Ryan Watts

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Ryan Watts

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Contact

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Ryan Watts (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Ryan Watts was born and lives in North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree in business and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Watts’s career experience includes working as a strategy consultant for IBM.

Elections

2018

See also: North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6

Incumbent Mark Walker defeated Ryan Watts in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Walker (R)	56.5	160,709
		Ryan Watts (D)	43.5	123,651

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6

Ryan Watts defeated Gerald Wong in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Watts	77.2	26,072
		Gerald Wong	22.8	7,719

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 33,791
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6

Incumbent Mark Walker advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 6 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Walker

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• North Carolina's 6th Congressional District election, 2018
• North Carolina's 6th Congressional District

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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)