2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina explained

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina should not be confused with 2020 North Carolina House of Representatives election.

Election Name:	2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	All 13 North Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:	November 3, 2020
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	10
Seats1:	8
Seat Change1:	2
Popular Vote1:	2,631,336
Percentage1:	49.4%
Swing1:	0.98%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	3
Seats2:	5
Seat Change2:	2
Popular Vote2:	2,660,535
Percentage2:	50.0%
Swing2:	1.61%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 3, 2020, 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 the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

North Carolina was one of two states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2020, the other state being Arizona.

2020 North Carolina redistricting

Following a 2019 court order,^[1] the North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill with new Congressional districts for the 2020 elections. Among other changes, the 2nd and 6th districts were drawn to be more urban. Those changes led the two incumbents in these districts, George Holding and Mark Walker, respectively, to retire. Both were Republicans, and Democrats won the newly redrawn districts. One other seat was open, as former Rep. Mark Meadows had resigned to become White House Chief of Staff, but a fellow Republican held that seat for the party. Incumbents won all elections in which they ran, with the 8th district (Richard Hudson) seat having the closest margin of victory.^[2]

District	Old PVI	New PVI	Incumbent
				G. K. Butterfield
				George Holding
				Greg Murphy
				David Price
				Virginia Foxx
				Mark Walker
				David Rouzer
				Richard Hudson
				Dan Bishop
				Patrick McHenry
				(vacant)
				Alma Adams
				Ted Budd

Results summary

Statewide

Party	Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
No.		%	No.	+/– !	%
		12		2,631,336	49.413%	8	2	61.54%
		13	2,660,535	49.961%	5	2	38.76%
		2	19,596	0.368%	0		0.00%
		1	7,555	0.142%	0		0.00%
		1	5,503	0.103%	0		0.00%
		1	720	0.014%	0		0.00%
Total	30	5,325,245	100.00%	13		100.00%

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:

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"	%
	159,748	45.82%	188,870	54.18%	0	0.00%	348,618	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	172,544	34.83%	311,887	62.96%	10,914	2.20%	495,345	100.00%	Democratic gain
	229,800	63.38%	132,752	36.62%	0	0.00%	362,552	100.00%	Republican hold
	161,298	32.67%	332,421	67.33%	0	0.00%	493,719	100.00%	Democratic hold
	257,843	66.93%	119,846	31.11%	7,555	1.96%	385,244	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	153,598	37.73%	253,531	62.27%	0	0.00%	407,129	100.00%	Democratic gain
	272,443	60.25%	179,045	39.59%	720	0.16%	452,208	100.00%	Republican hold
	202,774	53.28%	177,781	46.72%	0	0.00%	380,555	100.00%	Republican hold
	224,661	55.59%	179,463	44.41%	0	0.00%	404,124	100.00%	Republican hold
	284,095	68.91%	128,189	31.09%	0	0.00%	412,284	100.00%	Republican hold
	245,351	54.50%	190,609	42.34%	14,185	3.15%	450,145	100.00%	Republican hold
	0	0.00%	341,457	100.00%	0	0.00%	341,457	100.00%	Democratic hold
	267,181	68.18%	124,684	31.82%	0	0.00%	391,865	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,631,336	49.41%	2,660,535	49.96%	33,374	0.63%	5,325,245	100.00%

District 1

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 1
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 1
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:GK Butterfield, Official photo 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	G. K. Butterfield
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	188,870
Percentage1:	54.2%
Nominee2:	Sandy Smith
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	159,748
Percentage2:	45.8%
Map2 Image:	NC1 House 2020.svg
Map2 Size:	350px
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Butterfield: Smith:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	G. K. Butterfield
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	G. K. Butterfield
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 1st congressional district. The 1st district encompasses the Inner Banks, taking in Greenville, Henderson, and Roanoke Rapids. Following redistricting, the district remained relatively the same but lost its share of Durham and Granville counties. In its place it gained Nash, Wayne, and Greene counties. It also increased its share of Wilson and Pitt counties. The incumbent was Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who was re-elected with 69.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• G. K. Butterfield, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sandy Smith, business executive and farmer

Eliminated in primary

• Ethan Baca, businessman^[5]
• Jim Glisson^[6]
• Michele Nix, former vice chairwoman of the North Carolina Republican Party and candidate for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in 2019

