2008 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election

The 2008 North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, concurrently with the 2008 presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, the Council of State, and other state, local, and judicial elections. Primary elections were held on May 6, 2008.

Incumbent Democratic state superintendent June Atkinson defeated former Republican state legislator Richard Morgan in the general election.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee June Atkinson, incumbent state superintendent (2004–present) Eliminated in primary Eddie Davis, educator from Weldon and former president of the North Carolina Association of Educators Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JuneAtkinson EddieDavis UndecidedPublic Policy Polling April 26–27, 2008 1,121 (LV) ± 2.9%35%17%48%Public Policy Polling April 19–20, 2008 962 (LV) ± 3.2%34%14%52%Public Policy Polling April 19–20, 2008 962 (LV) ± 3.2%34%14%52%Public Policy Polling March 3, 2008 508 (LV) ± 4.3%37%14%49%Public Policy Polling December 3, 2007 676 (LV) ± 3.7%38%13%48%Public Policy Polling October 3, 2007 621 (LV) ± 3.9%32%15%54% Results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard Morgan, speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2005–2007) and former state representative from the 31st district (1991–2003) and 52nd district (2003–2007) Eliminated in primary Joe Johnson, former director of public affairs for the Henderson County Sheriff's Office Eric Smith Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RichardMorgan EricSmith JoeJohnson UndecidedPublic Policy Polling May 3–4, 2008 662 (LV) ± 3.8%19%13%12%56%Public Policy Polling April 26–27, 2008 622 (LV) ± 3.9%16%10%9%65%Public Policy Polling April 19–20, 2008 602 (LV) ± 3.9%13%11%7%69%Public Policy Polling March 29–30, 2008 744 (LV) ± 3.6%17%11%10%62%Public Policy Polling March 3, 2008 778 (LV) ± 3.5%16%8%12%64%

Results

General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JuneAtkinson (D) RichardMorgan (R) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling October 18–19, 2008 1,200 (LV) ± 2.8%50%38%12%Public Policy Polling September 28–29, 2008 1,041 (LV) ± 3.0%45%38%18%Public Policy Polling August 20–23, 2008 904 (LV) ± 3.3%39%34%27%Public Policy Polling June 26–29, 2008 1,048 (LV) ± 3.0%39%35%26%Public Policy Polling July 23–27, 2008 823 (LV) ± 3.4%44%37%20%Public Policy Polling May 8–9, 2008 616 (LV) ± 4.0%42%36%22%

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