2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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]

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

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

2020 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee G. K. Butterfield Sandy Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 188,870 159,748 Percentage 54.2% 45.8%

County results Butterfield:      50-60%      60-70% Smith:      50-60%      60-70%

Precinct results Butterfield:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election G. K. Butterfield Democratic Elected U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield Democratic

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]

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

• Sandy Smith, business executive and farmer^[5]

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

2020 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Deborah K. Ross Alan Swain Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 311,887 172,544 Percentage 63.0% 34.8%

Precinct results Ross:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Swain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election George Holding Republican Elected U.S. Representative Deborah K. Ross Democratic

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.^[18]

• Alan Swain, attorney^[19]

• George Holding, incumbent U.S. representative^[18]

• Deborah K. Ross, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016^[4]

• Monika Johnson-Hostler, Wake County school board-member^[20]
• Ollie Nelson, retired U.S. Marine, educator, and pastor^[21]
• Andy Terrell, former Obama administration official^[22]

• Scott Cooper, nonprofit director and former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel^[23]

• Sam Searcy, state senator^[24]

• Jeff Matemu, attorney and candidate for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[21]

2020 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election

← 2019 (special) 2022 →

Nominee Greg Murphy Daryl Farrow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 229,800 132,752 Percentage 63.4% 36.6%

County results Murphy:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Precinct results Murphy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Farrow:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Greg Murphy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Greg Murphy Republican

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][38] died on February 10, 2019, and a special election was held to fill the vacancy.^[39] The incumbent was Republican Greg Murphy, who won the special election with 61.7% of the vote.^[40] The district remained relatively unchanged following redistricting.

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

• Daryl Farrow^[41]

2020 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee David Price Robert Thomas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 332,421 161,298 Percentage 67.3% 32.7%

Precinct results Price:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Thomas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election David Price Democratic Elected U.S. Representative David Price Democratic

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]

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

• Daniel Ulysses Lockwood, web & graphic designer and developer^[42]

• Robert Thomas, attorney^[21]

• Debesh Sarkar, structural engineer^[45]
• Nasir Shaikh^[21]
• Steve Von Loor, nominee for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2018^[21]

2020 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Virginia Foxx David Brown Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 257,843 119,846 Percentage 66.9% 31.1%

Precinct results Foxx:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Virginia Foxx Republican Elected U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx Republican

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]

• Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. representative^[46]

• Tracy Philbeck, Gaston County commissioner^[47]

• David Brown, IT consultant and nominee for North Carolina's 10th congressional district in 2018^[49][50]

• Eric Hughes^[51]

• Jeff Gregory (Constitution)^[21]

2020 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Kathy Manning Lee Haywood Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 253,531 153,598 Percentage 62.3% 37.7%

Precinct results Manning:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Haywood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Mark Walker Republican Elected U.S. Representative Kathy Manning Democratic

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.^[52]

• Lee Haywood, chairman of the 6th district North Carolina Republican Party^[53]

• Laura Pichardo, accounts-payable analyst^[53]

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. representative^[52]

• Kathy Manning, lawyer and nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in 2018^[54]

• Bruce Davis, former Guilford County commissioner^[55]
• Rhonda Foxx, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Alma Adams^[56]
• Ed Hanes, former state representative^[57]
• Derwin Montgomery, state representative^[58]

• Angela Flynn, lay minister^[59] (endorsed Kathy Manning)

• Jennyfer Bucardo (independent)^[64]

2020 North Carolina's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee David Rouzer Chris Ward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 272,443 179,045 Percentage 60.2% 39.6%

Precinct results Rouzer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ward:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election David Rouzer Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Rouzer Republican

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]

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

• Pete D'Abrosca, blogger^[65][66]

• Chris Ward, pharmaceutical sales executive^[67]

• Robert Colon, wastewater manager^[68]
• Mark Judson, retired U.S. Army officer and businessman^[69]

2020 North Carolina's 8th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Richard Hudson Patricia Timmons-Goodson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 202,774 177,781 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

