North Carolina's 11th Congressional District

North Carolina's 11th Congressional District

Incumbent

Chuck Edwards

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

North Carolina's 11th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Chuck Edwards (R).

As of the 2020 Census, North Carolina representatives represented an average of 746,711 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 735,829 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2024

North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Incumbent Chuck Edwards defeated Caleb Rudow in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Edwards (R)	56.8	245,546
		Caleb Rudow (D)	43.2	186,977

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 432,523
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Caleb Rudow advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Incumbent Chuck Edwards defeated Christian Reagan in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Edwards	68.9	66,717
		Christian Reagan	31.1	30,095

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,812
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2022

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Chuck Edwards defeated Jasmine Beach-Ferrara and David Coatney in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Edwards (R)	53.8	174,232
		Jasmine Beach-Ferrara (D)	44.5	144,165
		David Coatney (L)	1.7	5,515

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,912
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Woodsmall (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jasmine Beach-Ferrara	59.7	32,478
		Katie Dean	25.6	13,957
		Jay Carey	7.1	3,858
		Bo Hess	3.8	2,082
	Submit photo	Marco Gutierrez	1.9	1,040
		Bynum Lunsford	1.8	1,002

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,417
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Remillard (D)
• Brooker Smith (D)
• Chelsea White (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chuck Edwards	33.4	29,496
		Madison Cawthorn	31.9	28,112
		Matthew Burril	9.5	8,341
		Bruce O'Connell	6.8	6,037
		Rod Honeycutt	6.5	5,775
		Michele Woodhouse	5.3	4,668
		Wendy Nevarez	5.1	4,525
		Kristie Sluder	1.5	1,304

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,258
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Batchelor (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. David Coatney advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11.

2020

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Madison Cawthorn defeated Morris Davis, Tracey DeBruhl, and Tamara Zwinak in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Madison Cawthorn (R)	54.5	245,351
		Morris Davis (D)	42.3	190,609
		Tracey DeBruhl (L)	1.9	8,682
		Tamara Zwinak (G)	1.2	5,503

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 450,145
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Madison Cawthorn defeated Lynda Bennett in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Madison Cawthorn	65.8	30,636
		Lynda Bennett	34.2	15,905

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,541
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Morris Davis defeated Gina Collias, Phillip Price, Michael O'Shea, and Steve Woodsmall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morris Davis	47.3	52,983
		Gina Collias	22.7	25,387
		Phillip Price	11.3	12,620
		Michael O'Shea	11.2	12,523
		Steve Woodsmall	7.5	8,439

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,952
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Howell Trowbridge (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynda Bennett	22.7	20,606
✔		Madison Cawthorn	20.4	18,481
		Jim Davis	19.3	17,465
		Chuck Archerd	9.1	8,272
		Wayne King	8.7	7,876
		Daniel Driscoll	8.6	7,803
		Joseph Osborne	7.1	6,470
		Vance Patterson	2.5	2,242
		Matthew Burril (Unofficially withdrew)	0.6	523
		Albert Wiley Jr.	0.4	393
	Submit photo	Dillon Gentry	0.4	390
		Steven Fekete	0.2	175

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,696
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Meadows (R)

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Tamara Zwinak advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tracey DeBruhl advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11.

2018

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Incumbent Mark Meadows defeated Phillip Price and Clifton Ingram Jr. in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Meadows (R)	59.2	178,012
		Phillip Price (D)	38.7	116,508
		Clifton Ingram Jr. (L)	2.0	6,146

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 300,666 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Phillip Price defeated Steve Woodsmall and Scott Donaldson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phillip Price	40.6	13,499
		Steve Woodsmall	31.1	10,356
	Submit photo	Scott Donaldson	28.3	9,402

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 33,257
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Coffay (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Incumbent Mark Meadows defeated Chuck Archerd in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Meadows	86.3	35,665
		Chuck Archerd	13.7	5,639

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 41,304
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Money (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11

Clifton Ingram Jr. advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 11 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Clifton Ingram Jr.