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[7]		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections^[8]		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]		July 2, 2020
Politico^[10]		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos^[11]		June 3, 2020
RCP^[12]		June 9, 2020
Niskanen^[13]		June 7, 2020
538^[14]		November 3, 2020

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 2
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 5
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Deborah Ross 117th U.S Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Deborah K. Ross
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	311,887
Percentage1:	63.0%
Nominee2:	Alan Swain
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	172,544
Percentage2:	34.8%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	George Holding
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Deborah K. Ross
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district takes in much of Wake County portion of the Research Triangle region. Following redistricting, the 2nd district is now located entirely in Wake County, taking in Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, and Morrisville. Wake Forest and Rocky Mount as well as the rural parts of the district were removed from the district. The incumbent was Republican George Holding, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2018.^[3] On December 6, 2019, Holding announced he would not seek re-election, after his congressional district was drawn to be more favorable to the Democratic Party.^[15]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Swain, attorney^[16]

Declined

• George Holding, incumbent U.S. representative^[15]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Deborah K. Ross, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016

Eliminated in primary

• Monika Johnson-Hostler, Wake County school board-member^[17]
• Ollie Nelson, retired U.S. Marine, educator, and pastor
• Andy Terrell, former Obama administration official^[18]

Withdrawn

• Scott Cooper, nonprofit director and former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel^[19]

Declined

• Sam Searcy, state senator^[20]

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Matemu, attorney and candidate for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2018

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election
Previous Year:	2019 (special)
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 3
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Rep. Greg Murphy 116th Congress Portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Greg Murphy
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	229,800
Percentage1:	63.4%
Nominee2:	Daryl Farrow
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	132,752
Percentage2:	36.6%
Map2 Image:	NC3 House 2020.svg
Map2 Size:	350px
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Murphy: Farrow:
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Greg Murphy
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Greg Murphy
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 3rd congressional district and 2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election. The 3rd district is located on the Eastern North Carolina shore and covers the Outer Banks and counties along the Pamlico Sound. Republican Walter B. Jones Jr., who was re-elected unopposed in 2018,^{[3] [21]} died on February 10, 2019, and a special election was held to fill the vacancy.^[22] The incumbent was Republican Greg Murphy, who won the special election with 61.7% of the vote.^[23] The district remained relatively unchanged following redistricting.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Greg Murphy, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daryl Farrow^[24]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 4
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 6
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:David Price, 115th Congress official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	David Price
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	332,421
Percentage1:	67.3%
Nominee2:	Robert Thomas
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	161,298
Percentage2:	32.7%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	David Price
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	David Price
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 4th congressional district. The 4th district takes in the part of the Research Triangle area not located in Wake County including Chapel Hill and Durham. Redistricting resulted in it losing its share of Raleigh, instead picking up northern Wake County, taking in Wake Forest, Zebulon, Rolesville, and Knightdale, as well as Chatham County, Durham County, Franklin County and Granville County. The incumbent was Democrat David Price, who was re-elected with 72.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Price, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Daniel Ulysses Lockwood, web & graphic designer and developer^[25]

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Thomas, attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Debesh Sarkar, structural engineer^[26]
• Nasir Shaikh
• Steve Von Loor, nominee for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2018

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 5
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 11
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Virginia Foxx official photo (alt crop).jpg
Nominee1:	Virginia Foxx
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	257,843
Percentage1:	66.9%
Nominee2:	David Brown
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	119,846
Percentage2:	31.1%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Virginia Foxx
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Virginia Foxx
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 5th congressional district. The 5th district is based in mostly rural mountainous areas of northwestern North Carolina. Redistricting moved the district to the west and south, resulting in it losing the city of Winston-Salem and picking up many rural counties in western North Carolina. It lost its share of Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, and Forsyth counties to the 10th district. It also lost Avery County to the 11th district. In its place it picked up Gaston County, Cleveland County, part of Rutherford County, as well as Burke and Caldwell counties. A small portion in northwest Catawba County is also in the district. The incumbent was Republican Virginia Foxx, who was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. representative^[27]

Declined

• Tracy Philbeck, Gaston County commissioner^[28]

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Brown, IT consultant and nominee for North Carolina's 10th congressional district in 2018^{[29] [30]}

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Hughes^[31]

Primary results

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

• Jeff Gregory (Constitution)

