2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 11
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Buck Newton (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Clarence A. Bender (D) by 21.5 points.
Buck NewtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%53,127
Clarence A. BenderDemocrat
39.2%34,291
87,418 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