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2016

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Meadows (R) faced no opposition in the Republican primary. Rick Bryson defeated Tom Hill in the Democratic primary. Meadows defeated Bryson in the general election. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Meadows Incumbent	64.1%	230,405
	Democratic	Rick Bryson	35.9%	129,103
Total Votes				359,508
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rick Bryson	50.7%	9,695
Tom Hill	49.3%	9,440
Total Votes		19,135
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 11th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mark Meadows (R) defeated Tom Hill (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Meadows Incumbent	62.9%	144,682
	Democratic	Tom Hill	37.1%	85,342
Total Votes				230,024
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 11th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Mark Meadows (R) won. He defeated Hayden Rogers (D) in the general election. This switched partisan control of the district.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Hayden Rogers	42.6%	141,107
	Republican	Mark Meadows	57.4%	190,319
Total Votes				331,426
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Heath Shuler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeff Miller (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Heath Shuler incumbent	54.3%	131,225
	Republican	Jeff Miller	45.7%	110,246
Total Votes				241,471

2008
On November 4, 2008, Heath Shuler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Carl Mumpower (R) and Keith Smith (Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Heath Shuler incumbent	62%	211,112
	Republican	Carl Mumpower	35.8%	122,087
	Libertarian	Keith Smith	2.2%	7,517
Total Votes				340,716

2006
On November 7, 2006, Heath Shuler won election to the United States House. He defeated Charles H. Taylor (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Heath Shuler	53.8%	124,972
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor incumbent	46.2%	107,342
Total Votes				232,314

2004
On November 2, 2004, Charles H. Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Patsy Keever (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor incumbent	54.9%	159,709
	Democratic	Patsy Keever	45.1%	131,188
Total Votes				290,897

2002
On November 5, 2002, Charles H. Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sam Neill (D) and Eric Henry (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor incumbent	55.5%	112,335
	Democratic	Patsy Keever	42.8%	86,664
	Libertarian	Eric Henry	1.6%	3,261
Total Votes				202,260

2000
On November 7, 2000, Charles H. Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sam Neill (D) and Charles Barry Williams (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor incumbent	55.1%	146,677
	Democratic	Sam Neill	42.1%	112,234
	Libertarian	Charles Barry Williams	2.8%	7,466
Total Votes				266,377

Redistricting

2020-2023

See also: Redistricting in North Carolina after the 2020 census

On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted new congressional district boundaries. The legislation adopting the new maps passed the state Senate by a vote of 28-18 and the State House by a vote of 64-40. Both votes were strictly along party lines with all votes in favor by Republicans and all votes against by Democrats.

The New York Times' Maggie Astor wrote, "The map creates 10 solidly Republican districts, three solidly Democratic districts and one competitive district. Currently, under the lines drawn by a court for the 2022 election, each party holds seven seats. The Democratic incumbents who have been essentially drawn off the map are Representatives Jeff Jackson in the Charlotte area, Kathy Manning in the Greensboro area and Wiley Nickel in the Raleigh area. A seat held by a fourth Democrat, Representative Don Davis, is expected to be competitive."

How does redistricting in North Carolina work? In North Carolina, the state legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. District maps cannot be vetoed by the governor. State legislative redistricting must take place in the first regular legislative session following the United States Census. There are no explicit deadlines in place for congressional redistricting.

State law establishes the following requirements for state legislative districts:

• Districts must be contiguous and compact.
• Districts "must cross county lines as little as possible." If counties are grouped together, the group should include as few counties as possible.
• Communities of interest should be taken into account.

There are no similar restrictions in place regarding congressional districts.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for North Carolina’s 2024 congressional elections.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for North Carolina’s 2024 congressional elections.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for North Carolina’s 2024 congressional elections.

North Carolina District 11
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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North Carolina District 11
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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See also: Redistricting in North Carolina after the 2010 census

North Carolina's congressional district plan was subject to litigation following its adoption in 2011. Two challenges to the plan were heard by the Supreme Court of the United States: Cooper v. Harris, which was decided in 2017, and Rucho v. Common Cause, which decided on June 27, 2019. As a result of Rucho, North Carolina's congressional district plan was upheld. For more complete information, see this article.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

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+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made North Carolina's 11th the 189th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

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+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 11th the 168th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.8%-43.8%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 11th the 166th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 44.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 54.4%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was 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 11th Congressional District the 148th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in North Carolina
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2020
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 11

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)