2008 Nord-Kivu campaign, Casualties, War crimes
On December 11, the Human Rights Watch reported that at least 150 civilians had been killed in the town of Kiwanja, where earlier estimates had placed the death toll at approximately 30. They reported that the majority of the dead civilians had been "summarily executed" by rebel troops. They also criticized MONUC peacekeepers, who had been 800 m (1⁄2 mi) away at the time of the incident but had not protected the town. The group stated that the practice was continuing, claiming that "following the Kiwanja killings, CNDP and Mai-Mai combatants continue to kill, rape, forcibly recruit children, and otherwise mistreat civilians in and around Kiwanja, the neighbouring town of Rutshuru, and in areas further north."


2008 Nord-Kivu campaign, Casualties, War crimes
On December 12, a United Nations Security Council panel reported finding conclusive evidence of Rwandan government assistance in recruiting soldiers for rebel causes, including the recruitment of child soldiers. Amnesty International, meanwhile, stated that both the rebel and government sides had condoned rape in the conflict, and said that the failure to stop the crimes "suggests that, at the very least, they systematically condone the crime and thereby implicitly encourage its persistence on a mass scale." The organization said that some victims had been threatened with death if they asked for medical attention from others.


2008 Nordea Danish Open
The 2008 Nordea Danish Open was a women's professional tennis event on the 2008 ITF Women's Circuit, which took place from 17 to 23 November. The event was hosted in Odense, Denmark. It was played on indoor carpet courts. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$100,000.


2008 Nordea Danish Open
The tournament was only played in 2008. The WTA tournament 2010 e-Boks Danish Open in Copenhagen may be viewed as a continuation.


2008 Nordea Danish Open, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry through the lucky loser spot:


2008 Nordea Danish Open – Doubles
Sarah Borwell and Courtney Nagle won in the final, defeating Gabriela Chmelinová and Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6-4, 6-4.


2008 Nordea Danish Open – Singles
Caroline Wozniacki won in the final, defeating Sofia Arvidsson 6–2, 6–1.


2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Nordea Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 28 July until 3 August 2008. Fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki won the singles title and earned $22,925 first-prize money.


2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finals, Doubles
Iveta Benešová /  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated  Petra Cetkovská /  Lucie Šafářová, 7–5, 6–4


2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová.


2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles
Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová won in the final 7–5, 6–4, against Petra Cetkovská and Lucie Šafářová.


2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Caroline Wozniacki.


2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles
Wozniacki went on to win the final, defeating Vera Dushevina, dropping just two games to claim the first title of her career.


2008 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 7 through 10th, 2008 at the Egilshöll in Reykjavík, Iceland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across three levels: senior (Olympic-level), junior, and novice.


2008 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships 2008 took place in Mals, Italy and Zakopane, Poland from 23 February to 29 February 2008. It was the 31st Junior World Championships and the 3rd Under-23 World Championships in nordic skiing.


2008 Nordic Trophy
The 2008 Nordic Trophy was the third Nordic Trophy ice hockey tournament, played between August 7 and September 6, 2008. The final weekend was played in Cloetta Center and Stångebro Arena.


2008 Nordic Trophy, Standings
y - clinched semi-final spot for championship, x - clinched semi-final spot for 5th place,  z - play for 9th place


2008 Nordic Trophy Junior
The 2008 Nordic Trophy Junior was the second Nordic Trophy Junior ice hockey tournament, played 21-24 August 2008. All games were played at the JM-hallen and Stora Mossen arenas.


2008 Nordic Trophy Junior, Participating clubs
The 2008 tournament featured 8 teams from Sweden and Finland.


2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team
The 2008 Norfolk State Spartans football team represented Norfolk State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Pete Adrian and played their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MEAC play.


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup
The 2008 North African Cup Winners Cup was the first edition of the competition created by the Federation of North African Football. ES Tunis were the champions, defeating JSM Béjaïa 2-1 over two legs.


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, Participating teams
1 FAR Rabat won the Coupe du Trône, but as they are already playing the North African Cup of Champions, Maghreb Fez were invited to compete instead.


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, The System
The Libyan representative and the Moroccan representative will contest a two-legged tie, first leg on November 19, second leg November 25, to qualify for the semi-finals, the draw for which will be made on November 23 in Tunis. The semi-finals will be played sometime in December, with the final being played in January 2009.


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, The Qualifying Round, Second leg
Maghreb Fez advance to the Semi Finals with an aggregate score of 4-0


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, Semi finals
The draw for this round of the competition was made on November 23 in Tunis. The first legs will be played on December 18, and the second legs will be played either on December 24 or December 26. JSM Béjaïa, Al-Masry and ES Tunis were automatically given byes to this round of the competition. These three teams and the winner of the qualifying stage will make up the semi-finals.


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, Semi finals, Draw, First Legs
Al-Masry 1 - 0  JSM Béjaïa  (December 5) ES Tunis 4 - 4  Maghreb Fez (December 18)


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, Semi finals, Draw, Second Legs
Maghreb Fez 0 - 1  ES Tunis (December 24)  JSM Béjaïa  2 - 0  Al-Masry (December 26)


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, Semi finals, Draw, Second Legs
ES Tunis advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 5-4


2008 North African Cup Winners Cup, Semi finals, Draw, Second Legs
JSM Béjaïa advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1


2008 North African Cup of Champions
The 2008 North African Cup of Champions was the first edition of the competition initiated by the North African Football Union (UNAF). Tunisian side Club Africain were crowned champions after beating Moroccan side FAR Rabat 3-2 on penalties in the final, after both legs ended 0-0.


2008 North African Cup of Champions, Participating teams
1 Al Ahly will not compete as they have commitments with the Club World Championship in Japan.


2008 North African Cup of Champions, Semi-Final, Draw, Second Legs
Club Africain advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 3-2


2008 North African Cup of Champions, Semi-Final, Draw, Second Legs
FAR Rabat advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1


2008 North African Cup of Champions, 3rd/4th Place Play-Off
There has been an ongoing feud as to who will take 3rd place. Al Ittihad were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, CAF will meet on 19 January to discuss the match.


2008 North African Cup of Champions, 3rd/4th Place Play-Off
The FNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.


2008 North Alabama Lions football team
The 2008 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division II football season.


2008 North America 4
The 2008 North America 4 is the third tournament between the North America 4 teams. Each of the four teams played each other three times in round-robin play, followed by semi-finals, a final and third-place play-off.


2008 North America 4, Teams
The teams competing are Canada East and Canada West, and the USA Falcons and USA Hawks. Each team was founded in 2005 by the NA4 committee, comprising the IRB, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby.


2008 North America 4, Teams, Canada West
Coached by Tony Medina, who is assisted by Ian Hyde-Lay, Canada West won the inaugural competition. Captained by scrum-half Ed Fairhust the team won their first match 98-0, the largest win of the competition. Fairhurst has represented Canada at test level, as well, the team has a front row with test experience.


2008 North America 4, Teams, Canada East
Coached by Simon Blanks, with assistants Jeff Prince and Greg Thaggard, Canada East finished third in 2006 after winning the consolation final. The team was captained by Derek Daypuck who also finished their leading points scorer on 78.


2008 North America 4, Teams, USA Falcons
Coached by Jim Love who is assisted by Kevin Battle. Their captain was Patrick Bell. The team finished runners-up after losing the competition final.


2008 North America 4, Teams, USA Hawks
They are coached by Pete Steinberg, assisted by Bernie Hogan and Gordon Macpherson. The team finished last in the competition. They finished with one win from their seven matches.


2008 North American SuperLiga
The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Liga MX teams by point totals at the end of the season earned qualification. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).


2008 North American SuperLiga, Qualification
The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were:


2008 North American SuperLiga, Group stage
There were two groups of four teams. Each group contained two clubs from each league with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.


2008 North American Under 21 World Qualifier
The 2008 North American Under 21 World Qualifier speedway event took place on August 29 in Auburn, California. The two qualifiers were Ricky Wells and Kenny Ingalls.


2008 North Carolina Attorney General election
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.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election
North Carolina elections to choose members of the Council of State (who head various executive branch departments) were held November 4, 2008. This coincided with the presidential,  U.S. Senate, U.S. House, gubernatorial, and statewide judicial elections.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election
Primary elections were held on May 6, 2008 for races in which more than one candidate filed for a party's nomination.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election
One of the results of the general election was that women held a majority (six of 10, including the Governor and Lt. Governor) of the seats on the Council of State for the first time.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Governor of North Carolina
Governor Mike Easley term-limited, so he was not able to run for a third consecutive term as governor. Lieutenant Governor Bev Perdue won the Democratic primary, and Charlotte mayor Pat McCrory won the Republican primary. Michael Munger was the nominee of the Libertarian Party.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Governor of North Carolina
Purdue defeated McCrory in the general election with 50.3% of the vote to McCrory's 46.9%. Perdue was the first female governor of North Carolina.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Lt. Governor Bev Perdue was term-limited and decided to run for governor. State Senator Walter Dalton won the Democratic primary, and State Senator Robert Pittenger won the Republican primary. Phillip Rhodes was nominated by the Libertarian Party.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In the general election, Dalton defeated Pittenger. Dalton received 51.1% of the vote and Pittenger received 45.9%.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (Democratic) defeated attorney Jack Sawyer (Republican) on November 4, 2008.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, State Auditor
Incumbent Auditor Les Merritt (Republican) was defeated by Beth Wood, Former Director of Training for the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor on November 4, 2008. Wood had previously defeated , a retired state employee and retired colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard, in the Democratic primary. Wood won approximately 65% of the vote in the primary.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Roy Cooper (Democratic) defeated Bob Crumley (Republican), an attorney and owner of Crumley and Associates.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, State Treasurer
Incumbent Richard H. Moore (Democratic) announced on May 22, 2007 that he would seek the 2008 Democratic nomination for governor.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, State Treasurer
Candidates to succeed him included three Democrats—state Sen. Janet Cowell, Michael Weisel,and Buncombe County Commissioner David Young—and one Republican, state Rep. Bill Daughtridge.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, State Treasurer
Cowell won the Democratic primary with approximately 46 percent of the vote. Young came in second, with 36 percent.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Superintendent June Atkinson (Democratic)won renomination by defeating North Carolina Association of Educators president Eddie Davis in the Democratic primary (with about 53 percent of the vote). Republicans   and   lost to former state House co-Speaker Richard T. Morgan in the Republican primary.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Commissioner Steve Troxler (Republican) defeated attorney Ronnie Ansley (Democratic).


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Labor
Four Democrats -- , chair of the State Personnel Commission, Ty Richardson, Mary Fant Donnan, a former N.C. Department of Labor official, and former Labor Commissioner John C. Brooks—filed to run against incumbent Commissioner Cherie Berry (Republican).


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Labor
Mary Fant Donnan finished first, with almost 28 percent of the vote, in the May 6 primary. Brooks was the runner-up. Brooks called for a June 24 runoff, which was his right, because no candidate won more than 40 percent of the vote in the first primary. Donnan defeated Brooks in the runoff, with approximately 68 percent of the vote, becoming the Democratic nominee.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Labor
On November 4, 2008, Cherie Berry defeated Mary Fant Donnan.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Commissioner James E. Long (Democratic) surprised observers by not seeking another term. His chosen successor, assistant Commissioner and former state Rep. Wayne Goodwin, defeated David C. Smith in the Democratic primary by winning about 56 percent of the vote. John Odom, a former Raleigh city councilman, was the only Republican candidate. Mark McMains was the candidate of the Libertarian Party.


2008 North Carolina Council of State election, Commissioner of Insurance
On November 4, 2008, Goodwin defeated Mark McMains and John Odom.


2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
The 2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008, one of the last primary elections in the long race for nomination between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama won the primary.


2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary
North Carolina sent 134 delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. 115 delegates were tied to the results of the primary, with the remainder being unelected superdelegates not pledged to any candidate. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters (but not registered Republicans) were allowed to participate. The polls were open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Eastern daylight time (UTC-4). North Carolina had 5,811,778 registered voters in 2,817 precincts, with turnout at 36.42%.


2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Polls
Public opinion polling from early January 2008 through mid-February 2008 generally gave Senator Hillary Clinton a single digit lead over Senator Barack Obama. From then on, Obama had the lead in almost every poll, and on May 5, was up by 3%, holding 48% to her 45%. 7% were undecided, with a margin of error of 3%. The new polls gave "fresh hope" to Clinton.


2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Robocalls
The North Carolina state board of elections reported that misleading robocalls were made to African-American voters in the days leading up to the primary in late April 2008, which essentially told registered voters that they were not registered. According to NPR and Facing South, these calls were made by the organization "Women's Voices Women Vote."


2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Robocalls
"Women's Voices Women Vote" included members such as former White House chief of staff John Podesta, Maggie Williams, and Page Gardner, all of whom have close ties to the Clintons. Voters and watchdog groups complained that it was a turnout-suppression effort, and the state Attorney General Roy Cooper ordered them to stop making the calls.


2008 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Results
The day that the North Carolina primary was held was known as Super Tuesday III. Along with Indiana which held its primary on the same day, this was largely considered the "Waterloo" of the Democratic primaries. Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by Jeremiah Wright, and his lead in North Carolina polls had been reduced to single digits, so Clinton's double-digit loss in that state was a major disappointment. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone differences, as the defeat was reported in prime time, and the news of the narrow victory in Indiana had come too late. MSNBC's Tim Russert  was quoted as saying "She did not get the game-changer she wanted tonight."


