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2010Final results

2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 27

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Donald R. Vaughan (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffery T. Hyde (R) by 19.3 points.

Donald R. VaughanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%30,161
Jeffery T. HydeRepublican
40.3%20,398
50,559 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+14.92002D+34.12004D+37.52008D+19.32010R+15.22012R+6.62016

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