North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 19, 2025 |
| Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 12, 2026 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 10th Congressional District of North Carolina, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 12, 2026. The filing deadline was December 19, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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 10
Steven Feldman is running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 3, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Incumbent Pat Harrigan and Matthew Sin are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 3, 2026.
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| Pat Harrigan | ||
| Matthew Sin | ||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Steven Feldman advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10.
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Carolina
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Steven Feldman (L)
No one wants to leave our kids a bankrupt country. But neither side has been willing to make needed changes, so the debt continues to grow like kudzu. The lack of civility in our politics makes compromise impossible—we get more spending when one side is in control and swing to tax cuts from the other. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that tax cuts without spending cuts, or new programs without paying for them, either leads to inflation or burdens our children with debt. We need to grow the economy by eliminating job-killing regulations. We all care about people in need, and the best way to help them is to create jobs. I'll work with others to implement solutions, not just blame the other side.
Everyone wants peace. We disagree about how to achieve it. Many believe peace comes from defeating enemies; I believe peace comes from making friends. Well-intended military actions have inflamed the violence we hoped to stem. We spend more on defense than the next ten nations combined, it doesn’t make us safer, and our roads & bridges crumble. Our soldiers could be trained in carpentry & plumbing, win hearts by building schools & hospitals abroad, then come home to rebuild our own infrastructure. Let's stop intervening everywhere, become a beacon of peace, and use our resources to make America great. We can defend fiercely if ever needed, recognizing that people everywhere want safety for their families just as we do.
Steven Feldman (L)
Peace. War is immoral, counterproductive, & costly. We shouldn’t defeat enemies; we should make friends. This includes Israel/Palestine—I've been in the homes of my Israeli relatives and Palestinian Christian & Muslim families, too, seeing the love they all have for their children. We should support peace, not violence. Civility. People across the political spectrum share goals & values—we disagree about methods. We can work together, listen respectfully, & compromise.
Individual liberty. Let people do what they want but not hurt others. The best influence is a good role model, not government force.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Pat Harrigan | Republican Party | $744,393 | $453,202 | $344,032 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Ashley Bell | Democratic Party | $14,366 | $13,773 | $548 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| West Caudle | Democratic Party | $24,028 | $11,529 | $12,499 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Harry Morley | Democratic Party | $13,284 | $2,898 | $10,566 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Marcus D. Pearson | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Ralph Scott Jr. | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Mir Yarfitz | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Matthew Sin | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Steven Feldman | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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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." |
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General election 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.[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 10th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 2/10/2026 | 2/3/2026 | 1/27/2026 | 1/20/2026 | ||||||
| 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
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in North Carolina in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in North Carolina, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| 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 200, whichever is greater | $1,740 | 12/19/2025 | Source |
| North Carolina | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1.5% of all registered N.C. voters in the district, as of January 1 of the election year. | $1,740 | 12/19/2025 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Pat Harrigan (R) defeated Ralph Scott Jr. (D), Steven Feldman (L), and Todd Helm (Constitution Party) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Harrigan (R) | 57.5 | 233,814 |
| | Ralph Scott Jr. (D) | 38.2 | 155,383 | |
| | Steven Feldman (L) ![]() | 2.9 | 11,614 | |
| | Todd Helm (Constitution Party) ![]() | 1.4 | 5,884 | |
| Total votes: 406,695 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darren Warren (Independent)
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Ralph Scott Jr. (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Pat Harrigan (R) defeated Grey Mills Jr. (R), Brooke McGowan (R), Charles Eller (R), and Diana Jimison (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat Harrigan | 41.2 | 36,028 |
| | Grey Mills Jr. | 38.9 | 34,000 | |
| | Brooke McGowan ![]() | 10.1 | 8,795 | |
| | Charles Eller ![]() | 6.9 | 6,076 | |
| | Diana Jimison ![]() | 2.9 | 2,535 | |
| Total votes: 87,434 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Steven Feldman (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 without appearing on the ballot.
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Incumbent Patrick T. McHenry (R) defeated Pamela Genant (D) and Diana Jimison (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick T. McHenry (R) | 72.6 | 194,681 |
| | Pamela Genant (D) ![]() | 27.3 | 73,174 | |
| | Diana Jimison (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 110 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1% | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 268,207 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Culler (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Pamela Genant (D) defeated Michael Felder (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pamela Genant ![]() | 77.5 | 13,028 |
| | Michael Felder ![]() | 22.5 | 3,790 | |
| Total votes: 16,818 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Maddie Parra (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Incumbent Patrick T. McHenry (R) defeated Gary Robinson (R), Michael Magnotta (R), Jeff Gregory (R), and Richard Speer (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick T. McHenry | 68.1 | 49,973 |
| Gary Robinson | 15.9 | 11,671 | ||
| | Michael Magnotta ![]() | 6.4 | 4,703 | |
| | Jeff Gregory | 5.0 | 3,649 | |
| | Richard Speer | 4.6 | 3,381 | |
| Total votes: 73,377 | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Incumbent Patrick T. McHenry (R) defeated David Parker (D) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick T. McHenry (R) | 68.9 | 284,095 |
| | David Parker (D) ![]() | 31.1 | 128,189 | |
| Total votes: 412,284 | ||||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. David Parker (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10
Incumbent Patrick T. McHenry (R) defeated David Johnson (R) and Ralf Walters (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick T. McHenry | 71.7 | 62,661 |
| David Johnson | 16.3 | 14,286 | ||
| | Ralf Walters ![]() | 12.0 | 10,484 | |
| Total votes: 87,431 | ||||
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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 2026 election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 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.
Below is the district map used in the 2024 election next to the map in place for the 2026 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it. Error: One or both images not found for the specified years.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in North Carolina.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in North Carolina in 2026. Information below was calculated on December 19, 2025., and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Sixty-seven candidates — 40 Democrats and 27 Republicans — ran for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House districts. That’s 4.8 candidates per district. There were 4.6 candidates per district in 2024 and 7.14 in 2022. In 2020, when the state had 13 U.S. House districts, there were 4.9 candidates per district. There were 4.3 candidates in 2018, 5.7 in 2016, and 4.6 in 2014.
These were the first elections to take place since the General Assembly of North Carolina passed a new congressional map. The North Carolina Senate passed it on Oct. 21, 2025, and the North Carolina House of Representatives passed it Oct. 22, 2025.
No districts were open in 2026, meaning all incumbents — four Democrats and 10 Republicans — ran for re-election. The only other year since 2014 with no open districts was 2018.
Nineteen primaries — 11 Democratic and eight Republican — were contested in 2026. In total, there were 13 contested primaries in 2024, 22 in 2022, 13 in 2020, 17 in 2018, 16 in 2016, and 17 in 2014.
Eight candidates — six Democrats and two Republicans — ran for the 10th district, the most candidates who ran for a district in 2026.
Eight incumbents — two Democrats and six Republicans — faced a primary challenger in 2026. There were four incumbents in a contested primary in 2024, seven in 2022, three in 2020, eight in 2018, nine in 2016, and six in 2014.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 14 districts, meaning no districts were guaranteed to either party.Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 10th the 143rd most Republican district nationally.[5]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
| Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
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| 42.6% | 55.2% |
Presidential voting history
North Carolina presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 18 Democratic wins
- 14 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 | 2024 |
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| 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 | R |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of North Carolina's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Carolina | |||
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| 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 October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
North Carolina State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 20 | |
| Republican Party | 30 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | |
North Carolina House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 49 | |
| Republican Party | 71 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | |
Trifecta control
North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
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 | 25 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | R |
See also
External links
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
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