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 4, 2008 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including the presidency, U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Council of State, and state senate. The primary election was held on May 6, 2008 with a primary run-off held on June 24, 2008.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 1
Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st District since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 2
Incumbent Democrat Timothy Spear has represented the 2nd district since 2006.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 3
Incumbent Democrat Alice Graham Underhill has represented the 3rd district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 4
Incumbent Democrat Russell Tucker has represented the 4th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 5
Incumbent Democrat Annie Mobley has represented the 5th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 6
Incumbent Democrat Arthur Williams has represented the 6th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 7
Incumbent Democrat Angela Bryant has represented the 7th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 8
Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 9
Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 10
Incumbent Democrat Van Braxton has represented the 10th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 11
Incumbent Republican Louis Pate has represented the 11th district since 2003. Pate ran for the NC Senate and Republican Efton Sager won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 12
Incumbent Democrat William Wainwright has represented the 12th district and its predecessors since 1991.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 13
Incumbent Republican Pat McElraft has represented the 13th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 14
Incumbent Republican George Cleveland has represented the 14th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 15
Incumbent Republican Robert Grady has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 1987.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 16
Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justice has represented the 16th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 17
Incumbent Republican Bonner Stiller has represented the 17th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 18
Incumbent Democrat Sandra Hughes has represented the 18th district since 2008.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-19, District 19
Incumbent Republican Danny McComas has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 20
Incumbent Democrat Dewey Hill has represented the 20th district and its predecessors since 1993.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 21
Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 22
Incumbent Democrat William Brisson has represented the 22nd district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 23
Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 24
Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 25
Incumbent Republican Bill Daughtridge has represented the 25th district since 2003. Daughtridge ran for State Treasurer. Democrat Randy Stewart won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 26
Incumbent Republican Leo Daughtry has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 1993.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 27
Incumbent Democrat Michael Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 28
Incumbent Republican James Langdon Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 29
Incumbent Democrat Larry Hall has represented the 29th district since 2006.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 30
Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 1991.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 31
Incumbent Democrat Mickey Michaux has represented the 31st district and its predecessors since 1985.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 32
Incumbent Democrat Jim Crawford has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 33
Incumbent Democrat Dan Blue has represented the 33rd district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 34
Incumbent Democrat Grier Martin has represented the 34th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 35
Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss has represented the 35th district and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 36
Incumbent Republican Nelson Dollar has represented the 36th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 37
Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Paul Stam has represented the 37th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 38
Incumbent Democrat Deborah Ross has represented the 38th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 20-39, District 39
Incumbent Democrat Linda Coleman has represented the 39th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 40
Incumbent Republican Marilyn Avila has represented the 40th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 41
Incumbent Democrat Ty Harrell has represented the 41st district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 42
Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 43
Incumbent Democrat Mary McAllister has represented the 43rd district and its predecessors since 1991. McAllister lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Elmer Floyd. Floyd won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 44
Incumbent Democrat Margaret Dickson has represented the 44th district and its predecessors since 2003


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 45
Incumbent Democrat Rick Glazier has represented the 45th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 46
Incumbent Democrat Douglas Yongue has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 1994.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 47
Incumbent Democrat Ronnie Sutton has represented the 47th district since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 48
Incumbent Democrat Garland Pierce has represented the 48th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 49
Incumbent Democrat Lucy Allen has represented the 49th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 50
Incumbent Democrat Bill Faison has represented the 50th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 51
Incumbent Democrat Jimmy L. Love Sr. has represented the 51st district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 52
Incumbent Republican Joe Boylan has represented the 52nd district since 2007. Boylan lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Jamie Boles. Boles won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 53
Incumbent Republican David Lewis has represented the 53rd district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 54
Incumbent Democrat Speaker of the House Joe Hackney has represented the 54th district and its predecessors since 1981.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 55
Incumbent Democrat Winkie Wilkins has represented the 55th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 56
Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko has represented the 56th district and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 57
Incumbent Democrat Pricey Harrison has represented the 57th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 58
Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams has represented the 58th district and its predecessors since 1994.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 40-59, District 59
Incumbent Democrat Maggie Jeffus has represented the 59th district since 1991.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 60
Incumbent Democrat Earl Jones has represented the 60th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 61
Incumbent Republican Laura Wiley has represented the 61st District since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 62
Incumbent Republican John Blust has represented the 62nd District and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 63
Incumbent Democrat Alice Bordsen has represented the 63rd District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 64
Incumbent Republican Cary Allred has represented the 64th District and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 65
Incumbent Democrat Nelson Cole has represented the 65th District since and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 66
Incumbent Democrat Melanie Wade Goodwin has represented the 66th District since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 67
Incumbent Republican Kenny Furr has represented the 67th District since his appointment in 2007. Furr lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Justin Burr. Burr won the general election.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 68
Incumbent Republican Curtis Blackwood has represented the 68th District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 69
Incumbent Democrat Pryor Gibson has represented the 69th district and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 70
Incumbent Republican Pat Hurley has represented the 70th District since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 71
Incumbent Democrat Larry Womble has represented the 71st District and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 72
Incumbent Democrat Earline Parmon has represented the 72nd District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 73
Incumbent Republican Larry Brown has represented the 73rd district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 74
Incumbent Republican Dale Folwell has represented the 74th District since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 75
Incumbent Republican Bill McGee has represented the 75th District and its predecessors since 1990.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 76
Incumbent Republican Fred Steen II has represented the 76th District since 2004.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 77
Incumbent Democrat Lorene Coates has represented the 77th District since and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 78
Incumbent Republican Harold Brubaker has represented the 78th District and its predecessors since 1977.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 60-79, District 79
Incumbent Republican Julia Craven Howard has represented the 79th District and its predecessors since 1989.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 80
Incumbent Republican Jerry Dockham has represented the 80th district and its predecessors since 1991.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 81
Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Hugh Holliman has represented the 81st District and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 82
Incumbent Republican Jeff Barnhart has represented the 82nd District since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 83
Incumbent Republican Linda Johnson has represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 85
Incumbent Republican Mitch Gillespie has represented the 85th District since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 86
Incumbent Republican Walter Church has represented the 86th District and its predecessors since 1993. Church lost re-election to Republican Hugh Blackwell.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 87
Incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes has represented the 87th District and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 88
Incumbent Democrat Ray Warren has represented the 88th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 89
Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer has represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 90
Incumbent Democrat Jim Harrell has represented the 90th District since 2003. Harrell lost re-election to Republican Sarah Stevens.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 91
Incumbent Republican Bryan Holloway has represented the 91st District since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 92
Incumbent Republican George Holmes has represented the 92nd district and its predecessors since 1979. Holmes didn’t seek re-election and Republican Darrell McCormick won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 93
Incumbent Democrat Cullie Tarleton has represented the 93rd district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 94
Incumbent Republican Tracy Walker has represented the 94th District and its predecessors since 2001. Walker didn’t seek re-election and Republican Shirley Randleman won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 95
Incumbent Republican Karen Ray has represented the 95th District since 2003. Ray lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Grey Mills. Mills won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 96
Incumbent Republican Mark Hilton has represented the 96th District and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 97
Incumbent Republican Joe Kiser has represented the 97th District and its predecessors since 1995, Kiser didn’t seek re-election. Republican Johnthan Rhyne won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 98
Incumbent Republican Thom Tillis has represented the 98th District since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 80-99, District 99
Incumbent Democrat Drew Saunders has represented the 99th District and its predecessors since 1997. Saunders lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Nick Mackey. Mackey won the general election.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 100
Incumbent Democrat Tricia Cotham has represented the 100th District since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 101
Incumbent Democrat Beverly Earle has represented the 101st District and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 102
Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney has represented the 102nd District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 103
Incumbent Republican Jim Gulley has represented the 103rd District and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 104
Incumbent Republican Ruth Samuelson has represented the 104th District since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 105
Incumbent Republican Ric Killian has represented the 105th District since 2006.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 106
Incumbent Democrat Martha Alexander has represented the 106th district and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 107
Incumbent Democrat Pete Cunningham has represented the 107th District and its predecessors since 1987. Cunningham didn’t seek re-election and Democrat Kelly Alexander won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 108
Incumbent Republican Wil Neumann has represented the 108th District since 2007.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 109
Incumbent Republican William Current has represented the 109th District since 2005.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 110
Incumbent Republican Debbie Clary has represented the 110th District and its predecessors since 1995. Clary sought election to the NC Senate. Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 111
Incumbent Republican Tim Moore has represented the 111th District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 112
Incumbent Democrat Bob England has represented the 112th District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 113
Incumbent Republican Trudi Walend has represented the 113th District and its predecessors since 1999, Walend didn’t seek re-election. Republican David Guice won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 114
Incumbent Democrat Susan Fisher has represented the 114th District since 2004.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 115
Incumbent Democrat Bruce Goforth has represented the 115th District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 116
Incumbent Republican Charles Thomas has represented the 116th district since 2007. Thomas didn’t seek re-election and Democrat Jane Whilden won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 117
Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justus has represented the 117th District since October 2002.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 118
Incumbent Democrat Ray Rapp has represented the 118th District since 2003.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 119
Incumbent Democrat Phil Haire has represented the 119th District and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina House of Representatives election, Detailed Results, Districts 100-120, District 120
Incumbent Republican Roger West has represented the 120th District and its predecessors since 2000.


2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary
The 2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on May 6, 2008.


2008 North Carolina Republican presidential primary, Results
* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary


2008 North Carolina Senate election
The North Carolina Senate election of 2008 was held on November 5, 2008 to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The primary election was held on May 6, 2008 with a primary run-off occurring on June 24, 2008.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 1
Incumbent Democrat President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has represented the 1st district since 1985.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 2
Incumbent Republican Jean Preston has represented the 2nd district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 3
Incumbent Democrat Clark Jenkins has represented the 3rd district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 4
Incumbent Democrat Ed Jones has represented the 4th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 5
Incumbent Democrat John H. Kerr III has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1993. Kerr didn't seek re-election and Democrat Donald G. Davis won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 6
Incumbent Republican Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 7
Incumbent Democrat Doug Berger has represented the 7th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 8
Incumbent Democrat R. C. Soles Jr. has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1977.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 9
Incumbent Democrat Julia Boseman has represented the 9th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 10
Incumbent Democrat Charles Albertson has represented the 10th district and its predecessors since 1993.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 11
Incumbent Democrat A.B. Swindell has represented the 11th district and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 12
Incumbent Republican Fred Smith has represented the 12th district since 2003. Smith ran for Governor and Republican David Rouzer won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 13
Incumbent Democrat David Weinstein has represented the 13th district and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 14
incumbent Democrat Vernon Malone has represented the 14th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 15
Incumbent Republican Neal Hunt has represented the 15th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 16
Incumbent Democrat Janet Cowell has represented the 16th district since 2005. Cowell ran for State Treasurer and Democrat Josh Stein won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 17
Incumbent Republican Richard Stevens has represented the 17th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 18
Incumbent Democrat Bob Atwater has represented the 18th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 19
Incumbent Democrat Tony Rand has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 20
Incumbent Democrat Floyd McKissick Jr. has represented the 20th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 21
Incumbent Democrat Larry Shaw has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 22
Incumbent Republican Harris Blake has represented the 22nd district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 23
Incumbent Democrat Eleanor Kinnaird has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 24
Incumbent Democrat Anthony "Tony" Foriest has represented the 24th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 1-25, District 25
Incumbent Democrat Bill Purcell has represented the 25th district and its predecessors since 1997.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 26
Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Phil Berger has represented the 26th district since and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 27
Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan has represented the 27th district and its predecessors since 1999. Hagan ran for the U.S Senate and Democrat Don Vaughan won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 28
Incumbent Democrat Katie G. Dorsett has represented the 28th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 29
Incumbent Republican Jerry Tillman has represented the 29th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 30
Incumbent Republican Don East has represented the 30th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 31
Incumbent Republican Pete Brunstetter has represented the 31st district since 2006.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 32
Incumbent Democrat Linda Garrou has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 33
Incumbent Republican Stan Bingham has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 34
Incumbent Republican Andrew Brock has represented the 34th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 35
Incumbent Republican W. Edward Goodall has represented the 35th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 36
Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 36th district and its predecessors since 1991.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 37
Incumbent Democrat Dan Clodfelter has represented the 37th district and its predecessors since 1999.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 38
Incumbent Democrat Charlie Dannelly has represented the 38th district and its predecessors since 1995.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 39
Incumbent Republican Bob Rucho has represented the 39th district and its predecessors since 2008 and previously from 1997 to 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 40
Incumbent Democrat Maclom Graham has represented the 40th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 41
Incumbent Republican James Forrester has represented the 41st district and its predecessors since 1991.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 42
Incumbent Republican Austin Allran has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 1987.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 43
Incumbent Democrat David Hoyle has represented the 43rd district and its predecessors since 1993.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 44
Incumbent Republican Jim Jacumin has represented the 44th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 45
Incumbent Democrat Steve Goss has represented the 45th district since 2007.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 46
Incumbent Democrat Walter Dalton has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 1997. Dalton ran for Lieutenant Governor. Republican Debbie Clary won the open seat.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 47
Incumbent Democrat Joe Sam Queen has represented the 47th district since 2007, and previously from 2003 to 2005.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 48
Incumbent Republican Tom Apodaca has represented the 48th district since 2003.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 49
Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Martin Nesbitt has represented the 49th district since 2004.


2008 North Carolina Senate election, Detailed Results, Districts 26-50, District 50
Incumbent Democrat John Snow has represented the 50th district since 2005.


2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tie for third in the Coastal Division. The Tar Heels lost to West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2011, North Carolina vacated all its wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.


2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Recruiting
The Tar Heels received 16 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 6, 2008. One student athlete had already enrolled before National Signing Day and one signed several days later, making this class smaller and less-heralded than the previous year's class.


2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Coaching staff
After signing a contract extension at the end of the 2007 season, Butch Davis enters his second season as head coach. Chuck Pagano resigned as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach to become an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. He was replaced by Minnesota assistant  Everett Withers.


2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
Brandon Tate put on a dazzling one-man show, scoring on an 82-yard punt return and putting North Carolina ahead for good with a 57-yard touchdown catch to help the Tar Heels hold off McNeese State 35-27. Tate finished with a school-record 397 all-purpose yards for the Tar Heels, who showed little else in an unimpressive start to their second season under Butch Davis. In a game suspended nearly two hours due to weather, they blew a 14-0 first-half lead and had to rally from a third-quarter deficit against Football Championship Subdivision McNeese State, who outplayed the Heels much of the way. T. J. Yates had 221 passing yards and 2 touchdowns.