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 6
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 11
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Kathy Manning 117th U.S Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Kathy Manning
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	253,531
Percentage1:	62.3%
Nominee2:	Lee Haywood
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	153,598
Percentage2:	37.7%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Mark Walker
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Kathy Manning
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 6th congressional district. Following redistricting, the 6th district now encompasses all of Guilford County, including Greensboro as well as taking in Winston-Salem from neighboring Forsyth County. Most of the district's rural portions were moved to the 10th and the 13th districts. The incumbent was Republican Mark Walker, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3] On December 16, 2019, Walker announced he would not seek re-election, citing his redrawn district becoming significantly more Democratic as his primary reason.^[32]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Haywood, chairman of the 6th district North Carolina Republican Party^[33]

Eliminated in primary

• Laura Pichardo, accounts-payable analyst^[33]

Declined

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. representative^[32]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Manning, lawyer and nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in 2018^[34]

Eliminated in primary

• Bruce Davis, former Guilford County commissioner^[35]
• Rhonda Foxx, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Alma Adams^[36]
• Ed Hanes, former state representative^[37]
• Derwin Montgomery, state representative^[38]

Withdrawn

• Angela Flynn, lay minister^[39] (endorsed Kathy Manning)

Primary results

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

• Jennyfer Bucardo (independent)^[40]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 7th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 7
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 3
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:David Rouzer official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	David Rouzer
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	272,443
Percentage1:	60.2%
Nominee2:	Chris Ward
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	179,045
Percentage2:	39.6%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	David Rouzer
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	David Rouzer
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina, taking in Wilmington, as well as stretching into the southern exurbs of Raleigh. After the district was redrawn, it lost its share of Wayne and Duplin counties, while gaining all of Johnston and Bladen counties and a small part of eastern Harnett County. The incumbent was Republican David Rouzer, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Rouzer, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Disqualified

• Pete D'Abrosca, blogger^{[41] [42]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Ward, pharmaceutical sales executive^[43]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Colon, wastewater manager^[44]
• Mark Judson, retired U.S. Army officer and businessman^[45]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 8th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 8
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 10
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Richard Hudson official congressional photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Richard Hudson
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	202,774
Percentage1:	53.3%
Nominee2:	Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	177,781
Percentage2:	46.7%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Richard Hudson
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Richard Hudson
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 8th congressional district. The 8th district spans from the Charlotte exurbs of Concord and Kannapolis into Fayetteville, including China Grove, Albemarle, Troy, Pinehurst, Raeford, and Spring Lake. Redistricting resulted in the 8th district losing its share of Rowan County, Hoke County and southern Moore County, while gaining all of Cumberland County, western Harnett County and most of Lee County. The incumbent was Republican Richard Hudson, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patricia Timmons-Goodson, vice chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court^[46]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 17, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		October 28, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 23, 2020
Politico		November 2, 2020
Daily Kos		October 19, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Richard Hudson (R)	Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D)	Undecided
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)	October 5–6, 2020	433 (LV)	± 4.7%	42%		45%	13%
Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)	September 28, 2020	612 (LV)	± 4%		44%	42%	–
Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies (D)	July 23–30, 2020	800 (LV)	± 3.5%		43%	41%	–

Results

District 9

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election
Previous Year:	2019 (special)
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 9
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Representative Dan Bishop of NC (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	Dan Bishop
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	224,661
Percentage1:	55.6%
Nominee2:	Cynthia Wallace
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	179,463
Percentage2:	44.4%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Dan Bishop
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Dan Bishop
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 9th congressional district and 2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election. The 9th district spans from south Charlotte and its southern suburbs of Matthews and Mint Hill into suburban Fayetteville, including Union, Anson, Richmond, Scotland, and Robeson counties. The district remained vacant after the 2018 elections,^[3] following the refusal of the state board of elections to certify the results and an ongoing investigation into absentee ballot fraud,^[47] and on February 21, 2019, all five members of the board voted to call a new election.^[48] Redistricting resulted in the district losing its share of Cumberland and Bladen counties, while gaining southern Moore County and Hoke County. The incumbent was Republican Dan Bishop, who won the special election with 50.7% of the vote.^[49]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cynthia Wallace, financial services vice president and chair of the 9th district for the North Carolina Democratic Party

