2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 2
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Jean R. Preston (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara Garrityblake (D) by 31.4 points.
Jean R. PrestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%36,390
Barbara GarrityblakeDemocrat
34.3%18,982
55,372 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