| Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 13 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 9 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,555,364 |
| Percentage1: | 55.39% |
| Swing1: | 6.64% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,234,027 |
| Percentage2: | 43.95% |
| Swing2: | 6.65% |
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including an election to the U.S. Senate.
Primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. In primaries in which no candidate won more than 40% of the vote (the Democratic primary in the 5th district and the Republican primary in the 6th district), second primary elections (runoffs) were held between the top two candidates on July 15, 2014.[1]
| Party | Candidates | Votes[2] | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/– | % | ||||||
| Republican | 13 | 1,555,364 | 55.39 | 10 | 1 | 76.92 | ||
| Democratic | 12 | 1,234,027 | 43.95 | 3 | 1 | 23.08 | ||
| Libertarian | 1 | 7,850 | 0.28 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Write-In | 2 | 10,757 | 0.38 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 28 | 2,807,998 | 100.0 | 13 | 100.0 | |||
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:[3]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 55,990 | 26.62% | 154,333 | 73.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 210,323 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 122,128 | 58.83% | 85,479 | 41.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 207,607 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 139,415 | 67.81% | 66,182 | 32.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 205,597 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 57,416 | 25.25% | 169,946 | 75.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 227,362 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 139,279 | 61.02% | 88,973 | 38.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 228,252 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 147,312 | 58.67% | 103,758 | 41.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 251,070 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 7 | 134,431 | 59.35% | 84,054 | 37.11% | 8,019 | 3.54% | 226,504 | 100.00% | Republican gain | ||||||
| 121,568 | 64.86% | 65,854 | 35.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 187,422 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 163,080 | 93.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,588 | 6.10% | 173,668 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 133,504 | 61.02% | 85,292 | 38.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 218,796 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 144,682 | 62.90% | 85,342 | 37.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 230,024 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 42,568 | 24.65% | 130,096 | 75.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 172,664 | 100.00% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 153,991 | 57.31% | 114,718 | 42.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 268,709 | 100.00% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 1,555,364 | 55.39% | 1,234,027 | 43.95% | 18,607 | 0.66% | 2,807,998 | 100.00% |
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:G.K. Butterfield, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | G. K. Butterfield |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 240,661 |
| Percentage1: | 73.4% |
| Nominee2: | Arthur Rich |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,990 |
| Percentage2: | 26.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | G. K. Butterfield |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | G. K. Butterfield |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 1st congressional district. The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina and includes towns such as Durham, Elizabeth City, Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and New Bern. The incumbent was Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who ha represented the district since 2004. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+19.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Renee Ellmers, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Renee Ellmers |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 122,128 |
| Percentage1: | 58.8% |
| Nominee2: | Clay Aiken |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,479 |
| Percentage2: | 41.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Renee Ellmers |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Renee Ellmers |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district is located in central North Carolina and includes all or parts of Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Wake counties. The incumbent was Republican Renee Ellmers, who had represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+10.
Ellmers had considered running for the U.S. Senate[8] but instead ran for re-election.
The results were too close to call even a week later, with Crisco only narrowly behind Aiken, who was only just above the 40% necessary to avoid a runoff. As both candidates were waiting for the results to be certified (this was to be done May 13, 2014), Crisco died suddenly on May 12, after suffering a fall in his home.[19] He was 71. Though Crisco had initially said he would not concede, he changed his mind and had planned to concede on May 13.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Renee Ellmers (R) | Clay Aiken (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 132 | ± 13% | align=center | 59% | 36% | 4% | |
| Civitas[20] | September 26–28, 2014 | 400 | ± 5% | align=center | 47% | 39% | 14% |
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Walter Jones, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Walter B. Jones Jr. |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 139,415 |
| Percentage1: | 67.8% |
| Nominee2: | Marshall Adame |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 66,182 |
| Percentage2: | 32.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Walter B. Jones Jr. |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Walter B. Jones Jr. |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The incumbent was Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr., who had represented the district since 1995.[21] He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush, ran in the primary against Jones.[22] Griffin sold his consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and moved back to New Bern.[22]
Jason Thigpen, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of the Student Veterans Advocacy Group, first announced that he would challenge Jones in the Republican primary,[25] but then left the Republican Party and said he would run as a Democrat.[21] [26] Ultimately, he did not file to run for any party's nomination.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:David Price, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | David Price |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 169,946 |
| Percentage1: | 74.2% |
| Nominee2: | Paul Wright |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,416 |
| Percentage2: | 25.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | David Price |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Price |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 4th congressional district. The 4th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes Orange, Durham, Harnett, Chatham and Wake counties. The incumbent was Democrat David Price, who had represented the district since 1997, and previously represented it from 1987 to 1995. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of D+20.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Virginia Foxx, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Virginia Foxx |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 139,279 |
| Percentage1: | 61.0% |
| Nominee2: | Josh Brannon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 88,973 |
| Percentage2: | 39.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Virginia Foxx |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Virginia Foxx |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 5th congressional district. The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad and includes Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Yadkin, Surry, Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes and Reckingham counties. The incumbent was Republican Virginia Foxx, who had represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
Foxx had considered running for the U.S. Senate[27] but instead ran for re-election.
