2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina's 10th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Cass Ballenger (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Ron Daugherty (D) by 21.5 points.
Cass BallengerRepublican · winner
59.3%102,768
Ron DaughertyDemocrat
37.8%65,587
Christopher M. HillLibertarian
2.8%4,937
173,292 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ron DaughertyCass Ballenger
$299.1K
Raised by the campaign
$582.8K
$295.4K
Spent by the campaign
$640.4K
$3.7K
Cash on hand
$9.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002