North Carolina's 4th Congressional District

North Carolina's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Valerie Foushee

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

North Carolina's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Valerie Foushee (D).

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 4th Congressional District election, 2024

North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Incumbent Valerie Foushee defeated Eric Blankenburg and Guy Meilleur in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Foushee (D)	71.8	308,064
		Eric Blankenburg (R)	26.1	112,084
		Guy Meilleur (L)	2.0	8,632

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 428,780
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Valerie Foushee advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Eric Blankenburg defeated Mahesh Ganorkar in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Blankenburg	70.4	25,254
		Mahesh Ganorkar	29.6	10,597

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,851
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leonard Harrison (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Guy Meilleur advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4.

2022

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Valerie Foushee defeated Courtney Geels in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Foushee (D)	66.9	194,983
		Courtney Geels (R)	33.1	96,442

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 291,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Foushee	46.1	40,806
		Nida Allam	37.0	32,731
		Clay Aiken	7.4	6,529
		Ashley Ward	5.4	4,767
		Richard Watkins	1.3	1,155
		Crystal Cavalier	1.3	1,116
		Stephen J. Valentine	1.2	1,023
	Submit photo	Matt Grooms	0.5	435

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,562
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Courtney Geels defeated Robert Thomas in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Courtney Geels	64.5	19,645
		Robert Thomas	35.5	10,793

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,438
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Szoka (R)
• Rene Borghese (R)
• Nat Robertson (R)
• Craig Kinsey (R)
• Erik Fredsell (R)

2020

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Incumbent David Price defeated Robert Thomas in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Price (D)	67.3	332,421
		Robert Thomas (R)	32.7	161,298

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 493,719
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Incumbent David Price defeated Daniel Ulysses Lockwood in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Price	86.7	153,322
		Daniel Ulysses Lockwood	13.3	23,564

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 176,886
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Curtis Sobie (D)
• Martha Brock (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Robert Thomas defeated Debesh Sarkar, Steve Von Loor, and Nasir Shaikh in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Thomas	48.3	17,474
	Submit photo	Debesh Sarkar	23.0	8,320
		Steve Von Loor	17.3	6,238
	Submit photo	Nasir Shaikh	11.4	4,127

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,159
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2018

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Incumbent David Price defeated Steve Von Loor and Barbara Howe in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Price (D)	72.4	247,067
		Steve Von Loor (R)	24.0	82,052
		Barbara Howe (L)	3.6	12,284

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,403 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Incumbent David Price defeated Michelle Laws and Richard Watkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Price	77.1	52,203
		Michelle Laws	16.4	11,120
		Richard Watkins	6.5	4,391

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,714
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Steve Von Loor advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Steve Von Loor

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lee Brian (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4

Barbara Howe defeated Scerry Perry Whitlock in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 4 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Howe	76.9	528
	Submit photo	Scerry Perry Whitlock	23.1	159

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 687
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2016

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent David Price (D) ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He defeated Sue Googe, the winner of the Republican primary, 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 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price Incumbent	68.2%	279,380
	Republican	Sue Googe	31.8%	130,161
Total Votes				409,541
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sue Googe	71.3%	10,947
Teiji Kimball	28.7%	4,399
Total Votes		15,346
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David Price (D) defeated Paul Wright (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price Incumbent	74.7%	169,946
	Republican	Paul Wright	25.3%	57,416
Total Votes				227,362
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent David Price (D) won re-election. He defeated Tim D'Annunzio (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David E. Price Incumbent	74.5%	259,534
	Republican	Tim D'Annunzio	25.5%	88,951
Total Votes				348,485
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Lawson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price incumbent	57.2%	155,384
	Republican	William (B.J.) Lawson	42.8%	116,448
Total Votes				271,832

2008
On November 4, 2008, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Lawson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price incumbent	63.3%	265,751
	Republican	William Lawson	36.7%	153,947
Total Votes				419,698

2006
On November 7, 2006, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Acuff (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price incumbent	65%	127,340
	Republican	Steve Acuff	35%	68,599
Total Votes				195,939

2004
On November 2, 2004, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Todd Batchelor (R) and Maximilian Longler (Unaffiliated) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price incumbent	64.1%	217,441
	Republican	Todd Batchelor	35.9%	121,717
	Unaffiliated	Maximilian Longler	0%	76
Total Votes				339,234

2002
On November 5, 2002, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tuan Nguyen (R) and Ken Nelson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price incumbent	61.2%	132,185
	Republican	Tuan Nguyen	36.1%	78,095
	Libertarian	Ken Nelson	2.7%	5,766
Total Votes				216,046

2000
On November 7, 2000, David Price won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jess Ward (R) and C. Brian Towey (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Price incumbent	61.6%	200,885
	Republican	Jess Ward	36.6%	119,412
	Libertarian	C. Brian Towey	1.7%	5,573
Total Votes				325,870

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 4
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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North Carolina District 4
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 D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made North Carolina's 4th the 41st 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 D+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made North Carolina's 4th the 60th most Democratic 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 72.4%-26.2%.

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 D+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made North Carolina's 4th the 85th most Democratic 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 66.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 31.9%.

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 D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made North Carolina's 4th Congressional District the 96th most Democratic 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 0.94. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.94 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in North Carolina
• North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

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)