North Carolina presidential primary results since 2008
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North Carolina has been considered a purple state, swinging from voting Democrat one year to Republican four years later in presidential elections.
The Tar Heel state has voted in line with the country's president-elect 50% of the time since 2008.
What could history tell us about this year's primary election? Here's a brief look at how North Carolina has voted in primary elections since 2008.
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2020 Primary
Democratic
Joe Biden: 42.95%
Bernie Sanders: 24.22%
Michael Bloomberg: 12.95%
Elizabeth Warren: 10.5%
Republican
Donald Trump: 93.53%
No preference: 2.5%
Joe Walsh: 2.04%
N.C. general election winner: Donald Trump (R)
U.S. presidential winner: Joe Biden (D)
2016 Primary
Democratic
Hillary Clinton: 54.5%
Bernie Sanders: 40.86%
Republican
Donald Trump: 40.23%
Ted Cruz: 36.76%
John Kasich: 12.67%
Marco Rubio: 7.73%
N.C. general election winner: Donald Trump (R)
U.S. presidential winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 Primary
Democratic
Barack Obama: 79.23%
No preference: 20.77%
Republican
Mitt Romney: 65.62%
Ron Paul: 11.12%
Rick Santorum: 10.39%
Newt Gingrich: 7.64%
N.C. general election winner: Mitt Romney (R)
U.S. presidential winner: Barack Obama (D)
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2008 Primary
Democrat
Barack Obama: 56.14%
Hillary Clinton: 41.61%
Republican
John McCain: 74.01%
Mike Huckabee: 12.18%
Ron Paul: 7.2%
N.C. general election winner: Barack Obama (D)
U.S. presidential winner: Barack Obama (D)
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: North Carolina presidential primary results history 2024-2008