2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Billy Kennedy (D) by 31.8 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
65.9%140,525
Billy KennedyDemocrat
34.1%72,762
213,287 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.
Billy KennedyVirginia Foxx
$332.4K
Raised by the campaign
$853.6K
$322.1K
Spent by the campaign
$575.3K
$10.2K
Cash on hand
$1.2M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010