North Carolina 2012 legislative election results

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North Carolina State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the North Carolina State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

North Carolina State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	18
	Republican Party	31	32
Total		50	50

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 50 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Michael P. Walters
2. Dan Blue Jr.
3. Josh Stein
4. Doug Berger
5. Floyd McKissick
6. Eleanor Kinnaird
7. Gladys Robinson
8. Dan Clodfelter
9. Bob Rucho
10. Malcolm Graham (North Carolina)
11. Warren Daniel
12. Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr.
13. Clark Jenkins
14. Harry Brown
15. Louis Pate
16. William Rabon
17. Thom Goolsby
18. Brent Jackson (North Carolina State Senator)
19. Buck Newton
20. Neal Hunt
21. Wesley Meredith
22. Rick Gunn
23. Phil Berger
24. Jerry W. Tillman
25. Peter S. Brunstetter
26. Stan Bingham
27. Tommy Tucker
28. Fletcher Hartsell
29. Kathryn Harrington
30. Tom Apodaca
31. Jim Davis (North Carolina)
32. Ed Jones (North Carolina)
33. Stan White
34. Daniel Soucek
35. Ralph Hise
36. Austin M. Allran
37. Andrew Brock (North Carolina)

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the North Carolina State Senate:

Democratic

1. Donald Davis
2. Ben Clark
3. Mike Woodard
4. Gene McLaurin
5. Earline Parmon
6. Joel Ford

Republican

1. Norman Sanderson
2. William Cook (North Carolina)
3. Ronald Rabin
4. Tamara Barringer
5. Chad Barefoot
6. Trudy Wade
7. Jeff Tarte
8. David Curtis (North Carolina legislator)
9. Shirley Randleman

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

1. Earline Parmon
2. Mike Woodard
3. Donald Davis
4. Joel Ford

Republican

1. Ronald Rabin
2. Tamara Barringer
3. Chad Barefoot
4. Jeff Tarte
5. David Curtis (North Carolina legislator)
6. Norman Sanderson
7. Trudy Wade

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the North Carolina State Senate:

Democratic

1. Donald Davis
2. Michael P. Walters
3. Dan Blue Jr.
4. Josh Stein
5. Floyd McKissick
6. Ben Clark
7. Mike Woodard
8. Eleanor Kinnaird
9. Gene McLaurin
10. Gladys Robinson
11. Earline Parmon
12. Dan Clodfelter
13. Malcolm Graham (North Carolina)
14. Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr.
15. Clark Jenkins
16. Ed Jones (North Carolina)
17. Joel Ford

Republican

1. Norman Sanderson
2. Bob Rucho
3. Warren Daniel
4. William Cook (North Carolina)
5. Harry Brown
6. Louis Pate
7. William Rabon
8. Thom Goolsby
9. Brent Jackson (North Carolina State Senator)
10. Buck Newton
11. Ronald Rabin
12. Neal Hunt
13. Tamara Barringer
14. Chad Barefoot
15. Wesley Meredith
16. Rick Gunn
17. Phil Berger
18. Trudy Wade
19. Jerry W. Tillman
20. Peter S. Brunstetter
21. Stan Bingham
22. Tommy Tucker
23. Fletcher Hartsell
24. Jeff Tarte
25. Kathryn Harrington
26. David Curtis (North Carolina legislator)
27. Tom Apodaca
28. Jim Davis (North Carolina)
29. Daniel Soucek
30. Ralph Hise
31. Austin M. Allran
32. Andrew Brock (North Carolina)
33. Shirley Randleman

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Dan Blue Jr.
2. Josh Stein
3. Clark Jenkins
4. Floyd McKissick
5. Gladys Robinson
6. Ben Clark
7. Donald Davis

Republican

1. Harry Brown
2. Louis Pate
3. Rick Gunn
4. Tommy Tucker
5. Fletcher Hartsell
6. Kathryn Harrington
7. Brent Jackson (North Carolina State Senator)
8. Tom Apodaca
9. Jerry W. Tillman
10. Stan Bingham
11. Jeff Tarte
12. Andrew Brock (North Carolina)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Brandon Black (North Carolina)
2. Richard Evey

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North Carolina State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the North Carolina House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

North Carolina House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	52	43
	Republican Party	67	77
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		120	120

