2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for North Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Renee L. Ellmers (R) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Etheridge (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Renee L. EllmersRepublican · winner
49.5%93,876
Bob EtheridgeDemocrat
48.7%92,393
Tom RoseLibertarian
1.8%3,505
189,774 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 2010
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.
Bob EtheridgeRenee L. Ellmers
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$908.1K
$226.4K
Cash on hand
$231.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010