Eliminated in primary

• Clayton Brooks, Baptist minister and first chair of the Wake County Democratic Party^[50]
• Harry Southerland, Hoke County commissioner
• Marcus Williams, lawyer^[51]

Declined

• Dan McCready, former U.S. Marine, businessman, and nominee for this seat in 2018 & 2019^[52]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		October 21, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		October 30, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Bishop (R)	Cynthia Wallace (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)	October 27–29, 2020	750 (V)	–		45%	43%	12%
Wick Surveys (D)	September 30 – October 2, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	30%		34%		37%

Results

District 10

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 10
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 12
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Patrick McHenry 115th Congress photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Patrick McHenry
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	284,095
Percentage1:	68.9%
Nominee2:	David Parker
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	128,189
Percentage2:	31.1%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Patrick McHenry
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Patrick McHenry
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 10th congressional district. The 10th district encompasses western North Carolina stretching from the Charlotte suburbs to the South Carolina border. It lost its share of Asheville following redistricting and some of its share of the southwestern Piedmont in south central North Carolina. It gained Rockingham County, Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County, Iredell County, as well as part of Forsyth County from the old 5th district. The incumbent was Republican Patrick McHenry, who was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• David L. Johnson^[53]
• Ralf Walters

Declined

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district^[32]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Parker, attorney and former North Carolina Democratic Party chair^[54]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 11

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 11
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 11
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Madison Cawthorn 117th U.S Congress (cropped less).jpg
Nominee1:	Madison Cawthorn
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	245,351
Percentage1:	54.5%
Nominee2:	Moe Davis
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	190,609
Percentage2:	42.4%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Mark Meadows
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Madison Cawthorn
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 11th congressional district. The 11th district encompasses most of rural western North Carolina, taking in the Appalachian part of the state. Redistricting resulted in the district gaining all Buncombe County, taking in Asheville. The most recent incumbent was Republican Mark Meadows, who was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2018.^[3] On December 19, 2019, Meadows announced he would not run for re-election. In March 2020, Meadows was selected to serve as the 29th White House Chief of Staff, and resigned from his seat in Congress.^[55]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Madison Cawthorn, motivational speaker and businessman^[56]

Eliminated in runoff

• Lynda Bennett, businesswoman^[57]

Eliminated in primary

• Chuck Archerd, candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in 2018^[58]
• Matthew Burril, pilot and chair of the Asheville Regional Airport Authority Board^[58]
• Jim Davis, state senator^[59]
• Dan Driscoll, U.S. Army veteran^[60]
• Steve Fekete Jr.^[58]
• Dillon Gentry, sales representative and candidate for North Carolina's 5th congressional district in 2018^[58]
• Wayne King, deputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative Mark Meadows^[61]
• Joey Osborne^[58]
• Vance Patterson, businessman and candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in 2012^[58]
• Albert Wiley Jr., perennial candidate^[58]

Declined

• Mark Meadows, former U.S. representative^[55]

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Moe Davis, former U.S. Air Force colonel, US Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge, and former Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commission

Eliminated in primary

• Gina Collias, attorney and Republican candidate for North Carolina's 10th congressional district in 2018^[62]
• Michael O'Shea, former musical artist and producer^[63]
• Phillip Price, businessman and nominee for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in 2018^[61]
• Steve Woodsmall, former U.S. Air Force major and Brevard College professor^[64]

Declined

• Heath Shuler, former U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district (2007–2013)^[65]

Primary results

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

• Tracey DeBruhl (Libertarian)^[58]
• Tamara Zwinak (Green)^[62]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		October 8, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		October 28, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 2, 2020
Politico		November 2, 2020
Daily Kos^[66]		August 31, 2020
RCP		November 2, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Endorsements:

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Madison Cawthorn (R)	Moe Davis (D)	Other/ undecided
EMC Research (D)	October 15–18, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%		45%	–
EMC Research (D)	September 22–24, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%		46%	–
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)	August 5–6, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%		46%	41%	13%
EMC Research (D)	July 9–12, 2020	402 (LV)	± 4.89%		42%	40%	–