2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
T. J. Yates threw three touchdown passes and the Tar Heels won for the first time outside North Carolina since 2002, beating error-prone Rutgers 44-12 in a nationally televised game that pitted Butch Davis against his former pupil, Greg Schiano. Hakeem Nicks and Brandon Tate combined for 10 catches, 204 receiving yards, and three touchdowns as the Heels offense rolled over Rutgers. Carolina's defense generated 4 Rutgers turnovers (3 INTs and a fumble) and scored off of a 66-yard interception return by Bruce Carter.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, coinciding with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House elections, Council of State, and statewide judicial elections. Democrat Bev Perdue won the election. With a margin of 3.39%, this election was the closest race of the 2008 gubernatorial election cycle.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Because incumbent Governor Mike Easley was term-limited, the open-seat race was contested between Democrat Beverly Perdue, Republican Pat McCrory, and Libertarian Michael Munger. Likewise, Democrat Walter H. Dalton, Republican Robert Pittenger and Libertarian Phillip Rhodes vied to replace term-limited Lt. Governor Perdue.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries
Candidates Richard Moore, Dennis Nielsen, Robert Orr, and Bev Perdue took part in a forum on January 26, sponsored by the state chapter of the NAACP.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries
The statewide syndicated TV program, , held debates for both parties' candidates in April.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Democratic, Campaign
Moore and Nielsen appeared on the edition of NC Spin broadcast April 13 on most stations, but Perdue declined the invitation to participate. Perdue and Moore met for their final pre-primary debate at WRAL-TV, which was broadcast on several stations across the state on April 22.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Democratic, Campaign
On May 6, 2008, Perdue won the Democratic nomination for governor, defeating State Treasurer Moore and Nielsen.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Campaign
McCrory reportedly commissioned a poll to test the waters for a run for governor in November 2007, shortly after his re-election victory, but well after other Republican gubernatorial candidates began campaigning. A 2007 Rasmussen Reports poll had McCrory leading both major Democratic candidates by three points each.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Campaign
The Raleigh News & Observer reported on January 9, 2008 that McCrory had filed the necessary paperwork with the State Board of Elections to run for governor. He announced that he was running in his hometown of Jamestown on January 15, 2008.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Debates
Republican candidates Graham, Orr, and Smith held their first debate on October 20, 2007 at High Point University. The two Democratic candidates held their first debate at the annual conference of the N.C. School Boards Association on Nov. 6, 2007, which hosted a Republican candidates' debate the same day.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Debates
UNC-TV invited the three announced Republican candidates and two announced Democratic candidates to participate in the campaign's first debates (officially called "forums") to air on statewide television. Each forum is intended to focus on a single topic: on Jan. 10, the state's economy; on Feb. 7, health care; and on April 24, education. Video of the forums is available on the .


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Debates
The Republican candidates, now joined by new challenger Pat McCrory, debated on WRAL-TV on January 17. The debate was also broadcast on stations in Charlotte and Wilmington.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Debates
McCrory, Orr, Graham, and Smith met in a televised debate held by WTVI in Charlotte on April 3. Media accounts said that McCrory was the primary target of attacks by his rivals. The same was true at another WRAL-TV debate, held on April 15.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Primaries, Republican, Debates
The final Republican debate before the primary was held in Asheville, and featured the only appearance by Elbie Powers in a debate.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Candidates
If he had been elected, McCrory would have been the first mayor of Charlotte to win the state's highest office.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Polling
Despite a "national Democratic tide" and Perdue's fundraising edge, McCrory led Perdue at first; Perdue slowly gained with help from Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. Perdue and McCrory remained close, with the two often polling in a statistical tie in what was the closest race for governor in the nation. Perdue ran slightly behind her opponent in polls released the week before the election. Pundits speculated that Perdue was hurt by current Democratic Governor Mike Easley's decreasing popularity due to the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis, and McCrory's efforts to tag her as part of corruption in Raleigh—consultants mentioned Perdue's "difficulty of being the candidate of continuity in a change election."


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Early in 2008, Libertarian nominee Munger called Perdue a "Stepford Wife" and said the Republican nominees were "circus clowns." Prior to May 2008, the North Carolina Libertarian Party and Munger gathered 100,000 signatures of voters in order to qualify to appear on North Carolina's ballot. They, along with the Green Party, sued the state unsuccessfully over the ballot access rules. Munger appeared as one of two keynote speakers at the national Libertarian convention in Denver in May 2008.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
When Hillary Clinton dropped out of the 2008 presidential election The New York Times mentioned Perdue as a potential pick for Obama's Vice President.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Munger called himself "the only liberal in the race." Munger took more socially liberal positions on many issues than Democratic candidate Perdue. "One reason I haven't been allowed in all the debates is that I'm taking votes from the Democrats. Sixty percent of my supporters are voting for Obama. I'll talk about gay marriage, and Perdue isn't, or doesn't want to." While Democratic candidate Perdue took a hard line on illegal immigration similar to that of Republican Pat McCrory, Munger took a position more aligned with Barack Obama.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Perdue raised $15 million and ran attack ads against McCrory, criticizing him for not being tough enough on illegal immigration.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
In October 2008, McCrory received the endorsement of most major newspapers in the state, which typically endorse Democrats. McCrory's candidacy for governor was endorsed by the Raleigh News and Observer, The Charlotte Observer, the Greensboro News & Record, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the UNC-Chapel Hill Daily Tar Heel.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Perdue received the endorsement of actor and director Andy Griffith, who filmed a campaign ad on her behalf.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Perdue defeated McCrory and Munger on November 4, 2008 to win the election.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
The first general election debate between Perdue and McCrory was a forum at the North Carolina Bar Association meeting in Atlantic Beach on June 21. The first debate between the two that was televised live was conducted by WTVD on August 19. Another televised debate was held by WRAL-TV on September 9. Next, McCrory and Perdue met for a debate on education issues at SAS Institute on September 19. The debate was sponsored by business and education groups and was covered by News 14 Carolina.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
Duke University professor and Libertarian candidate Michael Munger made history as the first third-party candidate to participate in a live, televised gubernatorial debate in North Carolina. He made his first debate appearance with McCrory on September 24 at UNC-TV. Perdue declined to participate in that debate. All three candidates debated for the first time on October 15, in the final debate before the general election. The hour-long debate, sponsored by WTVI, WSOC-TV and the League of Women Voters, aired in several television markets.


2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
Analysts said that McCrory tended to perform better than Perdue in the debates, particularly in "sit-down debates that allowed more back-and-forth between the candidates."


2008 North Carolina judicial election
One justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and six judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected to eight-year terms by North Carolina voters on November 4, 2008. This coincided with the presidential,  U.S. Senate, U.S. House, gubernatorial, and Council of State elections.


2008 North Carolina judicial election
North Carolina judicial elections are non-partisan. Primary elections were held on May 6, 2008 for seats with more than two candidates running. The top two vote-getters in the primary, regardless of party affiliation,  advanced to the general election.


2008 North Carolina judicial election
Despite the non-partisan nature of the elections, candidates' party affiliations were well-known. As a result of the elections, the Republicans maintained their 4-3 majority on the state Supreme Court. Democrats maintained their majority on the Court of Appeals. Only one Republican (Robert N. Hunter, Jr.) defeated a Democrat in a Court of Appeals race.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Supreme Court (Edmunds seat)
Incumbent Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. ran for re-election  and was opposed by  Professor Suzanne Reynolds of Wake Forest University Law School. Edmunds defeated Reynolds in the closest statewide judicial race of 2008.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Arrowood seat)
Incumbent John S. Arrowood, appointed in 2007, was opposed by former state Board of Elections chairman Robert N. Hunter, Jr.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Stephens seat)
Incumbent Linda Stephens ran for election, having been appointed in 2007. She was opposed by attorney Dan Barrett.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Tyson seat)
Incumbent John M. Tysonwas opposed by state District Court Judge Kristin Ruth, former Wake County Clerk of Court Janet Pueschel, and state Utilities Commissioner Sam J. Ervin, IV.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Tyson seat)
In the May 6 primary, Ervin led the field with 37 percent of the vote, followed by Ruth (26 percent), Tyson (22 percent), and Pueschel (16 percent). Ervin and Ruth advanced to the November general election.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (McCullough seat)
Incumbent Douglas McCullough was opposed by state District Court Judge Cheri Beasley.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Martin seat)
Incumbent John C. Martin, the court's Chief Judge, ran for re-election unopposed.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Wynn seat)
Incumbent James A. Wynn was opposed by attorneys Dean R. Poirier and Jewel Ann Farlow in the May 6 primary.


