An election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect all 120 members to

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. The primary election was held on May 4, 2010 with a primary run-off held on June 22, 2010.

Results summary

Incumbents defeated in primary election

Nick Mackey Nikita V. Mackey is an American former police officer, lawyer, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 99th district. Mackey worked for 14 years as a police officer wi ...

(D-District 99), defeated by

Rodney W. Moore Rodney W. Moore (born July 12, 1963) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 99th district, until 2019. Moor ...

(D) * Pearl Burris-Floyd (R-District 110), defeated by Kelly Hastings (R)

Incumbents defeated in general election

* Alice Graham Underhill (D-District 3), defeated by Norman Sanderson (R) * Arthur Williams (D-District 6), defeated by

Bill Cook William Osser Xavier Cook (October 8, 1895 – May 5, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Saskatoon Crescents of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey ...

(R) * Van Braxton (D-District 10), defeated by Stephen LaRoque (R) *

Randy Stewart Randy Stewart (born October 28, 1951) is an American sports shooter. He competed in the men's 50 metre running target event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as L ...

(D-District 25), defeated by Jeff Collins (R) * Chris Heagarty (D-District 41), defeated by Tom Murry (R) * Douglas Yongue (D-District 46), defeated by Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen (R) * John May (D-District 49), defeated by

Glen Bradley Glen Bradley (born September 11, 1973) is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Republican, he represented the 49th District of North Carolina for one term. Bradley previously served as a US Marine Corps Corporal/Inte ...

(R) * Jimmy L. Love Sr. (D-District 51), defeated by Mike Stone (R) *

Nelson Cole Edward Nelson Cole (born Charlotte, North Carolina, March 29, 1937) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. A resident of Reidsville, North Carolina, he represented the state's sixty-fifth House district, which incl ...

(D-District 65), defeated by

Bert Jones Bertram Hays Jones (born September 7, 1951) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School in Ruston, Louisiana, he was given t ...

(I) * Lorene Coates (D-District 77), defeated by Harry Warren (R) * Hugh Holliman (D-District 81), defeated by Rayne Brown (R) *

Cullie Tarleton Cullie M. Tarleton is a North Carolina businessman and politician raised in Union County, North Carolina. Tarleton graduated from Marshville High School. Tarleton is married to Sylvia Davis Tarleton. He currently lives in Blowing Rock, North Carol ...

(D-District 93), defeated by Jonathan Jordan (R) * Jane Whilden (D-District 116), defeated by

Tim Moffitt Timothy Douglas "Tim" Moffitt is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 117th district (based in Henderson County) since 2020. Moffitt previously represented the 116th district (based in Bunc ...

(R)

Open seats that changed parties

* Russell Tucker (D-District 4) didn't seek re-election, seat won by

Jimmy Dixon Jimmy Dixon (born 10 October 1981) is a Liberian football coach and former player who is assistant coach at Swedish club Assyriska BK. A defender, he spent most of his career in Sweden and Turkey. Between 1999 and 2012, he made 24 appearance ...

(R) *

Ray Warren Raymond Warren OAM (born 11 June 1943) is a retired Australian sports commentator, known for his coverage of televised professional rugby league matches on the Nine Network. He is known as the "Voice of Rugby League", and called 99 State of ...

(D-District 88) didn't seek re-election, seat won by

Mark Hollo Mark Hollo is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's 73rd district (including all of Alexander and Yadkin counties as well as part of Wilkes County) district from 2013 until 2015. ...

(R) * Bob England (D-District 112) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Mike Hager (R)

Detailed Results

Districts 1-19

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st District since 1995.

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Timothy Spear has represented the 2nd district since 2006.

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Alice Graham Underhill has represented the 3rd district since 2005. Underhill was defeated for re-election by Republican Norman Sanderson.

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Russell Tucker has represented the 4th district since 2005. Tucker didn't seek re-election and Republican

won the open seat.

District 5

Incumbent Democrat

Annie Mobley Annie Ward Mobley is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Sp ...

has represented the 5th district since 2007.

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Arthur Williams has represented the 6th district since 2003.
He was defeated for re-election by Republican

District 7

Incumbent Democrat

Angela Bryant Angela R. Bryant (born December 9, 1951) is an American Democratic politician who currently serves as a member of the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission (a full-time position). From 2007 through 2018, she served in the ...

has represented the 7th district since 2007.

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1999.

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999.

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Van Braxton has represented the 10th district since 2007. Braxton was defeated for re-election by Republican Stephen LaRoque, who himself had represented this district from 2003 to 2007.

