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2010Final results

2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 20

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Floyd B. McKissick Jr. (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating John Tarantino (R) by 46.2 points.

Floyd B. McKissick Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%38,309
John TarantinoRepublican
26.9%14,092
52,401 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+6.71998D+10.62000D+51.02008D+46.22010D+69.72018D+67.22020

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