2008 North Carolina judicial election, Court of Appeals (Wynn seat)
Wynn and Farlow advanced to the November general election. Wynn won approximately 48 percent of the vote in the primary, followed by Farlow (37 percent) and Poirier (15 percent).


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.


2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
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.


2008 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
As of 2021, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.


2008 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2008 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses took place on February 5, 2008, one of the many Super Tuesday nominating contests held that day. Barack Obama won the caucuses, securing 8 out of 13 national delegates.


2008 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Process
The caucus was a party-run primary, with over 100 locations throughout the state, held between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Central Standard Time. Eligible voters included all eligible voters who cast a ballot for a Democrat in the last general election or planned to in the next election, and would not cast a ballot in the Republican caucus. All voters were required to sign a statement of eligibility, but their status was not otherwise checked. All ballots were secret, and unlike most caucuses, North Dakota's featured no physical division into preference groups.


2008 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Process
Actual delegates were apportioned at Legislative District conventions held in February and March based on the results of the caucuses in each legislative district. At the state convention in April, delegates from the Legislative District conventions selected pledged delegates to the national convention. A minimum 15% threshold was required at the local caucus, legislative district, and state convention levels. A unique feature of the North Dakota Dem-NPL process was that delegates were elected from Preference Caucuses which may or may not relate to candidates.


2008 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses, Process
National convention delegates were elected by an Education Caucus; a Labor Caucus; the Prairie Campaign for Economic Democracy; and Uncommitted, among others. Any group wishing to affiliate and could secure 15% of the state convention votes was allowed to elect two national convention delegates. The delegation was supposed to give collective good-faith consideration to the Feb. 5 presidential preference caucus, which elected no delegates to the district or state conventions.


2008 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
The 2008 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team represented North Dakota University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was head coached by Chris Mussman and played their home games at Alerus Center. They played in the Great West Conference and finished with a record of 6–4 overall and 1–2 in conference play.


2008 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses
The 2008 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses took place on February 5, 2008. Romney won with 8 of the 23 national delegates.


2008 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2008 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 6–5, tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 4–4 mark. After being ranked in the polls every week to that point, North Dakota State was bumped out of a likely playoff spot with a home loss in the season finale to South Dakota State by one point.


2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 4 November 2008 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor John Hoeven was easily reelected again, defeating Democratic-NPL challenger Tim Mathern. The primaries took place on June 10, 2008. John Hoeven outperformed John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, by about 21%. McCain defeated Democratic nominee Barack Obama 53%-45% in the statewide presidential election on the same night. As of 2021, this is the last time Sioux County, a county that Obama carried 83%-16%, voted for the Republican candidate.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2008 North Indian cyclone season was one of the most disastrous tropical cyclone seasons in modern history, with tropical cyclones leaving more than 140,000 people dead and causing more than US$15 billion in damage, making it the costliest season in the North Indian Ocean, until it was made second in 2020. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India. The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. An average of four to six storms form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
During 2008, the IMD monitored a total of ten depressions across the North Indian Ocean, significantly below the average of fifteen. Of these systems, seven developed into deep depressions, four into cyclonic storms, and one into a very severe cyclonic storm. The JTWC unofficially tracked seven systems, with six having one-minute sustained winds greater than 65 km/h (40 mph), slightly above their 32-year average of five. Activity was mostly limited to the Bay of Bengal, with only two depressions developing in the Arabian Sea. Somewhat unusually, no depression developed during the month of July due to the lack of a prominent monsoon. Collectively, there were a total of 30 days of activity in the basin, with no storms existing simultaneously.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The first and most destructive storm of the season, Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, with a 3 to 5 m (9.8 to 16.4 ft) storm surge. Approximately 800,000 homes were severely damaged or destroyed and infrastructure was devastated. An estimated 138,373 people lost their lives and damage reached K13 trillion (US$15.6 billion). Nargis is regarded as the worst disaster in the nation's history as well as the fourth-deadliest tropical cyclone on record. Other storms throughout the season caused significant damage in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Yemen. A depression in October was responsible for 180 deaths and US$1.638 billion in damage across Yemen. Overall, approximately 138,927 people were killed and losses totaled $14.7 billion (2008 USD).


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis
In late April, the Intertropical Convergence Zone became very active over the Bay of Bengal and later spawned a low-pressure area on April 26. Accompanied by low wind shear, favorable outflow, and over an area of high sea surface temperatures, the system consolidated into a depression the following day. Tracking slowly westward, the depression intensified, becoming Cyclonic Storm Nargis on April 28. That day, steering currents weakened, causing the system to become nearly stationary before a trough influenced more northeasterly, and later easterly, movement. On April 29, the system attained hurricane-force winds.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis
Hours before striking southern Myanmar on May 2, Nargis attained its peak intensity with winds of 165 km/h (105 mph) and an estimated central pressure of 962 mbar (hPa; 28.41 inHg). The JTWC estimated the system to have been somewhat stronger, attaining one-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mph). Once onshore, the system gradually weakened and dissipated early on May 4.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis
Striking the Irrawaddy Delta with unprecedented intensity, Nargis produced a devastating 3 to 5 m (9.8 to 16.4 ft) storm surge over the region and a maximum wind speed of 190 km/h was also reported.. Approximately 23,500 km2 (14,600 mi2) of land was inundated by the storm, affecting roughly 11 million people, 2.4 million severely. Infrastructural impacts were tremendous, with 450,000 homes, 4,000 schools, and 75 percent of healthcare facilities destroyed and 350,000 homes severely damaged. With approximately 140,000 fatalities taking place in Myanmar, Nargis is regarded as the worst disaster in the country's history and ranks as the fourth-deadliest tropical cyclone on record. Damage from the storm amounted to K13 trillion (US$15.6 billion), the majority of which occurred within the private sector.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis
In the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, numerous members of the international community were prepared to provide Myanmar with aid. For several weeks, the State Peace and Development Council (Myanmar's military junta) insisted that the nation could cope with the disaster and refused aid. This was soon determined to be ignorance of the situation and put millions of lives at risk. Some reports indicated that the army even obstructed private relief, setting up check-points, confiscating goods, and arresting those trying to help. In 2009, it was stated that the actions of the government could be condemned as crimes against humanity for "intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health."


