David Clayton (North Carolina)
David Clayton (independent) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.[source]
Clayton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: North Carolina's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Robert Luffman and David Clayton are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 5 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Kyah Creekmore and Chuck Hubbard are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5
Incumbent Virginia Foxx, Steve Girard, Joseph Osborne, and Roman Williams II are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5 on March 3, 2026.
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Robert Luffman advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 5.
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Clayton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clayton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Returning the definition of the word Representative
- Call out the corruption regardless of party.
- Institute long term solutions regardless which party is in power.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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