2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina House District 40
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Marilyn Avila (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Violet Rhinehart (D) by 25.8 points.
Marilyn AvilaRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%27,686
Violet RhinehartDemocrat
37.1%16,345
44,031 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET