2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Josh Stein (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Beezley (R) by 13.2 points.
Josh SteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%32,248
Michael BeezleyRepublican
41.6%24,466
Stephanie E. WatsonLibertarian
3.5%2,040
58,754 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