Results

District 12

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 12th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 12
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 9
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Alma Adams 116th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Alma Adams
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	341,457
Percentage1:	100.0%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Alma Adams
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Alma Adams
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 12th congressional district. The 12th district is centered around Charlotte and the surrounding immediate suburbs, including Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, and Pineville. Redistricting left the 12th district relatively unchanged, but it gained some southern Charlotte suburbs, including Mint Hill and parts of Matthews. The incumbent was Democrat Alma Adams, who was re-elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. representative^[67]

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Cradle, youth program director

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Bill Brewster, businessman^[68]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

District 13

Election Name:	2020 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 13
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 10
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Ted Budd official congressional photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Ted Budd
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	267,181
Percentage1:	68.2%
Nominee2:	Scott Huffman
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	124,684
Percentage2:	31.8%
Map Size:	350px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ted Budd
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Ted Budd
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: North Carolina's 13th congressional district. Following redistricting, the 13th district lost some of its share of the Piedmont Triad region, losing Greensboro to the 6th district & Iredell County to the 10th district. It retained Davidson County and Davie County and expanded its share of Rowan County. The district also gained most of the rural counties previously in the 6th district, including Randolph County, Alamance County, Caswell County, Person County, and a small section of Chatham County. The incumbent was Republican Ted Budd, who was re-elected with 51.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ted Budd, incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district^[32]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Huffman, businessman and candidate for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2018^[69]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020
538		November 3, 2020

Results

See also

• 2020 North Carolina elections

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• Web site: League of Women Voters of North Carolina . July 29, 2019 . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• G. K. Butterfield (D) for Congress
• Sandy Smith (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Jeff Matemu (L) for Congress
• Deborah K. Ross (D) for Congress
• Alan Swain (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Daryl Farrow (D) for Congress
• Greg Murphy (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• David Price (D) for Congress
• Robert Thomas (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• David Brown (D) for Congress
• Virginia Foxx (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Jennyfer Bucardo (I) for Congress
• Lee Haywood (R) for Congress
• Kathy Manning (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• David Rouzer (R) for Congress
• Chris Ward (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Richard Hudson (R) for Congress
• Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Dan Bishop (R) for Congress
• Cynthia Wallace (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates

• Patrick McHenry (R) for Congress
• David Parker (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 11th district candidates

• Madison Cawthorn (R) for Congress
• Moe Davis (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates

• Alma Adams (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 13th district candidates