Precinct results Hudson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Timmons-Goodson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Richard Hudson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Richard Hudson Republican

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]

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

• Patricia Timmons-Goodson, vice chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court^[70]

2020 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election

← 2019 (special) 2022 →

Nominee Dan Bishop Cynthia Wallace Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 224,661 179,463 Percentage 55.6% 44.4%

Precinct results Bishop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Wallace:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Bishop Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Bishop Republican

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,^[78] and on February 21, 2019, all five members of the board voted to call a new election.^[79]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.^[80]

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

• Cynthia Wallace, financial services vice president and chair of the 9th district for the North Carolina Democratic Party^[81]

• Clayton Brooks, Baptist minister and first chair of the Wake County Democratic Party^[81]
• Harry Southerland, Hoke County commissioner^[81]
• Marcus Williams, lawyer^[82]

• Dan McCready, former U.S. Marine, businessman, and nominee for this seat in 2018 & 2019^[83]

2020 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Patrick McHenry David Parker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 284,095 128,189 Percentage 68.9% 31.1%

Precinct results McHenry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Parker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Patrick McHenry Republican Elected U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry Republican

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]

• Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. representative^[21]

• David L. Johnson^[21]
• Ralf Walters^[21]

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district^[52]

• David Parker, attorney and former North Carolina Democratic Party chair^[84]

2020 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Madison Cawthorn Moe Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 245,351 190,609 Percentage 54.5% 42.4%

Precinct results Cawthorn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Davis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Mark Meadows Republican Elected U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn Republican

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.^[85]

• Madison Cawthorn, motivational speaker and businessman^[86]

• Lynda Bennett, businesswoman^[87]

• Chuck Archerd, candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in 2018^[88]
• Matthew Burril, pilot and chair of the Asheville Regional Airport Authority Board^[88]
• Jim Davis, state senator^[89]
• Dan Driscoll, U.S. Army veteran^[90]
• Steve Fekete Jr.^[88]
• Dillon Gentry, sales representative and candidate for North Carolina's 5th congressional district in 2018^[88]
• Wayne King, deputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative Mark Meadows^[91]
• Joey Osborne^[88]
• Vance Patterson, businessman and candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in 2012^[88]
• Albert Wiley Jr., perennial candidate^[88]

• Mark Meadows, former U.S. representative^[85]

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

• Gina Collias, attorney and Republican candidate for North Carolina's 10th congressional district in 2018^[99]
• Michael O'Shea, former musical artist and producer^[100]
• Phillip Price, businessman and nominee for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in 2018^[91]
• Steve Woodsmall, former U.S. Air Force major and Brevard College professor^[101]

• Heath Shuler, former U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district (2007–2013)^[102]

• Tracey DeBruhl (Libertarian)^[88]
• Tamara Zwinak (Green)^[99]

Endorsements:

2020 North Carolina's 12th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Alma Adams Party Democratic Popular vote 341,457 Percentage 100.0%

Precinct results Adams:      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Alma Adams Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Alma Adams Democratic

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]

• Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. representative^[106]

• Keith Cradle, youth program director^[21]

• Bill Brewster, businessman^[107]

2020 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Ted Budd Scott Huffman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 267,181 124,684 Percentage 68.2% 31.8%

Precinct results Budd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Huffman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Ted Budd Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ted Budd Republican

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]

• Ted Budd, incumbent U.S. representative^[21]

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district^[52]

• Scott Huffman, businessman and candidate for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2018^[108]

• 2020 North Carolina elections

Partisan clients

• "League of Women Voters of North Carolina". July 29, 2019. (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "North Carolina 2019 & 2020 Elections", OpenSecrets
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "North Carolina", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "North Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• North Carolina at Ballotpedia

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 Archived September 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Deborah K. Ross (D) for Congress
• Alan Swain (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Daryl Farrow (D) for Congress Archived August 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Greg Murphy (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• David Price (D) for Congress Archived September 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Robert Thomas (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• David Brown (D) for Congress Archived April 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• 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 Archived January 10, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Richard Hudson (R) for Congress
• Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D) for Congress Archived January 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

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