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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 39

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Robert Rucho (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Flynn (D) by 23.2 points.

Robert RuchoRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%61,006
Jack FlynnDemocrat
38.4%38,025
99,031 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

EvenR+33.62002R+23.22012R+13.62016R+5.82018D+24.42020D+27.72022

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