2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 10
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
John Bell (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Babe Hardison (D) by 33.2 points.
John BellRepublican · winner
66.6%24,475
Jim Babe HardisonDemocrat
33.4%12,270
36,745 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET