2010 North Carolina Senate election

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2010 North Carolina Senate election
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All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate
26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Phil Berger Marc Basnight
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 1, 2005 January 1, 1993
Leader's seat 26th - Eden 1st - Manteo
Last election 20 30
Seats won 31 19
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 11
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore before election

Marc Basnight
Democratic

 Elected President pro tempore

Phil Berger
Republican

An election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The primary election was held on May 4, 2010, with a run-off on June 22, 2010. This was the first time since 1896 that Republicans won the most seats in the Senate.

Incumbents defeated in general election

District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1st Marc Basnight Dem Marc Basnight Dem
2nd Jean Preston Rep Jean Preston Rep
3rd Clark Jenkins Dem Clark Jenkins Dem
4th Edward Jones Dem Edward Jones Dem
5th Don Davis Dem Louis M. Pate Jr. Rep
6th Harry Brown Rep Harry Brown Rep
7th Doug Berger Dem Doug Berger Dem
8th R. C. Soles Jr.† Dem Bill Rabon Rep
9th Julia Boseman† Dem Thom Goolsby Rep
10th Charles Albertson† Dem Brent Jackson Rep
11th A. B. Swindell Dem Buck Newton Rep
12th David Rouzer Rep David Rouzer Rep
13th Michael Walters Dem Michael Walters Dem
14th Dan Blue Dem Dan Blue Dem
15th Neal Hunt Rep Neal Hunt Rep
16th Josh Stein Dem Josh Stein Dem
17th Richard Y. Stevens Rep Richard Y. Stevens Rep
18th Bob Atwater Dem Bob Atwater Dem
19th Margaret Dickson Dem Wesley Meredith Rep
20th Floyd McKissick Jr. Dem Floyd McKissick Jr. Dem
21st Larry Shaw† Dem Eric Mansfield Dem
22nd Harris Blake Rep Harris Blake Rep
23rd Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Eleanor Kinnaird Dem
24th Tony Foriest Dem Rick Gunn Rep
25th William R. Purcell Dem William R. Purcell Dem
26th Phil Berger Rep Phil Berger Rep
27th Don Vaughan Dem Don Vaughan Dem
28th Katie Dorsett† Dem Gladys A. Robinson Dem
29th Jerry W. Tillman Rep Jerry W. Tillman Rep
30th Don W. East Rep Don W. East Rep
31st Pete Brunstetter Rep Pete Brunstetter Rep
32nd Linda Garrou Dem Linda Garrou Dem
33rd Stan Bingham Rep Stan Bingham Rep
34th Andrew C. Brock Rep Andrew C. Brock Rep
35th Eddie Goodall† Rep Tommy Tucker Rep
36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep
37th Dan Clodfelter Dem Dan Clodfelter Dem
38th Charlie Dannelly Dem Charlie Dannelly Dem
39th Bob Rucho Rep Bob Rucho Rep
40th Malcolm Graham Dem Malcolm Graham Dem
41st James Forrester Rep James Forrester Rep
42nd Austin M. Allran Rep Austin M. Allran Rep
43rd David W. Hoyle† Dem Kathy Harrington Rep
44th Jim Jacumin† Rep Warren Daniel Rep
45th Steve Goss Dem Dan Soucek Rep
46th Debbie A. Clary Rep Debbie A. Clary Rep
47th Joe Sam Queen Dem Ralph Hise Rep
48th Tom Apodaca Rep Tom Apodaca Rep
49th Martin Nesbitt Dem Martin Nesbitt Dem
50th John Snow Dem Jim Davis Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Open seats that changed parties

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[1] Tossup November 1, 2010

Detailed results

See also

References

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