District 11

Incumbent Republican Efton Sager has represented the 11th district since 2009.

District 12

Incumbent Democrat William Wainwright has represented the 12th district and its predecessors since 1991.

District 13

Incumbent Republican

Pat McElraft Patricia Earlene McElraft (born March 20, 1947) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She represented the 13th district (including all of Carteret and Jones counties) from 2007 to 2023. She is currently ...

has represented the 13th district since 2007.

District 14

Incumbent Republican

George Cleveland George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1930 and 1954. Career Cleveland was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. His first appearance on the stage ...

has represented the 14th district since 2005.

District 15

Incumbent Republican Robert Grady has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 1987. Grady didn't seek re-election and Republican

Phil Shepard Phillip Ray Shepard (born November 10, 1954) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists o ...

won the open seat.

District 16

Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justice has represented the 16th district since 2003.

District 17

Incumbent Republican Frank Iler has represented the 17th district since 2009.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat

Sandra Hughes Sandra Spaulding Hughes is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by ...

has represented the 18th district since 2008. Hughes didn't seek re-election and Democrat

Susi Hamilton Susi Hamilton was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. Hamilton also owns the consulting firm, Hamilton Planning, which specializes in city planning and downtown economic development. In 2017, Gov ...

won the open seat.

District 19

Incumbent Republican Danny McComas has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.

Districts 20-39

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Dewey Hill has represented the 20th district and its predecessors since 1992.

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district since 2001.

District 22

Incumbent Democrat

William Brisson William Dale Brisson (born August 18, 1946) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 22nd district, covering Bladen County and a portion of Sampson County, since 2007. Brisson lives in Blad ...

has represented the 22nd district since 2007.

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.

District 25

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 25th district since 2009. Stewart was defeated for re-election by Republican Jeff Collins.

District 26

Incumbent Republican

Leo Daughtry Namon Leo Daughtry (born December 3, 1940) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-sixth House district, including constituents in Johnston County, North Carolina. An attorney from Sm ...

has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 1993.

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Michael Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005.

District 28

Incumbent Republican James Langdon Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2005.

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Larry Hall has represented the 29th district since 2006.

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 1991.

District 31

Incumbent Democrat

Mickey Michaux Henry McKinley "Mickey" Michaux Jr. (born September 4, 1930) is an American civil rights activist and Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's thirty-first House district from 1983 to 2019 and previ ...

has represented the 31st district and its predecessors since 1983.

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Jim Crawford has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1995.

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Rosa Gill has represented the 33rd district since 2009.

District 34

Incumbent Democrat

Grier Martin David Grier Martin III (born October 21, 1968) is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's 34th district. His district includes the northern part of Ral ...

has represented the 34th district since 2005.

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss has represented the 35th district and its predecessors since 1999.

District 36

Incumbent Republican Nelson Dollar has represented the 36th district since 2005.

District 37

Incumbent Republican Minority Leader

Paul Stam Paul B. "Skip" Stam Jr. (born September 5, 1950) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 37th House district, including constituents in Wake County. An attorney from Apex, North Carolina, Stam was ...

has represented the 37th district since 2003.

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Deborah Ross has represented the 38th district since 2003.

District 39

Incumbent Democrat

Darren Jackson Darren Jackson (born 25 July 1966) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played predominantly as a forward. Jackson played for several clubs in Scotland and England, including Newcastle United, Dundee United, Hibernian, Celtic ...

has represented the 39th district since his appointment in January 2009. Jackson was elected to his first full term.

Districts 40-59

District 40

Incumbent Republican

Marilyn Avila Marilyn Avila (born January 3, 1949) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She first won office in the 2006 election, and she represented the state's 40th house district from 2007 until 2017. She was defe ...

has represented the 40th district since 2007.

District 41

Incumbent Republican Chris Heagarty has represented the 41st district since his appointment in October 2009. Heagarty sought election to a full term, but he was defeated by Republican Tom Murry.

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 2001.

District 43

Incumbent Democrat Elmer Floyd has represented the 43rd district since 2009.

District 44

Incumbent Democrat Diane Parfitt has represented the 44th district since her appointment in 2010. Parfitt was elected to a full term.

District 45

Incumbent Democrat

Rick Glazier Richard "Rick" Glazier (born June 16, 1955, in Allentown, Pennsylvania) served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 45th district, from 2003 until his resignation in 2015. He resigned to become ...

has represented the 45th district since 2003.

District 46

Incumbent Democrat Douglas Yongue has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 1994. Republican Gaston (G.L.) Pridgen

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Ronnie Sutton has represented the 47th district since 1995. Sutton didn't seek re-election and Democrat Charles Graham won the open seat.

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Garland Pierce has represented the 48th district since 2005.

District 49

Incumbent Democrat John May has represented the 49th district since his appointment in April 2010. May sought election to a full term, but he was defeated by Republican

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Bill Faison has represented the 50th district since 2005.

District 51

Incumbent Democrat Jimmy L. Love, Sr. has represented the 51st district since 2006.
Love was defeated for re-election by Republican Mike Stone.

District 52

Incumbent Republican Jamie Boles has represented the 52nd district since 2009.

District 53

Incumbent Republican David Lewis has represented the 53rd district since 2003.

District 54

Incumbent Democrat Speaker of the House

Joe Hackney Joe Hackney (born September 23, 1945, in Chatham County, North Carolina) served for 16 terms (32 years) as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the state's fifty-fourth House district, including constituents i ...

has represented the 54th district and its predecessors since 1981.

District 55

Incumbent Democrat Winkie Wilkins has represented the 55th district since 2005.

District 56

Incumbent Democrat

Verla Insko Verla Clemens Insko (born February 5, 1936) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Insko has represented the 56th district (including constituents in Orange County) since 1997. She is a retired health program adm ...

has represented the 56th district and its predecessors since 1997.

District 57

Incumbent Democrat Pricey Harrison has represented the 57th district since 2005.

District 58

Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams has represented the 58th district and its predecessors since 1994.

District 59

Incumbent Democrat Maggie Jeffus has represented the 59th district since 1991.

Districts 60-79

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Earl Jones has represented the 60th district since 2003. Jones didn't seek re-election and Democrat

Marcus Brandon Marcus Brandon is a politician from Greensboro, North Carolina who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represented the 60th district from January 2011 through the end of 2014. In 2015, Brandon became the executiv ...

won the open seat.

District 61

Incumbent Republican Laura Wiley has represented the 61st District since 2005. Wiley didn't seek re-election and Republican John Faircloth won the open seat.

District 62

Incumbent Republican John Blust has represented the 62nd District and its predecessors since 2001.

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Alice Bordsen has represented the 63rd District since 2003.

District 64

Incumbent Republican Dan Ingle has represented the 64th District since 2009.

District 65

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 65th District since 1993.
Cole was defeated for re-election by conservative independent

. Jones chose to caucus with the Republican Party.

District 66

Incumbent Democrat Melanie Wade Goodwin has represented the 66th District since 2005.
Goodwin didn't seek re-election and Democrat Ken Goodman won the open seat.

District 67

Incumbent Republican Justin Burr has represented the 67th District since 2009.

District 68

Incumbent Republican Curtis Blackwood has represented the 68th District since 2003. Blackwood didn't seek re-election and Republican Craig Horn won the open seat.

District 69

Incumbent Democrat Pryor Gibson has represented the 69th district and its predecessors since 1999.

District 70

Incumbent Republican Pat Hurley has represented the 70th District since 2007.

District 71

Incumbent Democrat Larry Womble has represented the 71st District and its predecessors since 1995.

District 72

Incumbent Democrat Earline Parmon has represented the 72nd District since 2003.

District 73

Incumbent Republican Larry Brown has represented the 73rd district since 2005.

District 74

Incumbent Republican

Dale Folwell Dale Robbins Folwell (born December 17, 1958) is an American politician who has been the North Carolina State Treasurer since 2017. A Republican from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Folwell spent four terms in North Carolina House of Representat ...

has represented the 74th District since 2005.

District 75

Incumbent Republican William McGee has represented the 75th District and its predecessors since 1990.

District 76

Incumbent Republican Fred Steen II has represented the 76th District since 2004.

District 77

Incumbent Democrat Lorene Coates has represented the 77th District and its predecessors since 2001. Coates was defeated for re-election by Republican Harry Warren.

District 78

Incumbent Republican Harold Brubaker has represented the 78th District and its predecessors since 1977.

District 79

Incumbent Republican Julia Craven Howard has represented the 79th District and its predecessors since 1989.

Districts 80-99

District 80

Incumbent Republican Jerry Dockham has represented the 80th district and its predecessors since 1991.

District 81

Incumbent Democrat Hugh Holliman has represented the 81st District since 2001. He was defeated for re-election by Republican Rayne Brown.

District 82

Incumbent Republican Jeff Barnhart has represented the 82nd District since 2001.

