2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 40
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Malcolm Graham (D) won with 84.1% of the vote, defeating Earl Lyndon Philip (R) by 68.2 points.
Malcolm GrahamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.1%63,925
Earl Lyndon PhilipRepublican
15.9%12,075
76,000 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