North Carolina State Senate elections, 2010

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North Carolina State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50

North Carolina State Senate

Elections for the office of North Carolina's State Senate were held in North Carolina on November 2, 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was February 26, 2010. The primary Election Day was May 4, 2010. The second primary election was held on June 22, 2010.

In North Carolina, senators are elected to two-year terms with no limit on consecutive terms.

See also: North Carolina State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results[edit]

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the North Carolina State Senate:

Incumbency[edit]

Unopposed incumbents[edit]

8 incumbents (19%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

• 0 Democratic incumbents faced no November challenger.
• 8 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges[edit]

Only 11 (26.2%) incumbents faced competition in the May 4 primary. All 11 incumbents (7 Democrats, 4 Republicans) won their primaries:

• District 3: Incumbent Democrat Clark Jenkins
• District 4: Incumbent Democrat Ed Jones
• District 7: Incumbent Democrat Doug Berger
• District 11: Incumbent Democrat A. B. Swindell
• District 13: Incumbent Democrat Michael P. Walters
• District 22: Incumbent Republican Harris Blake
• District 30: Incumbent Republican Don East
• District 32: Incumbent Democrat Linda Garrou
• District 34: Incumbent Republican Andrew C. Brock
• District 40: Incumbent Democrat Malcolm Graham
• District 41: Incumbent Republican James Forrester

Retiring incumbents[edit]

Eight incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 42 incumbents (84%) ran for re-election. Of the 8 incumbents who did not seek re-election, 7 are Democrats and 1 is Republican.

Incumbents who retired are:

• District 8: Incumbent Democrat R. C. Soles, Jr..
• District 9: Incumbent Democrat Julia Boseman.
• District 10: Incumbent Democrat Charles W. Albertson.
• District 21: Incumbent Democrat Larry Shaw.
• District 28: Incumbent Democrat Katie G. Dorsett.
• District 35: Incumbent Democrat W. Eddie Goodall.
• District 43: Incumbent Democrat David W. Hoyle.
• District 44: Incumbent Republican Jim Jacumin.

Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in North Carolina in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

During the 2010 election, the total contributions to the 137 Senate candidates was $18,614,595. The top 10 contributors were:^[2]

Qualifications[edit]

Article 2, Section 6 of the North Carolina Constitution states: Each Senator, at the time of his election, shall be not less than 25 years of age, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the State as a citizen for two years and in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election.

List of candidates

Partisan dominance in state senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

District 1[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Marc Basnight a Incumbent Basnight was first elected to district 1 in 1985.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Hood Richardson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marc Basnight 31,270

Hood Richardson 25,169

District 2[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Barbara Garitty-Blake (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Jean Preston (R) a Incumbent Preston was first elected to district 2 in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Barbara Garitty-Blake 18,982

Jean Preston 36,390

District 3[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Clark Jenkins (D) 9,313 a Incumbent Jenkins was first elected to district 3 in 2003.
• Frankie Bordeaux (D) 7,119
• Florence Armstrong (D) 2,295

May 4 GOP primary result:

• C.B. Daughtridge (R) 1,707 a
• Henry Williams (R) 530

November 2 General election candidates:

Clark Jenkins 27,586

C.B. Daughtridge 16,399

District 4[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Ed Jones (D) 14,000 a Incumbent Jones was first elected to district 4 in 2007.
• James Ferguson (D) 2,988

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Richard Halbert (R) 984 a
• Warren Nail (R) 875

November 2 General election candidates:

Ed Jones 29,169

Richard Halbert 17,464

District 5[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Donald Davis (D) a Incumbent Davis was first elected to district 5 in 2009.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Louis Pate (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald Davis 21,488

Louis Pate 25,780

District 6[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Harry Brown (R) a Incumbent Brown was first elected to district 6 in 2005.

November 2 General election candidates:

Harry Brown 21,651

District 7[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Doug Berger (D) 11,742 a Incumbent Berger was first elected to district 7 in 2005.
• Ronald Alligood (D) 6,269

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Michael Schriver (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Doug Berger 27,084

Michael Schriver 25,206

District 8[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Edward Redwine (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• William Rabon (R) 9,406 a
• Bettie Fennel (R) 4,669

Note:Incumbent R. C. Soles, Jr. (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Edward Redwine 26,511

William Rabon 46,216

District 9[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• James Leutze (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Thomas Goolsby (R) 8,926 a
• Michael V. Lee (R) 5,948

Note: Incumbent Julia Boseman (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Leutze 27,189

Thomas Goolsby 36,701

District 10[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• George "Dewey" Hudson (D) 5,868 a
• Gordon Vermillion (D) 3,633

May 4 GOP primary result:

• William "Brent" Jackson (R) 4,374 a
• Thomas Humphrey (R) 3,869

Note: Incumbent Charles W. Albertson (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

George "Dewey" Hudson 23,167

William "Brent" Jackson 25,342

District 11[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• A. B. Swindell (D) 11,721 a Incumbent Swindell was first elected to district 11 in 2001.
• Dennis Nielson (D) 4,229

