North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary runoff)

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North Carolina's 13th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: December 15, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: May 14, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in North Carolina
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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Brad Knott (R) won the Republican primary runoff in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District on May 14, 2024. Kelly Daughtry (R) also appeared on the ballot but suspended her campaign on May 2, 2024. Knott defeated Daughtry 90.8% to 9.2%.

Daughtry and Knott were the top two finishers in the March 5 primary with 27.4% and 18.7% of the vote, respectively. Incumbent Wiley Nickel (D) did not seek re-election, leaving the district open. According to Meredith College professor David McLennan, the runoff was "a test of who can align him or herself more with Trump...between two candidates – Kelly Daughtry and Brad Knott – who run more strongly in different parts of the district." Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Knott on April 5, 2024.

Knott was a former federal prosecutor. Knott said he was running because "I saw firsthand the devastating harm serious crime does to our communities...The laws need to be stronger and more rigid to protect law-abiding Americans." Knott said that he and Trump kept America safe together before Joe Biden (D) took office. Knott said he would "work with President Trump to secure our border and to put criminals behind bars." As of May 15, 2024, Knott had raised $1,736,115, including $680,000 in self-funding.

Daughtry was, at the time of the election, an attorney with experience in business disputes and family law. Daughtry said she was running "to restore sanity in Washington; defend conservative, Christian, North Carolina values; secure our border and end Biden’s disastrous leadership of our country." Daughtry said that "voters are seeking a candidate who will prioritize America first...I will work with Trump when I get to Congress to secure the border, reduce inflation, and refocus our foreign policy." As of May 15, 2024, Daughtry had raised $4,466,728, including $4,300,000 in self-funding.

The primary runoff took place in the context of court-ordered redistricting. Under the previous district lines, national political observers described the 13th District as a toss-up. Wiley Nickel (D) defeated Bo Hines (R) 51.6%–48.4% in 2022. As of May 13, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball both rated the general election Solid/Safe Republican, and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the general election Likely Republican.

North Carolina conducted redistricting between the 2022 and 2024 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. To review how redistricting took place in North Carolina and to see maps of the new districts, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2022 and 2024, click here.

This page focuses on North Carolina's 13th Congressional District Republican primary runoff. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary, Democratic primary, and the general election, see the following pages:

• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

Candidates and election results

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Brad Knott defeated Kelly Daughtry (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Knott	90.8	19,632
		Kelly Daughtry (Unofficially withdrew)	9.2	1,998

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,630
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Voting information

See also: Voting in North Carolina

Election information in North Carolina: May 14, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: May 11, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by April 19, 2024
• Online: April 19, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: May 7, 2024
• By mail: Received by May 7, 2024
• Online: May 7, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: May 14, 2024
• By mail: Received by May 14, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

April 25, 2024 to May 11, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (EST)

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Brad Knott

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Knott obtained his law degree from Wake Forest University. Knott worked as a federal prosecutor in the office of the U.S. Attorney for Eastern North Carolina. Knott resigned to run in the 2024 election.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Knott said he was running because while serving as a federal prosecutor he "saw firsthand the devastating harm serious crime does to our communities. The open border policies now in place allow a catastrophic flow of crime that wreaks havoc across our state and country."

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Knott said he was a political outsider and that his policy priorities would be to "help President Trump secure our border, defeat the radical left, and put criminals behind bars."

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Knott said Daughtry had donated to Democratic candidates in past election cycles, including Cheri Beasley (D) and Josh Stein (D) and that he was the more conservative candidate.

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Show sources

Sources: Brad Knott campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 28, 2024, YouTube, "Brad Knott for Congress on February 21, 2024," accessed March 28, 2024, ABC 11, "Heated NC-13 Republican congressional race heads to runoff," March 7, 2024; Brad Knott campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 28, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 in 2024.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign advertisements

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Kelly Daughtry

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Brad Knott

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Endorsements

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• Brad Knott

Election competitiveness

Polls

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We provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. No polls were available for this election. To notify us of polls published in this election, please email us.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election spending

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Kelly Daughtry	Republican Party	$4,507,302	$4,507,302	$0	As of August 13, 2024
Brad Knott	Republican Party	$2,473,896	$2,456,636	$17,260	As of December 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.

