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2010Final results

2010 election for North Carolina House District 12

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

William L. Wainwright (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Mark W. Griffin (R) by 20.4 points.

William L. WainwrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%9,390
Mark W. GriffinRepublican
39.8%6,206
15,596 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+29.02004D+32.62006D+38.32008D+20.42010D+31.72012R+12.22018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET