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2010Final results

2010 election for North Carolina House District 16

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Carolyn H. Justice (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Franklin Rivenbark (D) by 39.8 points.

Carolyn H. JusticeRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%21,630
30.1%9,320
30,950 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+14.81996D+28.52000R+14.12002R+39.82010R+32.92014R+34.02016

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