District 83

Incumbent Republican Linda Johnson has represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2001.

District 84

Incumbent Republican Phillip Frye has represented the 84th district since 2003.

District 85

Incumbent Republican Mitch Gillespie has represented the 85th District since 1999.

District 86

Incumbent Republican Hugh Blackwell has represented the 86th District since 2009.

District 87

Incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes has represented the 87th District and its predecessors since 1997.

District 88

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 88th district since 2007. Warren didn't seek re-election and former Republican representative

won the open seat.

District 89

Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer has represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999.

District 90

Incumbent Republican Sarah Stevens has represented the 90th District since 2009.

District 91

Incumbent Republican Bryan Holloway has represented the 91st District since 2005.

District 92

Incumbent Republican Darrell McCormick has represented the 92nd district since 2009.

District 93

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 93rd district since 2007. He was defeated for re-election by Republican Jonathan Jordan.

District 94

Incumbent Republican Shirley Randleman has represented the 94th District since 2009.

District 95

Incumbent Republican

Grey Mills Paul Grey Mills Jr. is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 95th district from 2009 to 2013 and again since 2021. Mills defeated incumbent Karen Ray in the 2 ...

has represented the 95th District since 2009.

District 96

Incumbent Republican Mark Hilton has represented the 96th District and its predecessors since 2001.

District 97

Incumbent Republican Johnthan Rhyne has represented the 97th District since 2009.

District 98

Incumbent Republican

Thom Tillis Thomas Roland Tillis (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. A Republican, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2006, and began ser ...

has represented the 98th District since 2007.

District 99

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 99th District since 2009. Mackey lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Rodney Moore. Moore Won the general election.

Districts 100-120

District 100

Incumbent Democrat

Tricia Cotham Patricia "Tricia" Ann Cotham (born 1978) is a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 100th district ( Mecklenburg County) and congressional candidate. In March 2007, she was appointed by Governor Mike Easley, upon ...

has represented the 100th District since 2007.

District 101

Incumbent Democrat Beverly Earle has represented the 101st District and its predecessors since 1995.

District 102

Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney has represented the 102nd District since 2003.

District 103

Incumbent Republican Jim Gulley has represented the 103rd District and its predecessors since 1997. Gulley didn't seek re-election and Republican Bill Brawley won the open seat.

District 104

Incumbent Republican Ruth Samuelson has represented the 104th District since 2007.

District 105

Incumbent Republican Ric Killian has represented the 105th District since 2006.

District 106

Incumbent Democrat Martha Alexander has represented the 106th district and its predecessors since 1999.

District 107

Incumbent Democrat Kelly Alexander has represented the 107th District since 2009.

District 108

Incumbent Republican

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has represented the 108th District since 2007. Neumann didn't seek re-election and Republican

John Torbett John Alan Torbett (born May 21, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 108th district (including constituents in Gaston County) since 2011. Political career Torbett served on the Gasto ...

won the open seat.

District 109

Incumbent Republican William Current has represented the 109th District since 2005.

District 110

Incumbent Republican Pearl Burris-Floyd has represented the 110th District since 2009. Burris-Floyd lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Kelly Hastings. Hastings won the general election.

District 111

Incumbent Republican Tim Moore has represented the 111th District since 2003.

District 112

Incumbent Democrat Bob England has represented the 112th District since 2003. England didn't seek re-election and Republican Mike Hager won the open seat.

District 113

Incumbent Republican David Guice has represented the 113th District since 2009.

District 114

Incumbent Democrat Susan Fisher has represented the 114th District since 2004.

District 115

Incumbent Democrat

Patsy Keever Patsy Rouzer Keever (born December 20, 1947) is a North Carolina educator and Democratic politician. Family and education Patsy Rouzer Keever was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended NC public schools and graduated from ...

has represented the 115th District since 2010.

District 116

Incumbent Democrat Jane Whilden has represented the 116th district since 2009. Whilden was defeated for re-election by Republican

District 117

Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justus has represented the 117th District since October 2002. Justus didn't seek re-election and Republican

Chuck McGrady Chuck McGrady (born March 6, 1953) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 117th district from 2011 until 2020. Life and career McGrady was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a B.A. fr ...

won the open seat.

District 118

Incumbent Democrat Ray Rapp has represented the 118th District since 2003.

District 119

Incumbent Democrat Phil Haire has represented the 119th District and its predecessors since 1999.

District 120

Incumbent Republican Roger West has represented the 120th District and its predecessors since 2000.

Notes

References

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