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01
In early July, the seasonal monsoon over the Arabian Sea strengthened; a trough developing around the same time off the coast of Karnataka increased the local pressure gradient. The interaction of these two systems led to the formation of a low over the southern Arabian Sea on June 4. Situated in a region of low to moderate wind shear, upper-level divergence, and convergence, the low consolidated into a depression the following day while situated roughly 880 km (545 mi) southwest of Mumbai, India.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression ARB 01
Little intensification occurred over the following day as it moved north-northwestward; the depression attained peak winds of 45 km/h (30 mph) and a pressure of 994 mbar (hPa; 29.35 inHg). Late on June 6 and into the early hours of June 7, interaction with land caused significant weakening, with the system degrading to a remnant low that morning. The remnants of the depression continued westward and brought locally heavy rains to parts of Oman.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 02
Early on June 15, an area of low pressure formed within the monsoonal trough over the northern part of the Bay of Bengal. Over the next 24 hours deep convection developed around the low-pressure area and thus it was upgraded to Depression BOB 02 early the next day, as it was located about 220 km, (135 miles), southeast of Kolkata, near to the Bangladesh coastline. However it as the depression was located within an area of moderate to high vertical wind shear, it did not develop further. Later that morning before the depression made landfall it reached its peak intensity with a central pressure of 988 hPa/mbar. The depression then made landfall on the Bangladesh coast and slowly weakened into an area of low pressure, whilst located over Jharkhand in India.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 02
Torrential rains associated with the depression fell across much of Assam, Orissa, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. A maximum of 720 mm (28 in) of rain fell in Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal in 48 hours between 17 & 18 June of which 530 mm fell on 18 June. Additional rains spread into Himachal, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal pradeshes. In Assam, the Brahmaputra river overtopped its banks and flooded 350 villages, affecting roughly 400,000 people. At least 23 people lost their lives in the region.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 02
In nearby Arunachal, a series of landslides near Itanagar killed 19 people and injured 15 others. Flooding around Midnapore, West Bengal, killed at least nine people while 21,000 others were affected. Across northeast India, approximately 8 million people were affected by the floods, of which 2 million were rendered homeless. At least 56 people lost their lives, 31 of which occurred West Bengal.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression BOB 03
On August 9, a tropical depression formed in the North Indian Ocean, south of Orissa, India. Early the next day, the depression made landfall on the Orissa coast. The IMD did not upgrade it until it was overland near Puri. Consequently, it was designated as a land depression in the end of monsoon season report. Later in the day, the IMD issued its final advisory on the depression as it weakened into a low-pressure area. Madanpur Rampur in Orissa received 220 mm of rainfall on 9 August.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression BOB 03
Monsoonal rainfall associated with the depression triggered extensive flooding in Andhra Pradesh. Flash flooding occurred on many rivers throughout the state. At least 61 people were killed across the state and 40,000 were displaced from their homes. At 3,000 homes were flooded.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
On September 14 an area of low pressure formed southeast of Kolkata, India. During September 15 the IMD designated this area of low pressure as Depression BOB 04. Later that day the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the tropical depression. During the morning of September 15 the depression intensified into a Deep Depression as it moved closer to the Orissa Coast near Chandbali on 16 September and maximum surface wind of 40 knots (74 km/hr) was reported by Chandbali at 1700 UTC of 16 September.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
Later that day the JTWC issued their first advisory on this system designating it as Tropical Cyclone 02B The Depression then made landfall on the Orissa coast later that day. So the JTWC issued their last advisory on the depression later that day. However the IMD kept issuing advisories on the Deep Depression. The RSMC then downgraded it to a depression on September 18 as it moved further inland. The RSMC issued their final advisory the next day as the depression had weakened into a well marked low-pressure area. The track of Deep Depression making inland into Uttar Pradesh after crossing Orissa


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
Baliguda in Orissa received 430 mm of rainfall in 48 hours between 17 and 18 September. The Deep Depression caused 10 deaths in the state of Orissa. The Depression also caused 15 deaths in Uttar Pradesh, its state capital Lucknow received the heaviest rains for September in the last 10 years. Over 100 fishermen were reported missing as 25 trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal off Bangladesh's southern coastal areas as the sea turned rough due to a depression. The Deep Depression also caused storm surge up to 15 to 20 feet high.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
Overall, the storm killed at least 25 people in India (10 in Orissa, 15 in Uttar Pradesh), but overall damage was minor.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression ARB 02
On October 19 the IMD noted that an area of low pressure which located to the south east of Salalah, Oman had intensified into a tropical depression and was assigned the number ARB 02. On October 21 IMD updated the system to a Deep Depression while it lay 700 km south of Salalah, Oman near the east coast of Somalia. It lost its strength while crossing the Gulf of Aden due to entry of dry air and land interaction as it passed close to the northeastern coast of Somalia. It later was downgraded to a Depression, named TC 03B by the JTWC.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression ARB 02
On October 24 it made landfall on the south-eastern coast of Yemen, leaving at least 26 civilians and six soldiers dead while trapping hundreds of people due to flooding and torrential rainfalls. The latest figure of casualties is of 180 persons dead and 100 others missing, mostly from the region of Hadhramawt, where the storm made landfall. 733 houses were destroyed in the governorates of Hadhramawt and Al-Mahrah, while 22,000 people were displaced. The Yemeni Government declared the two aforementioned governorates as disaster zones. The most affected areas map released by ReliefWeb.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression ARB 02
Overall, this weak storm killed at least 180 people in Yemen. Damage is estimated at $1.638 billion (US$).


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Rashmi
On October 25, an area of low pressure which was located east of the Andhra Pradesh coast based on satellite, coastal observations, and buoy data intensified into a depression. The depression remained practically stationary and intensified into a deep depression and lay centred as of 0530 hours IST today, the October 26, 2008, about 400 km east-northeast of Visakhapatnam, 250 km south-southeast of Paradip and 550 km south-southwest of Kolkata. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center began issuing advisories on the system a few hours later that early morning, designating it as Tropical Cyclone 04B. The IMD named it cyclonic storm Rashmi. The observed track of Deep Depression making inland into Uttar Pradesh after crossing Orissa The track of cyclonic storm Rashmi making landfall in Bangladesh


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Rashmi
The Cyclone crossed the Khulna–Barisal coast at Patharghata, Bangladesh on October 27, 2008. Chatgaon in Bangladeshreported about 50 knots (93 km/hr) winds at the time of landfall. 15 people were killed and thousands of homes were also damaged. Rashmi brought down electrical and telephone poles and uprooted trees, large areas of acres of crops were also destroyed. 5 people were also killed in the state of Meghalaya, India. At least 50 fishermen were reported missing when about 15 fishing trawlers capsized offshore.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Rashmi
Rashmi killed at least 28 people. 15 people were killed in Bangladesh and 13 people were killed in India (5 in Meghalaya,8 in Arunachal Pradesh).


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk
On November 13, a low-pressure area identified by the India Meteorological Department over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas concentrated into a depression east-southeast of Chennai, India. The IMD expected the system to intensify further and move towards north Tamil-Nadu/south Andhra Pradesh coasts. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a tropical cyclone warning on the tropical cyclone early on November 14 naming it as Tropical Cyclone 05B. A few hours later the IMD upgraded the system to a deep depression issuing a Cyclone Watch for Andhra Pradesh as intensification into a cyclonic storm was possible.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk
By mid morning the IMD advised the eastern coast of India that the system was expected to cross Andhra Pradesh by noon the next day (local time). Later that morning the deep depression intensified into a cyclonic storm and was named Khai Muk and the cyclone watch was raised to a warning for Andhra Pradesh coast with Khai Muk forecast to intensify even further before it made landfall on November 15 in south Andhra Pradesh coast close to the north of Kavali. However, the system became sheared to the western periphery and the IMD downgraded it back into a deep depression. Khai-Muk headed northwest and then northwards after making landfall in Andhra Pradesh. The name Khai Muk was contributed by Thailand, it means pearl in Thai.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk
By November 15, all ports in Andhra Pradesh were under cautionary signal number three. All fishermen were advised to remain at port due to rough seas. Residents along the shore were urged to evacuate as waves up to 2 m (6.5 ft) were forecast to impact the coast.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk
High winds knocked down trees and power lines causing traffic jams throughout the Andhra Pradesh. Boats and fishing nets were washed away by high waves produced by Khai-muk, costing Rs. 2 cores (US$430,000). An average of 53.5 millimetres (2.11 in) of rain fell throughout the state. The highest rainfall was recorded in Polavaram at 230 mm on 17 November. An estimated 1.2 million hectares of crops were damaged or destroyed by the storm leading to Rs. 10 cores (US$1.9 million) in agricultural losses. A total of 148 homes were destroyed and another 23 were damaged, amounting to Rs. 4 crores (US$780,000) in monetary losses. A 5 km (3.1 mi) stretch of highway was washed out by the storm and damages to the road amounted to Rs. 4 crores (US$780,000).


