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2010 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election

North Carolina · 3 candidates · See every 2010 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2010 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Richard Burr won the 2010 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Richard Burr received 1,458,046 popular votes (54.81%). The main challenger was Elaine Marshall (43.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Burr and Marshall

Burr +11.8 pts · won by 312,972 votes
Richard BurrRepublicanWINNER54.81%
1,458,046 votes
Elaine MarshallDemocratic43.05%
1,145,074 votes
Michael BeitlerLibertarian2.09%
55,687 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.