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Eldon Newton (R) 2,568 a
• Randall Johnson (R) 1,008
• Donnie Weaver (R) 811

November 2 General election candidates:

A. B. Swindell 26,970

Eldon Newton 30,266

District 12[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Jody McCleod (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• David Rouzer (R) a Incumbent Rouzer was first elected to district 12 in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jody McCleod 17,525

David Rouzer 40,242

District 13[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Michael P. Walters (D) 13,559 a Incumbent Walters was first elected to district 13 in 2009.
• Robert Clark (D) 6,129

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Marc Boudreau (R) a withdrew

Note: Boudreau initially filed to run in the November 2 general election against incumbent Michael P. Walters (D). Boudreau withdrew from the race in August after he was charged with crimes surrounding a traffic accident. He was charged with DWI, felony hit-and-run, leaving the scene of an accident, and three felony counts of causing serious personal injury.^[3] Walters is now running unopposed on November 2.

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael P. Walters 22,728

District 14[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Daniel Blue, Jr. (D) a Incumbent Blue was first elected to district 14 in 2009.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Geoffrey Hurlburt (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Daniel Blue, Jr. 40,746

Geoffrey Hurlburt 21,067

District 15[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Charles Malone (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Neal Hunt (R) a Incumbent Hunt was first elected to district 15 in 2005.

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles Malone 28,928

Neal Hunt 44,397

District 16[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Joshua Stein (D) a Incumbent Stein was first elected to district 16 in 2009.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• John Beezley (R) a

May 4 Libertarian primary result:

• Stephanie Watson (L) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joshua Stein 32,248

John Beezley 24,466

Stephanie Watson 2,040

District 17[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• David Donovan (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Richard Stevens (R) a Incumbent Stevens was first elected to district 17 in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

David Donovan 29,217

Richard Stevens 51,391

District 18[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Bob Atwater (D) a Incumbent Atwater was first elected to district 18 in 2005.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Roger Gerber (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Atwater 38,809

Roger Gerber 26,488

District 19[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Margaret Dickson (D) a Incumbent Dickson was first elected to district 19 in 2010.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Wesley Meredith (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Margaret Dickson 23,964

Wesley Meredith 25,047

District 20[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Floyd McKissick (D) a Incumbent McKissick was first elected to district 20 in 2007.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• John Tarantino (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Floyd McKissick 38,309

John Tarantino 14,092

District 21[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Eric Mansfield (D) 2,813 a
• Lula Crenshaw (D) 2,315 a
• Curtis Worthy (D) 1,978
• Eugene Stackhouse (D) 533
• Robert Evans 454

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Wade Fowler (R) a

Note: Incumbent Larry Shaw (D) did not run for re-election.

June 22 Democratic runoff election candidates:

• Eric Mansfield: 3,344 a
• Lula Crenshaw: 2,066

November 2 General election candidates:

Eric Mansfield 21,004

Wade Fowler 10,062

District 22[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Harris Blake (R) 6,679 a Incumbent Blake was first elected to district 22 in 2003.
• Richard Morgan (R) 3,462

November 2 General election candidates:

Harris Blake 38,331

District 23[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Eleanor Kinnaird a Incumbent Kinnaird was first elected to district 23 in 1997.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Ryan Hilliard (R) 2,249 a
• Jon Bass (R) 695

November 2 General election candidates:

Eleanor Kinnaird 36,611

Ryan Hilliard 19,828

District 24[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Tony Foriest (D) a Incumbent Foriest was first elected to district 24 in 2009.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Richard Gunn (R) a

May 4 Libertarian primary result:

• Barry Coe (L) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tony Foriest 20,430

Richard Gunn 25,674

Barry Coe 2,412

District 25[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• William R. Purcell (D) a Incumbent Purcell was first elected to district 25 in 1997.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Patrick Phibbs (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

William R. Purcell 23,363

Patrick Phibbs 22,219

District 26[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Phil Berger (R) a Incumbent Berger was first elected to district 27 in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Phil Berger 43,952

District 27[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Donald Vaughan (D) a Incumbent Vaughan was first elected to district 28 in 2009.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Jeffery Hyde (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald Vaughan 30,161

Jeffery Hyde 20,398

District 28[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Gladys Robinson (D) 4,702 a
• Evelyn Miller (D) 1,597

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Trudy Wade (R) 2,790 a
• Jeffrey Brommer (R) 938
• Robert Bradford (R) 347
• John Welch (R) 241

Independent Candidate:

• Bruce Davis

Note:Incumbent Democrat Katie G. Dorsett did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Gladys Robinson 21,496

Trudy Wade 17,383

Bruce Davis 6,054

District 29[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Jerry W. Tillman (R) a Incumbent Tillman was first elected to district 29 in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jerry W. Tillman 31,791

District 30[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Richard Marshall (D) 3,532 a
• Robert Nickel (D) 1,146

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Don East (R) 7,832 a Incumbent East was first elected to district 30 in 2005.
• Paul Johnson (R) 2,855

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Marshall 15,376

Don East 32,422

District 31[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Peter S. Brunstetter (R) a Incumbent Brunstetter was first elected to district 31 in 2006.

