United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2026
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2026 U.S. House Elections |
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Carolina are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 14 U.S. House districts. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 12, 2026. The filing deadline was December 19, 2025.
Partisan breakdown
| 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 |
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Donald Davis (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Tom Bailey (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Donald Davis (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
District 2
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Deborah Ross (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Eugene Douglass (Republican Party)
- Matthew Laszacs (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Deborah Ross (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
District 3
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Gregory Murphy (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Daniel Cavender (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Gregory Murphy (Incumbent) ✔
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mahesh Ganorkar (Republican Party)
- Guy Meilleur (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Valerie Foushee (Incumbent)
- Nida Allam
- Mary Patterson
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
District 5
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Robert Luffman (Libertarian Party)
- David Clayton (Independent)
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- Virginia Foxx (Incumbent)
- Steve Girard
- Joseph Osborne
- Roman Williams II
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Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
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District 6
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Addison McDowell (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Joshua Hager (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Addison McDowell (Incumbent) ✔
District 7
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kimberly Hardy (Democratic Party)
- Maad Abu-Ghazalah (Libertarian Party)
- Michael Henry (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Republican primary candidates
- David Rouzer (Incumbent)
- David Buzzard
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
District 8
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Mark Harris (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Mark Harris (Incumbent) ✔
District 9
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Richard Hudson (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Tita Hunter-Herod (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Richard Hudson (Incumbent) ✔
District 10
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Steven Feldman (Libertarian Party)
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- Pat Harrigan (Incumbent)
- Matthew Sin
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 11
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Travis Groo (Libertarian Party)
- John Rogers (Independent)
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Did not make the ballot:
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- Chuck Edwards (Incumbent)
- Adam Smith
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 12
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
- Alma Adams (Incumbent)
- Monaca Maye Williamson
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District 13
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Anthony Aguilar (Green Party)
- Steven Swinton (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
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- Brad Knott (Incumbent)
- Sid Sharma
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Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
District 14
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.
Democratic primary candidates
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- Timothy K. Moore (Incumbent)
- Kate Barr
Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Carolina
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]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District
- North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District
- North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 5th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 6th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 7th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 8th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 9th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 10th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 12th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District
- North Carolina's 14th Congressional District
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 |
Political context
Click the tabs below to view information about competitiveness, presidential election history, and party control in the state.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state's U.S. House districts.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
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.| District | Incumbent | PVI |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina's 1st | Don Davis | R+1 |
| North Carolina's 2nd | Deborah Ross | D+17 |
| North Carolina's 3rd | Greg Murphy | R+10 |
| North Carolina's 4th | Valerie Foushee | D+23 |
| North Carolina's 5th | Virginia Foxx | R+9 |
| North Carolina's 6th | Addison McDowell | R+9 |
| North Carolina's 7th | David Rouzer | R+7 |
| North Carolina's 8th | Mark Harris | R+10 |
| North Carolina's 9th | Richard Hudson | R+8 |
| North Carolina's 10th | Pat Harrigan | R+9 |
| North Carolina's 11th | Chuck Edwards | R+5 |
| North Carolina's 12th | Alma Adams | D+24 |
| North Carolina's 13th | Brad Knott | R+8 |
| North Carolina's 14th | Tim Moore | R+8 |
| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina's 1st | 45.9% | 53.4% |
| North Carolina's 2nd | 67.6% | 29.8% |
| North Carolina's 3rd | 45.2% | 52.8% |
| North Carolina's 4th | 73.0% | 24.8% |
| North Carolina's 5th | 42.9% | 55.0% |
| North Carolina's 6th | 42.7% | 54.9% |
| North Carolina's 7th | 45.0% | 52.7% |
| North Carolina's 8th | 41.5% | 56.4% |
| North Carolina's 9th | 43.5% | 54.4% |
| North Carolina's 10th | 42.6% | 55.2% |
| North Carolina's 11th | 45.9% | 51.9% |
| North Carolina's 12th | 73.8% | 23.6% |
| North Carolina's 13th | 42.9% | 54.7% |
| North Carolina's 14th | 43.4% | 54.4% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Governor | Josh Stein |
| Lieutenant Governor | Rachel Hunt |
| Secretary of State | Elaine Marshall |
| Attorney General | Jeff Jackson |
State legislature
North Carolina State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 20 | |
| Republican Party | 30 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | |
North Carolina House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
