2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina Senate District 40
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Malcolm Graham (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating John Aneralla (R) by 16.3 points.
Malcolm GrahamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%32,168
John AnerallaRepublican
41.8%23,145
55,313 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