• Ted Budd (R) for Congress
• Scott Huffman (D) for Congress

Notes and References

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2. Web site: NC SBE Contest Results. er.ncsbe.gov.
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5. Web site: Freidman . Corey . Fitch, Butterfield challengers emerge: Candidates, state chair energize Wilson Republicans . The Wake Weekly . December 12, 2019 . October 27, 2019 . December 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191213060612/https://wakeweekly.com/stories/fitch-butterfield-challengers-emerge,193528 . dead .
6. Web site: Livingston . Ginger . Four Republicans vying to challenge Butterfield . Greenville Daily Reflector . December 21, 2019 . December 20, 2019.
7. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019 . The Cook Political Report . September 20, 2019.
8. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 3, 2019.
9. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . August 28, 2019 . August 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/ . dead .
10. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
11. Web site: Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020 . Daily Kos Elections. February 28, 2020.
12. Web site: Battle for White House. April 19, 2019 . RCP.
13. Web site: 2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections. April 28, 2020. Niskanen Center. April 29, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124503/https://www.niskanencenter.org/negative-partisanship-and-the-2020-congressional-elections/. dead.
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15. Web site: Bowman . Bridget . N.C. Rep. George Holding retiring, cites redistricting as factor . Roll Call . December 6, 2019 . December 6, 2019.
16. Web site: Baumgartner Vaughan . Dawn . Control of NC government is at stake in the 2020 elections. See who's running. Raleigh News & Observer . December 17, 2019 . December 2, 2019.
17. Web site: Murphy . Brian . Democrats want to flip this NC congressional seat. They have candidates to choose from . The Charlotte Observer . August 8, 2019 . August 7, 2019.
18. Web site: Murphy . Brian . Congressional map changes spur Democrats to dive into races in Wake, Guilford. Raleigh News & Observer . December 12, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
19. Web site: Cooper . Scott . Thank You — and Looking Ahead . Medium . December 10, 2019.
20. News: Henderson . Rick . Jackson picked for Court of Appeals; Searcy also resigns from General Assembly . 8 July 2021 . Carolina Journal . 30 December 2020.
21. News: Murphy. Brian. NC rep earns key conservative endorsement, says it's his last run for Congress. The News & Observer. April 5, 2018. February 15, 2019.
22. News: Murphy. Brian. Walter Jones, congressman who worked to atone for his Iraq war vote, is dead at 76. The News & Observer. February 10, 2019. February 15, 2019.
23. Web site: Bloch . Matthew . Lee . Jasmine C. . North Carolina Special Election Results: Third House District . New York Times . September 11, 2019 . September 10, 2019.
24. Web site: Livingston . Ginger . Challengers file in congressional, local elections . Greenville Daily Reflector . December 17, 2019 . December 16, 2019.
25. News: Here's who's in for Chatham's 2020 elections. The Chatham News + Record. December 27, 2019.
26. Web site: Grubb . Tammy . Who's running for Orange County commissioner, school board, judge, legislature . Raleigh News & Observer . December 12, 2019 . December 3, 2019.
27. Web site: U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx Announces Plans to Run for Re-Election for N.C. 5th District . HC Press . December 2, 2019 . November 19, 2019.
28. Web site: Orr . Adam . Philbeck says he won't challenge Foxx for congressional seat . Gaston Gazette . December 20, 2019 . December 19, 2019.
29. News: Democratic women to host spring event. Hickory Daily Record. May 3, 2019. May 12, 2019.
30. Web site: Sherrill . Thomas . David Wilson Brown files to face off with Foxx . Watauga Democrat . December 12, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
31. Web site: Orr . Adam . 2020 Primary Election Field Set . Gaston Gazette . December 20, 2019 . December 20, 2019.
32. Web site: Murphy . Brian . His House district was made a Democratic one. Here's what's next for Mark Walker . McClatchy DC . December 16, 2019 . December 16, 2019.
33. Web site: Young . Wesley . First Republicans file in new 6th . Winston-Salem Journal . December 12, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
34. Web site: Wireback . Taft . Kathy Manning announces congressional candidacy as judges review redrawn district map . Greensboro News & Record . December 2, 2019 . December 2, 2019.
35. Web site: Bruce Davis, former 3-term Guilford County commissioner, running for 6th district of US House . Fox 8 . December 3, 2019.
36. Web site: Singer . Jeff . Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 12/16 . The Daily Kos . December 16, 2019 . December 16, 2019.
37. Web site: Hammer . John . Walker Not Running In 2020, Looking At Senate In 2022 . Rhino Times . December 17, 2019 . December 16, 2019.
38. Web site: Young . Wesley . Derwin Montgomery running for 6th Congressional District . Winston-Salem Journal . December 17, 2019 . December 9, 2019.
39. Web site: Horner . Zachary . Chatham's Angela Flynn gets in early, aiming for Walker's U.S. House seat . Chatham News + Record . September 6, 2019 . July 26, 2019.
