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2010 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2010 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election?

Melvin L. Watt won the 2010 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election. Melvin L. Watt received 103,495 popular votes (63.88%). The main challenger was Greg Dority (34.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Watt and Dority

Watt +29.7 pts · won by 48,180 votes
Melvin L. WattDemocraticWINNER63.88%
103,495 votes
Greg DorityRepublican34.14%
55,315 votes
Lon CecilLibertarian1.97%
3,197 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.