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 120 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. James Dixon (North Carolina)
2. Marian McLawhorn
3. Patricia McElraft
4. George Cleveland
5. Phillip Shepard
6. Frank Iler
7. Susi Hamilton
8. Larry Bell
9. William Brisson
10. Joe Tolson
11. Jean Farmer-Butterfield
12. Jeffrey Collins
13. Michael Wray (North Carolina)
14. N. Leo Daughtry
15. James Langdon, Jr.
16. Larry Hall
17. Paul Luebke
18. Henry Michaux, Jr.
19. Rosa Gill
20. Nelson Dollar
21. Paul Stam
22. Deborah Ross
23. Marilyn Avila
24. Thomas Murry
25. Marvin Lucas Jr. (North Carolina)
26. Elmer Floyd
27. Rick Glazier
28. Gaston Pridgen
29. Charles Graham (North Carolina)
30. Garland Pierce
31. Michael Stone (North Carolina representative)
32. David Lewis, Sr.
33. Jamie Boles
34. W.A. Wilkins
35. Mary Harrison
36. Verla Insko
37. Marcus Brandon
38. John Faircloth
39. John Blust
40. Bert Jones
41. Ken Goodman
42. D. Craig Horn
43. Patricia Hurley
44. Harry Warren
45. Julia Howard
46. Jerry Dockham
47. Linda Johnson (North Carolina)
48. Mitch Gillespie
49. Rayne Brown
50. Hugh Blackwell
51. Edgar V. Starnes
52. Mark Hollo
53. Mitchell Setzer
54. Sarah Stevens
55. Bryan Holloway
56. Jonathan Jordan
57. Jason Saine
58. Thom Tillis (North Carolina)
59. Tricia Cotham
60. Beverly Earle
61. Becky Carney
62. William Brawley
63. Ruth Samuelson
64. Martha Alexander
65. John Torbett
66. Kelly Hastings
67. Kelly Alexander, Jr.
68. Timothy K. Moore
69. Michael Hager
70. Susan Fisher
71. Timothy Moffitt
72. Charles McGrady
73. Ray Rapp
74. Roger West (North Carolina)
75. Mike Cuffe
76. Alma Adams
77. Annie Mobley
78. Angela Bryant
79. Justin Burr
80. Rodney Moore (North Carolina)
81. Darren Jackson

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the North Carolina House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Duane Hall
2. George Graham
3. Nathan Baskerville
4. Yvonne Lewis Holley
5. Ken Waddell
6. Valerie Foushee
7. Deb McManus
8. Evelyn Terry
9. Edward Hanes Jr.
10. Carla Cunningham
11. Joe Sam Queen

Republican

1. Michael Speciale
2. Susan Martin
3. Brian Brown (North Carolina)
4. John Bell (North Carolina)
5. Chris Millis
6. Bob Steinburg
7. Ted Davis Jr.
8. Rick Catlin
9. Chris Malone
10. John Szoka
11. Jim Fulghum
12. Mark Brody
13. Jon Hardister
14. Dennis Riddell
15. Dean Arp
16. Debra Conrad
17. Allen McNeill
18. Larry G. Pittman
19. Rena W. Turner
20. Rob Bryan
21. Charles Jeter
22. Jeffrey Elmore
23. C. Robert Brawley
24. Andy Wells
25. Jacqueline Schaffer
26. Dana Bumgardner
27. Chris Whitmire
28. Nathan Ramsey
29. Michele Presnell
30. Carl Ford (North Carolina)
31. Donny C. Lambeth
32. Stephen M. Ross

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Yvonne Lewis Holley
2. Valerie Foushee
3. Deb McManus
4. Evelyn Terry
5. Edward Hanes Jr.
6. Carla Cunningham
7. Joe Sam Queen
8. Nathan Baskerville

Republican

1. Bob Steinburg
2. Michael Speciale
3. Susan Martin
4. Chris Millis
5. Ted Davis Jr.
6. Rick Catlin
7. Chris Malone
8. Jim Fulghum
9. Jon Hardister
10. Dennis Riddell
11. Dean Arp
12. Donny C. Lambeth
13. Larry G. Pittman
14. Rena W. Turner
15. Charles Jeter
16. Jeffrey Elmore
17. C. Robert Brawley
18. Andy Wells
19. Jacqueline Schaffer
20. Dana Bumgardner
21. John Szoka
22. John Bell (North Carolina)
23. Carl Ford (North Carolina)
24. Stephen M. Ross

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. W.A. Wilkins
2. Duane Hall
3. George Graham
4. Susi Hamilton
5. Larry Bell
6. Joe Tolson
7. Jean Farmer-Butterfield
8. Michael Wray (North Carolina)
9. Larry Hall
10. Nathan Baskerville
11. Paul Luebke
12. Henry Michaux, Jr.
13. Rosa Gill
14. Deborah Ross
15. Yvonne Lewis Holley
16. Marvin Lucas Jr. (North Carolina)
17. Elmer Floyd
18. Rick Glazier
19. Ken Waddell
20. Charles Graham (North Carolina)
21. Garland Pierce
22. Valerie Foushee
23. Deb McManus
24. Verla Insko
25. Mary Harrison
26. Marcus Brandon
27. Ken Goodman
28. Evelyn Terry
29. Edward Hanes Jr.
30. Tricia Cotham
31. Beverly Earle
32. Becky Carney
33. Carla Cunningham
34. Kelly Alexander, Jr.
35. Susan Fisher
36. Joe Sam Queen
37. Alma Adams
38. Annie Mobley
39. Angela Bryant
40. Rodney Moore (North Carolina)
41. Darren Jackson