40. Web site: Jennyfer Bucardo. Ballotpedia.
41. Web site: Woolverton . Paul . Inside Politics: GOP House candidate wants to stop immigration for 10 years . The Fayetteville Observer. September 2, 2019 . January 10, 2020.
42. Web site: Evans . Jon . State board rules against D'Abrosca's appeal to oppose Rouzer in NC7 GOP primary . WECT News . January 7, 2020 . January 11, 2020.
43. Web site: Evans . Jon . Meet Chris Ward, a candidate in the democratic primary for North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District . WECT 6 . January 20, 2020 . January 20, 2020.
44. Web site: Evans . Jon . Meet Robert Colon, a candidate in the democratic primary for North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District . WECT 6 . January 20, 2020 . January 20, 2020.
45. Web site: Evans . Jon . Meet Mark Judson, a candidate in the democratic primary for North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District . WECT 6 . January 20, 2020 . January 20, 2020.
46. Web site: Woolverton . Paul . Elections: Patricia Timmons-Goodson files against US Rep. Richard Hudson . The Fayetteville Observer . December 13, 2019 . December 13, 2019.
47. News: Murphy. Brian. Morrill. Jim. All mail-in ballots in Bladen, Robeson were tainted, McCready says in asking for re-do. The News & Observer. February 15, 2019. February 15, 2019.
48. Mutnick. Ally. allymutnick. 1098688980105740289. BREAKING: All 5 members of @NCSBE unanimously vote for a new election in #NC09 This will be the first redo congressional election in over 40 years.. February 21, 2019. February 21, 2019.
49. Web site: Bloch . Matthew . Lee . Jasmine C. . North Carolina Special Election Results: Ninth House District . New York Times . September 11, 2019 . September 10, 2019.
50. Web site: Graham gets challenge in District 47 . The Robesonian . December 20, 2019 . December 19, 2019.
51. Web site: For 2 years a lot of eyes and money were on N.C.'s 9th District. So what about this year? . Winston-Salem Journal . January 10, 2020 . January 4, 2020 . January 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200111021715/https://www.journalnow.com/news/state/for-years-a-lot-of-eyes-and-money-were-on/article_d9fe3ddd-0114-5e8f-adb3-6130635032fe.html . dead .
52. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/mccreadyforcongress/posts/pfbid0sRX6Y5v3skb5Aobc7jrWWZ32o8mEf5yhLaULATJV2BQFFJmpVjsXT4sP3McyBAfnl?__cft__[0=AZVvmJzZZjdejeW23jFsgNH4S8OXWPQv13M5bYbBxZ8s8DkmdrR_iaV1XwIhLh85vdxeTsyEcjh4d0ZKYZoGccaj30eM94ezkKiCY5kYNB7VWba5eOMuiiwp0cRPgAxwDcECs3pZabXaVgM2HkKS-Yv8h7qiIDsntywB2-ITG3FDNr_rLZP43ejLU9z4r9K0YEGbYY7ZDXEmB6fwtrG5av8H&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Happy holidays from the McCreadys! ]. Dan McCready for Congress . Facebook . 28 January 2023 . 24 December 2019.
53. Web site: 2020 state candidate list_by contest.pdf . North Carolina State Board of Elections . December 20, 2019.
54. Web site: Young . Wesley . More candidates file for assembly races . Winston-Salem Journal . December 20, 2019 . December 19, 2019.
55. Web site: Blitzer . Ronn . Mark Meadows to leave Congress at end of term . Fox News . December 19, 2019 . December 19, 2019.
56. Web site: Cawthorn to run for Meadows' seat, wants to see 'new generation' of leadership' . Blue Ridge Times-News Online . January 15, 2020 . January 7, 2020.
57. Web site: Perrotti . Kyle . Meadows to retire; Haywood Republican to run for 11th . The Mountaineer . December 19, 2019.
58. Web site: Mundhenk . Andrew . Republicans rush to file for Meadows' seat; 19 candidates total headed to primaries . Blue Ridge Times-News . December 20, 2019 . December 20, 2019.
59. Web site: Wadington . Katie . Republican state Sen. Jim Davis to run for Meadows' 11th District seat . Citizen Times . December 19, 2019.
60. Web site: Singer . Jeff . Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 1/6 . The Daily Kos . January 6, 2020 . January 6, 2020.
61. Web site: Robertson . Gary D. . N Carolina candidates rush for legislature, Meadows' seat . Raleigh News & Observer . December 20, 2019 . December 20, 2019 . December 25, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191225223120/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article238598733.html . dead .
62. Web site: Moss . Bill . Attorney and businesswoman files for Congress . Hendersonville Lightning . December 17, 2019 . December 17, 2019.
63. News: Second Dem hopes to oppose Meadows. Smoky Mountain News. October 30, 2019. November 21, 2019.
64. News: Steve Woodsmall announces bid for Rep. Mark Meadows' seat. The Times-News. March 22, 2019. April 11, 2019.
65. Web site: Thompson . David . Former Congressman Heath Shuler eyeing return to politics . Asheville Citizen Times . December 21, 2019 . December 20, 2019.
66. Web site: As the GOP's downballot woes continue, all our race ratings changes once again favor Democrats . Daily Kos Elections. August 31, 2020.
67. News: White . Herbert L. . Rep. Alma Adams sticks with 2020 campaign regardless of district map 3-term incumbent to run even if lines are redrawn . October 29, 2019 . November 11, 2019.
68. Web site: Morrill . Jim . NC officials deny Senate candidate residency claim, opening door for a newcomer. The Charlotte Observer . January 15, 2020 . January 13, 2020.
69. Web site: Scott Huffman files to run against Ted Budd in NC's 13th congressional district . Fox 8 . December 20, 2019 . December 20, 2019.