2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 23
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ellie Kinnaird (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Ryan A. Hilliard (R) by 29.7 points.
Ellie KinnairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%36,611
Ryan A. HilliardRepublican
35.1%19,828
56,439 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