North Carolina's 9th Congressional District

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North Carolina's 9th Congressional District

Incumbent

Richard Hudson

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

North Carolina's 9th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Richard Hudson (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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Tita Hunter-Herod (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Tita Hunter-Herod (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Loren Bibler (D), Nigel Bristow (D), Lent Carr II (D), and Richard Ojeda (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Loren Bibler
		Nigel Bristow
		Lent Carr II
		Richard Ojeda

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Richard Hudson (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Richard Hudson

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See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Richard Hudson (R) defeated Nigel Bristow (D) and Shelane Etchison (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Hudson (R)	56.3	210,042
		Nigel Bristow (D)	37.8	140,852
		Shelane Etchison (Independent)	5.9	22,183

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 373,077
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Nigel Bristow (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Richard Hudson (R) defeated Troy Tarazon (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Hudson	83.3	56,543
		Troy Tarazon	16.7	11,307

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,850
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See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Richard Hudson (R) defeated Ben Clark (D) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Hudson (R)	56.5	131,453
		Ben Clark (D)	43.5	101,202

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 232,655
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 17, 2022, was canceled. Ben Clark (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Richard Hudson (R) defeated Jennyfer Bucardo (R), Mike Andriani (R), and Francisco Rios (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Hudson	79.2	38,117
		Jennyfer Bucardo	8.7	4,175
		Mike Andriani	8.2	3,950
		Francisco Rios	3.9	1,891

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,133
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Teresa Helms (R)

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Incumbent Dan Bishop (R) defeated Cynthia Wallace (D) in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Bishop (R)	55.6	224,661
		Cynthia Wallace (D)	44.4	179,463

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 404,124
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Cynthia Wallace (D) defeated Harry Southerland (D), Clayton Brooks III (D), and Marcus Williams (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Wallace	56.0	45,359
	Submit photo	Harry Southerland	16.3	13,163
		Clayton Brooks III	14.7	11,913
		Marcus Williams	13.0	10,527

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,962
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Fernando Cano Jr. (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Dan Bishop (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Raymond Gerber (R)
• Robert Pittenger (R)
• Stevie Rivenbark (R)

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District special election, 2019

General election

Special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Dan Bishop (R) defeated Dan McCready (D), Jeff Scott (L), and Allen Smith (G) in the special general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on September 10, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Bishop (R)	50.7	96,573
		Dan McCready (D)	48.7	92,785
		Jeff Scott (L)	0.4	773
		Allen Smith (G)	0.2	375

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,506 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for May 14, 2019, was canceled. Dan McCready (D) advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

Special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 14, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Bishop	47.7	14,405
		Stony Rushing	19.5	5,882
		Matthew Ridenhour	17.1	5,166
		Leigh Thomas Brown	8.8	2,672
		Stevie Rivenbark	3.0	906
		Fern Shubert	1.4	438
		Chris Anglin	1.3	382
		Kathie Day	0.6	193
		Gary M. Dunn	0.3	105
		Albert Wiley Jr.	0.2	62

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,211
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Blackwelder (R)

Green Party primary

The Green Party primary scheduled for May 14, 2019, was canceled. Allen Smith (G) advanced from the special Green Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 without appearing on the ballot.

Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for May 14, 2019, was canceled. Jeff Scott (L) advanced from the special Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

No candidate won the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Mark Harris (R)	49.3	139,246
		Dan McCready (D)	48.9	138,341
		Jeff Scott (L)	1.8	5,130

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282,717
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Dan McCready (D) defeated Christian Cano (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan McCready	82.8	38,098
		Christian Cano	17.2	7,922

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 46,020
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Maria Warren (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Mark Harris (R) defeated incumbent Robert Pittenger (R) and Clarence Goins (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris	48.5	17,302
		Robert Pittenger	46.2	16,474
		Clarence Goins	5.2	1,867

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 35,643
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9

Jeff Scott (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jeff Scott

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Previous election results

2016

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Robert Pittenger (R) defeated Christian Cano (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Pittenger defeated Mark Harris and Todd Johnson in the Republican primary. A recount was required in the Republican primary, after which Pittenger led Harris by 133 votes. Harris then conceded the race. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Pittenger Incumbent	58.2%	193,452
	Democratic	Christian Cano	41.8%	139,041
Total Votes				332,493
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Robert Pittenger Incumbent	35%	9,299
Mark Harris	34.4%	9,165
Todd Johnson	30.6%	8,142
Total Votes		26,606
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 9th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Robert Pittenger (R) won an uncontested general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Pittenger Incumbent	93.9%	163,080
	Write-in	Shawn Eckles	1.4%	2,369
	Write-in	Write-in (miscellaneous)	4.7%	8,219
Total Votes				173,668
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 9th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Robert Pittenger (R) won. He defeated Jennifer Roberts (D) and Curtis Campbell (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jennifer Roberts	45.7%	171,503
	Republican	Robert Pittenger	51.8%	194,537
	Libertarian	Curtis Campbell	2.6%	9,650
Total Votes				375,690
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Sue Wilkins Myrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jeff Doctor (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick incumbent	69%	158,790
	Democratic	Jeff Doctor	31%	71,450
Total Votes				230,240

2008
On November 4, 2008, Sue Wilkins Myrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Harry Taylor (D) and Andy Grum (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick incumbent	62.4%	241,053
	Democratic	Harry Taylor	35.9%	138,719
	Libertarian	Andy Grum	1.7%	6,711
Total Votes				386,483

2006
On November 7, 2006, Sue Wilkins Myrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Bill Glass (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick incumbent	66.5%	106,206
	Democratic	Bill Glass	33.5%	53,437
Total Votes				159,643

2004
On November 2, 2004, Sue Wilkins Myrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jack Flynn (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick incumbent	70.2%	210,783
	Democratic	Jack Flynn	29.8%	89,318
Total Votes				300,101

2002
On November 5, 2002, Sue Wilkins Myrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Ed McGuire (D) and Christopher S. Cole (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick incumbent	72.4%	140,095
	Democratic	Ed McGuire	25.8%	49,974
	Libertarian	Christopher S. Cole	1.7%	3,374
Total Votes				193,443

2000
On November 7, 2000, Sue Wilkins Myrick won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Ed McGuire (D), Christopher S. Cole (L) and James M. Cahaney (Reform Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 9 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick incumbent	68.6%	181,161
	Democratic	Ed McGuire	30%	79,382
	Libertarian	Christopher S. Cole	0.9%	2,459
	Reform Party	James M. Cahaney	0.5%	1,218
Total Votes				264,220

District map

Redistricting

2025-2026

See also: Redistricting in North Carolina ahead of the 2026 elections

North Carolina redrew its congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections. The state Senate approved a new congressional map on October 21, 2025, and the state House followed on October 22, 2025. The New York Times' Eduardo Medina wrote, "Republicans already have control of 10 of the state’s 14 congressional seats. The new map could give them an extra seat in the First Congressional District, which previously included all eight of the state’s majority Black counties and has now been redrawn to include more conservative-leaning counties. The district is currently held by Representative Don Davis, a Democrat."

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.

2020

2024

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+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 9th the 156th most Republican 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+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 9th the 155th 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) 56.3%-42.4%.

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+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 9th the 182nd 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 45.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 53.3%.

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+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 9th Congressional District the 175th 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 0.90. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.90 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in North Carolina
• North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
• North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
• North Carolina's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 9

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)