2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 24
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Richard Wallace Gunn Jr. (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Tony Foriest (D) by 10.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard Wallace Gunn Jr.Republican · winner
52.9%25,674
Tony ForiestDemocrat · incumbent
42.1%20,430
Barry CoeLibertarian
5.0%2,412
48,516 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