walter H. Dalton (Democratic)
 * Robert Pittenger (Republican)
 * Phillip Rhodes (Libertarian)