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Khai-Muk
A state of high alert was declared in Andhra Pradesh following the storm in the state. About 7,500 people were evacuated from several towns to 23 shelters set up by officials. The shelters provided the residents with breakfast and milk on November 16. The following day, a total of 44,949 people had evacuated to 66 relief shelters. The minister of Andhra requested that the government send rice, pulses, oil and other materials to cyclone victims.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nisha
Late in the morning of November 25, India Meteorological Department satellite imageries, including surface observations from Sri Lanka and coastal stations of Tamil Nadu, indicated that a depression had formed over Sri Lanka in southwest Bay of Bengal. The depression remained nearly stationary and intensified into a deep depression three hours later. The IMD posted a cyclone watch for Tamil Nadu region of India noting that the system was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Nagapattinam by tomorrow night.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nisha
Very late in the day the IMD mentioned that the deep depression would intensify, however the cyclone watch for Tamil Nadu coast was lowered (or not mentioned) in the bulletin issued. Early on November 26, the deep depression close to Tamil Nadu coast intensified into a cyclonic storm and was named "Nisha". It crossed the coast close to the north of Karaikal between 0530 and 0630 hours IST on November 27 and Karaikal reported 35 knots (65 km/hr) at the time of landfall. On November 28, JTWC issued their final warning. Nisha headed northwest towards south Karnataka after making landfall in Tamil Nadu.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nisha
15 people have been killed when Nisha hit northern Sri Lanka on November 25, 2008, causing heavy rains and flooding that reportedly displaced between 60,000 and 70,000 people in Vanni and 20,000 people in Jaffna district. Jaffna recorded the highest rainfall since 1918, of 520.1 mm of rain in last week, with Wednesday's reading of 389.8 mm, being the highest in nine decades.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nisha
189 people were killed by the heavy rains and floods caused by the cyclone in Tamil Nadu and the death toll is expected to rise. Some places have recorded extreme rainfall, notably Orathanad, Thanjavur district where over 660 mm of rain fell within a period of 24 hours and broke the 65-year-old record of highest rainfall registered in 24 hours in Tamil Nadu. Previously the highest amount of rainfall in a day was 570 mm registered by Cuddalore on May 18, 1943. In two days, Orathanadu registered 990 mm of rainfall. Overall in 4 days between 25 and 28 November, Orathanadu got 1280 mm making it as the 4th wettest Cylone in India. The most affected areas map released by ReliefWeb.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Nisha
Nisha killed 204 people making it the 4th deadliest storm in 2008 after Cyclone Nargis, Typhoon Fengshen and Hurricane Hanna. Damage is estimated at 3789 crores i.e. $800 million (US$).


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 08
On December 3, an area of low pressure formed over the southern Bay of Bengal within the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The system was well organized with good convection present from the previous 48 hours. On December 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the area of low pressure to a depression giving it the designation "BOB 08". At that time it was located approximately 650 kilometres (400 mi) south-southwest of Port Blair. That day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) designated the system as Tropical Cyclone 07B.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 08
Early on December 5, the IMD upgraded Depression BOB 08 to a deep depression. On December 7, the IMD reported that BOB 08 weakened into a depression. The depression continued to weaken until it decayed into a remnant low late on the same day. Puducherry got 90 mm of rainfall on 9 December.


2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects
This table lists all the Depressions that developed in the North Indian Ocean during the 2008 season. The meteorological data is taken all from RSMC New Delhi and is rated using their intensity scale.


2008 North Korea Census
The 2008 North Korean Census was the second North Korea national census. The reference day used for the census was October 1, 2008. The census was taken by house-to-house interviews by enumerators using a census questionnaire. Roughly 35,000 enumerators were trained to help with the census. The population of North Korea was counted as 24,052,231 a 13.38% increase from the 1993 Census.


2008 North Korea Census
The results of the census are thought of as plausible by foreign observers.


2008 North Korea Census
The census was widely advertised in propaganda. This resulted in a detailed survey.


2008 North Korea Census
The 2008 census is the latest census of North Korea. The next census was scheduled for 2018.


2008 North Korea Census, Introduction
North Korea completed its first census in 1993. In October 2006, a declaration was enacted to complete a second census in 2008. In order to test procedures, in October 2007, there was a pilot census completed across each of the provinces where roughly 50,000 households were counted. The actual census took place from October 1 – October 15, 2008 using October 1, 2008 at 1:00 AM as a reference point.


2008 North Korea Census, Questionnaire
There were several questions asked on the census broken into three modules:


2008 North Korea Census, Questionnaire
The first module was titled Household and dwelling unit information. There were 14 questions in this module pertaining to the persons' housing unit. If the respondent lived in an institutional living quarter, then the rest of the section was skipped. All of the questions are listed below:


2008 North Korea Census, Questionnaire
The second module was titled personal information and had the most questions of any of the modules. There was a total of 29 questions to be asked including sex, nationality, school level, marital status, and employment.


2008 North Korea Census, Questionnaire
The third module was titled mortality. The first question was "Did any member of this household die during the period 1 Oct. 2007 to 30 Sept. 2008?" If the answer was no, the rest of this section was skipped. If the answer was yes, then five additional questions were asked. If the deceased person was a female between 15 and 49, five more additional questions were asked. All ten additional questions are listed below.


2008 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2008 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 14th season in the club's history. They were coached by Graham Murray and captained by Johnathan Thurston, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2008 Telstra Premiership.


2008 North Queensland Cowboys season
On 19 May, Murray resigned as head coach after just three wins from the opening 10 games. He was replaced by assistant coach Ian Millward, who took over as interim head coach until the end of the season. The Cowboys finished the season in 15th place, avoiding the wooden spoon by points differential.


2008 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The Cowboys entered the 2008 season optimistic about the finals chances after a preliminary final appearance in 2007. The club got off to the worst possible start, losing three straight games. They would win their next three but it proved to be a false dawn, as the side went on a club record 13-game losing streak. They finished the season with two wins from their final five games, finishing in 15th place and narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon. The season was plagued by injury, with key players Matthew Bowen, Luke O'Donnell, Matthew Scott and Johnathan Thurston all missing considerable playing time due to injuries.


2008 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
On April 2, the Cowboys signed former assistant coach and then-Canberra Raiders coach Neil Henry as their head coach for the 2009 season. A month later, Graham Murray re-signed as head coach and was replaced by his assistant Ian Millward as interim head coach for the rest of 2008. Millward's first win as head coach occurred in Round 22, as the Cowboys defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 36-12 at Suncorp Stadium.


2008 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
Despite the poor season, the club still maintained the fourth highest home crowd average in the NRL with an average of 18,102.


2008 North Queensland Cowboys season, Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2008