North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
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North Carolina's 6th Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: December 19, 2025 |
Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of North Carolina, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
Incumbent Addison McDowell, Beau Blair, Keith Davenport, Cyril Jefferson, and Joshua Hager are running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Addison McDowell (R) | |
![]() | Beau Blair (D) | |
![]() | Keith Davenport (D) ![]() | |
![]() | Cyril Jefferson (D) | |
Joshua Hager (Independent) |
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am an Air Force veteran with over 50 years of public service. I am a former police officer, former city council member and former mayor. The best way to describe me would be simply... "you won't find a more committed public servant than me". I guess you could say I got my calling into public service at the age of 8. Of course, I didn't know it then. Living in Washington DC in those days (early 60's) one of the perks was taking field trips to government buildings. One of those buildings, for me, was the White House. I'll never forget being taken from room to room and the usher describing the history of that ornate mansion. As we were walking down the main hallway, I remember the thick red ropes on either side of the hallway. On the far end were two young children watching us, watch them. We met John John and Caroline Kennedy. At the age of about 8, I was introduced to politics in a different way."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Carolina
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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Keith Davenport (D)
You won't find a more committed public servant than me.
For me, it's not about money or power or position. It's about service. To me, that means giving of yourself for a season... offering your ideas... working to make our community and our nation better than when I arrived. Public service is only supposed to be a temp job... not a career, but an opportunity to serve.

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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Addison McDowell | Republican Party | $515,610 | $258,367 | $264,566 | As of June 30, 2025 |
Beau Blair | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Keith Davenport | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Cyril Jefferson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Joshua Hager | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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." |
General election race ratings
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- 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.[1]
- 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.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid 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. |
Ballot access
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District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
Addison McDowell defeated Kevin E. Hayes in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Addison McDowell (R) | 69.2 | 233,303 |
![]() | Kevin E. Hayes (Constitution Party) | 30.8 | 104,017 |
Total votes: 337,320 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derek Mobley (Independent)
- Anduin Craighill-Middleton (D)
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kathy Manning (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Addison McDowell | 26.1 | 21,285 |
![]() | Mark Walker ![]() | 24.1 | 19,633 | |
![]() | Christian Castelli ![]() | 21.1 | 17,171 | |
Bo Hines | 14.4 | 11,746 | ||
![]() | Jay Wagner | 9.2 | 7,462 | |
![]() | Mary Ann Contogiannis | 5.1 | 4,195 |
Total votes: 81,492 | ||||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
Incumbent Kathy Manning defeated Christian Castelli and Thomas Watercott in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kathy Manning (D) | 53.9 | 139,553 | |
![]() | Christian Castelli (R) | 45.0 | 116,635 | |
![]() | Thomas Watercott (L) | 1.1 | 2,810 |
Total votes: 258,998 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kent Garrett (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kathy Manning advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christian Castelli | 36.2 | 15,450 |
![]() | Joseph Lee Haywood ![]() | 33.7 | 14,390 | |
![]() | Mary Ann Contogiannis ![]() | 12.2 | 5,211 | |
![]() | Gerry Austin ![]() | 6.0 | 2,568 | |
![]() | Laura Pichardo ![]() | 4.4 | 1,889 | |
Marvin Boguslawski ![]() | 4.0 | 1,716 | ||
William Schuch | 3.4 | 1,452 |
Total votes: 42,676 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Thomas Watercott advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
Kathy Manning defeated Joseph Lee Haywood in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kathy Manning (D) | 62.3 | 253,531 | |
![]() | Joseph Lee Haywood (R) ![]() | 37.7 | 153,598 |
Total votes: 407,129 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jennyfer Bucardo (Independent)
- Bryson Gray (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
Kathy Manning defeated Rhonda Foxx, Bruce Davis, Derwin Montgomery, and Edward Hanes Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kathy Manning | 48.3 | 56,986 | |
![]() | Rhonda Foxx ![]() | 19.9 | 23,506 | |
![]() | Bruce Davis | 15.0 | 17,731 | |
Derwin Montgomery | 12.5 | 14,705 | ||
![]() | Edward Hanes Jr. | 4.3 | 5,067 |
Total votes: 117,995 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angela Flynn (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6
Joseph Lee Haywood defeated Laura Pichardo in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joseph Lee Haywood ![]() | 73.3 | 28,842 |
![]() | Laura Pichardo ![]() | 26.7 | 10,529 |
Total votes: 39,371 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
District analysis
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018