Because Brannon did not secure more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Henley advanced to a runoff.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Mark Walker, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Walker |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 147,312 |
| Percentage1: | 58.7% |
| Nominee2: | Laura Fjeld |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 103,758 |
| Percentage2: | 41.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Howard Coble |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Mark Walker |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: North Carolina's 6th congressional district. The 6th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry and Stokes counties as well as parts of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville and Orange counties. The incumbent was Republican Howard Coble, who had represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+10.
Citing his health, Coble announced on November 7, 2013, that he would retire and not seek another term in 2014.[28]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Phil Berger | Mike Causey | Kenn Kopf | Zack Matheny | Jeff Phillips | Charlie Sutherland | Bruce VonCannon | Mark Walker | Don Webb | Undecided | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Berger)[34] | April 8–10, 2014 | 300 | ±5.66% | align=center | 36% | — | — | 6% | — | — | 6% | align=center | 14% | — | align=center | 38% | |||
| Tel Opinion Research[35] | April 2014 | – | – | align=center | 29% | 1% | 0% | 2% | align=center | 4% | 0% | align=center | 4% | align=center | 4% | 2% | align=center | 54% |
Because Berger did not win more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Walker advanced to a runoff, which Walker won.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Walker (R) | Laura Fjeld (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 180 | ± 10% | align=center | 60% | 38% | 2% | |
| WPA Opinion Research (R-Walker)[38] | September 3–4, 2014 | 306 | ± 5.7% | align=center | 54% | 31% | 15% |
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:David Rouzer official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | David Rouzer |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 134,431 |
| Percentage1: | 59.3% |
| Nominee2: | Jonathan Barfield, Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 84,054 |
| Percentage2: | 37.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mike McIntyre |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Rouzer |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina and includes Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Duplin counties. The incumbent was Democrat Mike McIntyre, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+12.
Attorney J. Wesley Casteen, who ran for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2010, was the Libertarian Party nominee.[44] Louis Harmati, who ran for the state legislature as a Republican in 2012,[45] ran as a write-in candidate.[46]
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[47] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[48] | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[49] | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[50] | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Richard Hudson, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Richard Hudson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 121,568 |
| Percentage1: | 64.9% |
| Nominee2: | Antonio Blue |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 65,854 |
| Percentage2: | 35.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Richard Hudson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Hudson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 8th congressional district. The 8th district is located in Southern North Carolina and includes all of Anson County, Montgomery County, Richmond County, Scotland County and Stanly County, as well as portions of Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Mecklenburg County, Randolph County, Robeson County, Rowan County and Union County. The incumbent was Republican Richard Hudson, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell with 53% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+11.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | election |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 9 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Robert Pittenger, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Robert Pittenger |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 163,080 |
| Percentage1: | 93.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Robert Pittenger |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Pittenger |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 9th congressional district. The 9th district is located in south-central North Carolina and includes parts of Iredell, Mecklenburg and Union counties. The incumbent was Republican Robert Pittenger, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Sue Myrick. The district has a PVI of R+8.
Pittenger had considered running for the U.S. Senate but instead ran for re-election.
No Democrat filed to run for the seat, making this district the only one in the state not being contested by both major parties in 2014.
There was a write-in campaign for candidate Shawn Eckles of Iredell County.[51] [46]
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Patrick McHenry, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Patrick McHenry |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 133,504 |
| Percentage1: | 61.0% |
| Nominee2: | Tate MacQueen |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,292 |
| Percentage2: | 39.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Patrick McHenry |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Patrick McHenry |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 10th congressional district. The 10th district is located in central and western North Carolina and includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties and parts of Catawba, Iredell and Buncombe counties. The incumbent was Republican Patrick McHenry, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, and the district has a PVI of R+11.
McHenry had considered running for the U.S. Senate[52] but instead ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 11 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 11 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Mark Meadows, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Meadows |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 144,682 |
| Percentage1: | 62.9% |
| Nominee2: | Tom Hill |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,342 |
| Percentage2: | 37.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mark Meadows |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mark Meadows |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 11th congressional district. The 11th district is located in western North Carolina and includes Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania, Swain, Macon, Clay, Graham and Cherokee counties. The incumbent was Republican Mark Meadows, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler. The district has a PVI of R+13.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district special election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 (special) |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Alma Adams, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Alma Adams |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 130,096 |
| Percentage1: | 75.4% |
| Nominee2: | Vince Coakley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 42,568 |
| Percentage2: | 24.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Alma Adams |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Alma Adams |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: 2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district special election.
See also: North Carolina's 12th congressional district. The 12th district is located in central North Carolina and includes parts of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point. Democrat Mel Watt held this seat from 1993 until he resigned on January 6, 2014, to become director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.[57] [58] The special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the current Congress would be held concurrently with the regular 2014 elections.[59] Watt was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+26.
All except Patel also ran in the special election.
Coakley was the only Republican to file for the special election.
| Election Name: | 2014 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 13 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 13 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:George Holding, official portrait 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | George Holding |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 153,991 |
| Percentage1: | 57.3% |
| Nominee2: | Brenda Cleary |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 114,718 |
| Percentage2: | 42.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | George Holding |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George Holding |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: North Carolina's 13th congressional district. The 13th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes parts of Granville, Wake, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne and Wilson counties. The incumbent was Republican George Holding, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Brad Miller. The district has a PVI of R+8.
Holding had considered running for the U.S. Senate[66] but instead ran for re-election.