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.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Roy Cooper, incumbent Attorney General
Republican primary Candidates Declared Bob Crumley
General election
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered RoyCooper (D) BobCrumley (R) 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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