2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 17
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Richard Stevens (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating David Donovan (D) by 27.5 points.
Richard StevensRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%51,391
David DonovanDemocrat
36.2%29,217
80,608 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