By candidate	By election
Kelly Daughtry Brad Knott	OpenSecrets Federal Election Commission

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2024 election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below is the district map used in the 2022 election next to the map in place for the 2024 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.

2022

2024

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in North Carolina.

North Carolina U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	14	14	5	64	28	2	11	46.4%	4	44.4%
2022	14	14	4	100	28	9	13	78.6%	7	70.0%
2020	13	13	3	64	26	8	5	50.0%	3	30.0%
2018	13	13	0	56	26	10	7	65.4%	8	61.5%
2016	13	13	1	74	26	6	10	61.5%	9	75.0%
2014	13	13	3	60	26	8	9	65.4%	6	60.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in North Carolina in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/10/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Sixty-four candidates filed to run for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House districts in 2024, including 15 Democrats and 49 Republicans. That’s 4.6 candidates per district, less than the 7.14 candidates per district in 2022, the first election after the number of congressional districts in North Carolina increased from 13 to 14.

In 2020, when the state still had 13 Congressional districts, 4.9 candidates filed to run. In 2018, 4.3 candidates filed, and, in 2016, 5.7 did.

The 2024 election was the first to take place under new district lines that the North Carolina General Assembly adopted on October 25, 2023.

The 64 candidates who filed to run in 2024 were fewer than the 100 who ran in 2022. In 2020, 64 candidates also ran, although North Carolina had one fewer district then. Fifty-six candidates ran in 2018, the decade low.

Five seats were open in 2024, one more than in 2022 and a decade high.

Reps. Jeff Jackson (D-14th) and Dan Bishop (R-8th) did not run for re-election in order to run for state attorney general, while Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-10th) retired from public office. Reps. Kathy Manning (D-6th) and Wiley Nickel (D-13th), who did not run for re-election either, cited the partisan lean of their redrawn districts as the reason.

Fifteen candidates—one Democrat and 14 Republicans—ran for the open 13th district, the most candidates running for a seat in 2024. Thirteen primaries—two Democratic and 11 Republican—were contested. That was fewer than the 22 contested primaries in 2022, and tied with 2020 as the lowest number of contested primaries this decade. As a percentage of all possible primaries, the 13 contested primaries in 2024 were the lowest this decade (46%). North Carolina had 13 districts in 2020, making the 13 contested primaries that year 50% of all possible major party primaries.

Four incumbents—one Democrat and three Republicans—faced primary challengers. The 3rd and 6th Congressional districts were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed to run. Republicans filed to run in every congressional district, meaning none were guaranteed to Democrats.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 13th the 135th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in North Carolina's 13th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
40.7%	57.9%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
44.0	55.3	D+11.4

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in North Carolina, 2020

North Carolina presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 18 Democratic wins
• 13 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R

See also: Party control of North Carolina state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of North Carolina's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Carolina
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	4	4
Republican	2	10	12
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	14	16

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in North Carolina's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in North Carolina, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Roy Cooper
Lieutenant Governor	Mark Robinson
Secretary of State	Elaine Marshall
Attorney General	Josh Stein

State legislature

North Carolina State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	20
	Republican Party	30
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

North Carolina House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	48
	Republican Party	72
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		120

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2024
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Election context

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in North Carolina in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in North Carolina, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
North Carolina	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	5% of registered voters in the same party or 8,000, whichever is greater	$1,740.00	12/15/2023	Source
North Carolina	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	10,000	$1,740.00	3/5/2024	Source

District election history

2022

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Wiley Nickel defeated Bo Hines in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wiley Nickel (D)	51.6	143,090
		Bo Hines (R)	48.4	134,256

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,346
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calvin Thomas (Independent)
• Steve Holland (Independent)
• Jacques Youngblood (Independent)
• Scott Blake (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Wiley Nickel defeated Sam Searcy, Jamie Campbell Bowles, Nathan Click, and Denton Lee in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wiley Nickel	51.6	23,155
		Sam Searcy	22.9	10,284
		Jamie Campbell Bowles	9.4	4,217
		Nathan Click	8.6	3,866
		Denton Lee	7.4	3,311

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,833
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Remillard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bo Hines	32.1	17,602
		DeVan Barbour IV	22.6	12,426
		Kelly Daughtry	16.9	9,300
		Kent Keirsey	11.3	6,223
		Renee Ellmers	9.4	5,176
		Chad Slotta	5.6	3,074
		Jessica Morel	1.3	738
		Kevin Alan Wolff	0.6	344