November 2 General election candidates:

Peter S. Brunstetter 43,080

District 32[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Linda Garrou (D) 5,036 a Incumbent Garrou was first elected to district 32 in 1999.
• Edward Hanes (D) 1,155

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Nathan Jones (R) 1,687 a
• Brian Miller (R) 1,102

November 2 General election candidates:

Linda Garrou 24,125

Nathan Jones 12,780

District 33[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Stan Bingham (R) a Incumbent Bingham was first elected to district 33 in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Stan Bingham 38,859

District 34[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Andrew C. Brock (R) 9,752 a Incumbent Brock was first elected to district 34 in 2003.
• John Ferguson (R) 2,642
• Robert Stirewalt (R) 2,094

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew C. Brock 36,969

District 35[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Edward McGuire (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Wyatt Tucker (R) 7,471 a
• Fern Shubert (R) 5,723

Note:Incumbent Democrat W. Eddie Goodall did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Edward McGuire 17,890

Wyatt Tucker 44,624

District 36[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Michael Helms (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. (R) a Incumbent Hartsell was first elected to district 36 in 1991.

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Helms 16,790

Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr. 37,403

District 37[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Daniel G. Clodfelter (D) a Incumbent Clodfelter was first elected to district 37 in 1999.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Colvin Edwards (R) 1,850 a
• Vincent Coscia (R) 1,177

November 2 General election candidates:

Daniel G. Clodfelter 24,956

Colvin Edwards 15,656

District 38[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Charlie Smith Dannelly (D) a Incumbent Dannelly was first elected to district 38 in 2003.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Cedric Scott (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Charlie Smith Dannelly 33,692

Cedric Scott 15,369

District 39[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Bob Rucho (R) a Incumbent Rucho was first elected to district 39 in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Rucho 48,373

District 40[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Malcolm Graham (D) 4,180 a Incumbent Graham was first elected to district 40 in 2005.
• John Montgomery (D) 1,364

May 4 GOP primary result:

• John Aneralla (R) a

November 2 General election candidates:

Malcolm Graham 32,168

John Aneralla 23,145

District 41[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• James Forrester (R) 9,671 a Incumbent Forrester was first elected to district 41 in 1991.
• Mark Vanek (R) 1,946

November 2 General election candidates:

James Forrester 43,461

District 42[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Austin M. Allran (R) a Incumbent Allran was first elected to district 42 in 1987.

November 2 General election candidates:

Austin M. Allran 37,429

District 43[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Annette Carter (D) a Note: Carter received the nomination in the May 4 primary but later withdrew in July 2010. Long was chosen in her place.)^[4]
• James Long (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Kathryn Harrington (R) 3,927 a
• Ernest Neumann (R) 1,960
• Kenneth Bowen (R) 738
• James England (R) 149

Note: Incumbent David W. Hoyle (D) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

James Long 12,488

Kathryn Harrington 28,504

District 44[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Elizabeth Jones (D) 2,951 a
• Heath Wynn (D) 584

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Warren Daniel (R) a

May 4 Libertarian primary result:

• Richard Evey (L) a

Note:Incumbent Jim Jacumin (R) did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Elizabeth Jones 17,300

Warren Daniel 26,314

Richard Evey 1,083

District 45[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Steve Goss (D) a Incumbent Goss was first elected to district 45 in 2007.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Daniel Soucek (R) 6,356 a
• Jeffrey Elmore (R) 5,708

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Goss 23,223

Daniel Soucek 34,777

District 46[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats filed to run for this seat.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Debbie Clary (R) a Incumbent Clary was first elected to district 46 in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Debbie Clary 32,007

District 47[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Joe Sam Queen (D) a Incumbent Queen was first elected to district 47 in 2003.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Ralph Hise (R) 4,864 a
• Tamera Frank (R) 4,156
• Andrew Webb (R) 3,906

November 2 General election candidates:

Joe Sam Queen 25,209

Ralph Hise 31,846

District 48[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Jon Dixon (D) a

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Tom Apodaca (R) a Incumbent Apodaca was first elected to district 48 in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jon Dixon 22,447

Tom Apodaca 43,457

District 49[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. (D) a Incumbent Nesbitt was first elected to district 49 in 2004.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• R.L. Clark (R) 2,357 a
• James Yelton (R) 1,849

November 2 General election candidates:

Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. 33,254

R.L. Clark 22,757

District 50[edit]

May 4 Democratic primary result:

• John Snow (D) a Incumbent Snow was first elected to district 50 in 2005.

May 4 GOP primary result:

• Jim Davis (R) 5,484 a
• Jimmy Goodman (R) 1,269

November 2 General election candidates:

John Snow 30,880

Jim Davis 31,041

Footnotes[edit]

See also[edit]

• North Carolina State Senate
• North Carolina State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links[edit]

• Official North Carolina General Election Results
• North Carolina official primary results
• North Carolina official list of 2010 candidates
• North Carolina Republican Party's list of 2010 state senate candidates (dead link)
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for North Carolina State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election