Republican

1. Mike Cuffe
2. Michael Speciale
3. James Dixon (North Carolina)
4. Susan Martin
5. Brian Brown (North Carolina)
6. John Bell (North Carolina)
7. Patricia McElraft
8. George Cleveland
9. Chris Millis
10. Phillip Shepard
11. Bob Steinburg
12. Frank Iler
13. Ted Davis Jr.
14. Rick Catlin
15. William Brisson
16. Jeffrey Collins
17. N. Leo Daughtry
18. James Langdon, Jr.
19. Chris Malone
20. Nelson Dollar
21. Paul Stam
22. Marilyn Avila
23. Thomas Murry
24. John Szoka
25. Jim Fulghum
26. Jamie Boles
27. Michael Stone (North Carolina representative)
28. David Lewis, Sr.
29. Mark Brody
30. Jon Hardister
31. John Blust
32. John Faircloth
33. Dennis Riddell
34. Bert Jones
35. D. Craig Horn
36. Dean Arp
37. Patricia Hurley
38. Mark Hollo
39. Debra Conrad
40. Harry Warren
41. Allen McNeill
42. Julia Howard
43. Rayne Brown
44. Larry G. Pittman
45. Linda Johnson (North Carolina)
46. Rena W. Turner
47. Mitch Gillespie
48. Hugh Blackwell
49. Edgar V. Starnes
50. Rob Bryan
51. Mitchell Setzer
52. Sarah Stevens
53. Bryan Holloway
54. Charles Jeter
55. Jonathan Jordan
56. Jeffrey Elmore
57. C. Robert Brawley
58. Andy Wells
59. Jason Saine
60. Thom Tillis (North Carolina)
61. Tricia Cotham
62. Roger West (North Carolina)
63. William Brawley
64. Ruth Samuelson
65. Jacqueline Schaffer
66. John Torbett
67. Dana Bumgardner
68. Kelly Hastings
69. Timothy K. Moore
70. Michael Hager
71. Chris Whitmire
72. Nathan Ramsey
73. Timothy Moffitt
74. Michele Presnell
75. Charles McGrady
76. Carl Ford (North Carolina)
77. Donny C. Lambeth
78. Justin Burr
79. Stephen M. Ross

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Duane Hall
2. Carla Cunningham
3. Larry Bell
4. Jean Farmer-Butterfield
5. Larry Hall
6. Paul Luebke
7. Henry Michaux, Jr.
8. Deborah Ross
9. Garland Pierce
10. Ken Goodman
11. Susan Fisher
12. Charles Graham (North Carolina)
13. Beverly Earle
14. Yvonne Lewis Holley
15. Rosa Gill
16. Michael Wray (North Carolina)
17. Marcus Brandon
18. Joe Tolson
19. Tricia Cotham
20. Becky Carney
21. Kelly Alexander, Jr.
22. Mary Harrison
23. Annie Mobley
24. Angela Bryant
25. Rodney Moore (North Carolina)
26. Darren Jackson

Republican

1. Patricia McElraft
2. George Cleveland
3. Phillip Shepard
4. James Langdon, Jr.
5. Jamie Boles
6. Patricia Hurley
7. Rayne Brown
8. Mitchell Setzer
9. Sarah Stevens
10. William Brawley
11. Ruth Samuelson
12. John Torbett
13. Timothy K. Moore
14. Donny C. Lambeth
15. C. Robert Brawley
16. Charles McGrady
17. Chris Millis
18. Dean Arp
19. William Brisson
20. Roger West (North Carolina)
21. Larry G. Pittman
22. Jon Hardister
23. Jason Saine
24. Jeffrey Elmore
25. Jacqueline Schaffer
26. Edgar V. Starnes
27. Thom Tillis (North Carolina)
28. Tricia Cotham
29. Mike Cuffe
30. Carl Ford (North Carolina)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Paul Tine
2. Jerry Dockham
3. Jesse Shearin
4. Kent P. Wilsey
5. Lewis B. Guignard, Jr.
6. Kevin E. Hayes
7. Wyatt Rike
8. Shane Murphy
9. Ronald Reale

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1