Elections / 2010 · Senate · NC
The Republican candidate won North Carolina's Senate seat R+11.8.
North Carolina, 2010. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
North Carolina — 2010 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,145,074
43.1%
Republican (R)
1,458,046
54.8%
All others
55,687
2.1%
Margin
R+11.8
North Carolina's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −3.9% |
| 1986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | −6.7% |
| 1998 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | −8.6% |
| 2004 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | −11.8% |
| 2014 | −1.6% |
| 2016 | −5.7% |
| 2020 | −1.7% |
| 2022 | −3.2% |