Who won North Carolina's congressional races

The big picture: Democrats — who will take control of Congress in January — appear to have defended all four of their seats in North Carolina's congressional delegation and flipped several more.

• Recounts are possible, but here's where things stand with all precincts reporting.

1st District: Held by Democrats.

• Davis beat Buckhout by over 10,000 votes in the district representing most of rural and northeastern North Carolina, according to unofficial State Board of Elections results and, with 99 percent of votes in, Associated Press data.
• It was a rematch for the two candidates and the most expensive congressional race in history.

2nd District: Held by Democrats.

• Incumbent Democratic Rep. Deborah Ross sailed to victory. Her district covers a large chunk of Raleigh and Wake County and is heavily Democratic. It will be her fourth term.

3rd District: Likely held by Republicans, with 99 percent of the votes in according to AP.

• Incumbent Republican Rep. Greg Murphy led Democratic challenger Raymond Smith Jr. by 233 votes with all precincts in — 0.09%, unofficial tallies show.
• The eastern North Carolina district lost some of its redder areas to the 1st District in last year's redistricting, which risked backfiring on Republicans.

4th District: Held by Democrats.

• Incumbent Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee won heavily blue Durham and Orange counties, AP has called. This will be her third term.

5th District: Uncalled.

• Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx's race against Democrat Chuck Hubbard has not yet been called by AP, with 99 percent of the votes in.
• With all precincts reporting, Hubbard has a 99-vote lead over Foxx, North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial results show.
• Foxx is seeking a 12th term representing a district that stretches from the Blue Ridge to Greensboro.

6th District: Very likely flipped by Democrats with 99 percent of the votes reported, but AP has not yet called the race.

• Republican Rep. Addison McDowell trails Democratic candidate Cyril Jefferson by more than 6,200 votes in the north-central Piedmont district, with 95 percent of the votes reported.

7th District: Very likely held by Republicans with 99 percent of the votes in, but AP has not yet called the race.

• Wilmington's Republican incumbent David Rouzer is vying for a seventh term and leads the Democratic candidate by more than 2,400 votes, with 95 percent of votes reported.

8th District: Very likely held by Republicans, but AP has not yet called the race.

• The suburban voters between Charlotte and Fayetteville have Republican Rep. Mark Harris up by over 5,100 votes, with 95 percent of the votes tallied. He is seeking a second term.

9th District: Very likely flipped by Democrats, but AP has not yet called the race.

• Southern Pines Republican Rep. Richard Hudson served over seven terms, but now trails Democratic candidate Richard Ojeda by over 6,000 votes with 95 percent of the votes tallied.
• "I spent 24 years in the Army, and I've been in some hard fights. This is the one I'll remember for the rest of my life," Ojeda said in an election-night statement. "The people of NC-09 looked at the guy running the entire Republican money machine, and they fired him."

10th District: Very likely held by Republicans, but AP has not yet called the race.

• Republican incumbent Rep. Pat Harrigan leads his Democratic challenger by over 3,000 votes in the Piedmont with 95 percent of the votes tallied, according to unofficial results.

11th District: Flipped by Democrats.

• Democrat Jamie Ager defeated Republican state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom by about 54,000 votes, AP has called, delivering Democrats another district drawn to be safe for Republicans.
• Republican incumbent Chuck Edwards dropped out of the race after sexual harassment allegations, giving Balkcom just three months to campaign in a mountain district heavily affected by Hurricane Helene.
• Ager won 57% of the vote to Balkcom's 41%.

12th District: Held by Democrats.

• Charlotte Democratic incumbent Rep. Alma Adams easily won, AP has called. She has been in office since 2014.

13th District: Very likely flipped by Democrats, but AP has not yet called the race.

• Republican Rep. Brad Knott trails Democrat Paul Barringer by more than 7,600 votes, unofficial results show.
• The district — redrawn ahead of the 2024 election to give Republicans an advantage — includes parts of Wake County and towns like Wake Forest, Clayton and Sanford.

14th District: Very likely flipped by Democrats, but AP has not yet called the race.

• Republican Rep. Tim Moore trails Democratic challenger Lakesha Womack by about 6,400 votes, according to unofficial results.
• Moore was a longtime leader in Republican state politics, but has only served one term in Congress.

Editor's note: This story is developing and will be updated.