Democrat Wayne Goodwin won with 51.57% of the votes in the 2008 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election of the North Carolina State elections, and was re-elected in 2012.
Wayne Goodwin Democratic 51.57 2008 North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance election North Carolina elections to choose members of the Council of State (who head various executive branch departments) were held November 4, 2008. He was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election and re-elected in 2012. 