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Brewster (R)
• Karen Bentley (R)
• Grayson Haff (R)
• John Aneralla (R)

2020

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Ted Budd defeated Scott Huffman in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd (R)	68.2	267,181
		Scott Huffman (D)	31.8	124,684

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 391,865
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Scott Huffman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ted Budd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

2018

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Ted Budd defeated Kathy Manning, Tom Bailey, and Robert Corriher in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd (R)	51.5	147,570
		Kathy Manning (D)	45.5	130,402
		Tom Bailey (L)	1.9	5,513
		Robert Corriher (G)	1.0	2,831

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286,316 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Kathy Manning defeated Adam Coker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Manning	70.1	19,554
		Adam Coker	29.9	8,324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,878
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Beniah McMiller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Ted Budd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ted Budd

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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tom Bailey advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

Earlier results

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2016 See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2016 Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Ted Budd (R) defeated Bruce Davis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. In the Democratic primary, Bruce Davis defeated Adam Coker, Bob Isner, Kevin Griffin, and Mazie Ferguson. Budd defeated 16 other Republican candidates to win the Republican nomination. Incumbent George Holding (R) of District 13 sought re-election for the District 2 seat in 2016. He defeated fellow Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the primary. Holding's change of plans came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts. Holding's decision to run in District 2 essentially made District 13 an open seat, and as a result, 22 candidates filed to run for the seat. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Ted Budd 56.1% 199,443      Democratic Bruce Davis 43.9% 156,049 Total Votes 355,492 Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Ted Budd 20% 6,340 John Blust 10.4% 3,308 Hank Henning 10.4% 3,289 Julia Howard 10.3% 3,254 Matthew McCall 9.1% 2,872 Andrew Brock 8.8% 2,803 Jason Walser 7.3% 2,319 Dan Barrett 7.2% 2,296 Harry Warren 4% 1,266 Vernon Robinson 3.1% 970 Kay Daly 2.8% 889 George Rouco 2.4% 773 Jim Snyder 1.4% 436 Farren Shoaf 1.3% 404 Chad Gant 0.6% 198 David Thompson 0.5% 147 Kathy Feather 0.4% 142 Total Votes 31,706 Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Bruce Davis 25.7% 4,709 Bob Isner 25.1% 4,597 Adam Coker 22.5% 4,125 Mazie Ferguson 16.2% 2,963 Kevin Griffin 10.6% 1,946 Total Votes 18,340 Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections 2014 See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014 The 13th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent George Holding (R) defeated Brenda Cleary (D) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican George Holding Incumbent 57.3% 153,991      Democratic Brenda Cleary 42.7% 114,718 Total Votes 268,709 Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections 2012 See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012 The 13th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which George E.B. Holding (R) won election. He defeated Charles Malone (D) in the general election. This switched partisan control of the district. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Charles Malone 43.2% 160,115      Republican George E.B. Holding 56.8% 210,495 Total Votes 370,610 Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" 2010 On November 2, 2010, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William "Bill" Randall (R) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Miller incumbent 55.5% 116,103      Republican William "Bill" Randall 44.5% 93,099 Total Votes 209,202 2008 On November 4, 2008, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Hugh Webster (R) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Miller incumbent 65.9% 221,379      Republican Hugh Webster 34.1% 114,383 Total Votes 335,762 2006 On November 7, 2006, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vernon Robinson (R) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Miller incumbent 63.7% 98,540      Republican Vernon Robinson 36.3% 56,120 Total Votes 154,660 2004 On November 2, 2004, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Virginia Johnson (R) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Miller incumbent 58.8% 160,896      Republican Virginia Johnson 41.2% 112,788 Total Votes 273,684 2002 On November 5, 2002, Brad Miller won election to the United States House. He defeated Carolyn W. Grant (R) and Alex MacDonald (L) in the general election. U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Miller 54.7% 100,287      Republican Carolyn W. Grant 42.4% 77,688      Libertarian Alex MacDonald 2.9% 5,295 Total Votes 183,270

2024 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

• Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
• Michigan House of Representatives special elections (April 16, 2024)
• North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

See also

• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
• United States House elections in North Carolina, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in North Carolina, 2024 (March 5 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)

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