In Buncombe County, 38% of voters showed up. In the Democrat race, Obama beat Hillary 55% to 44%. Kay Hagan won the Senate Race, and Bev Perdue the governor’s. Walter Dalton won the Lt. Governor’s race.

 Holly Jones, K. Ray Bailey, and incumbents Carol Weir Peterson and Bill Stanley were the top vote-getters for the four seats on the board of county commissioners.

In the Republican race, John McCain got more votes than all the other Republicans who most believed didn’t matter anyway. Huckabee had 15% of the vote, and Paul 14%. Dole ran away with 89% of the vote. Mumpower reduced his lead to a mere 73%. Fred Smith won the race for governor, and Robert Pittinger the race for lt. governor. Richard Morgan won the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction with 51% of the vote. Joe Dunn, Don Yelton, John Carroll, and Ron McKee were the top vote getters for county commission.