Who won North Carolina's congressional races
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U.S. Rep. Don Davis in 2024. Photo: Cornell Watson for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Rep. Don Davis will have a third term in Congress, AP has called, despite GOP redistricting efforts and heavy ad spending in the district representing most of rural and northeastern North Carolina.
Why it matters: Republicans redrew Davis' district last year in hopes of flipping his seat, putting North Carolina at the center of some of the nation's most-watched 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, according to unofficial State Board of Elections results and 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: Uncalled, 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: Flipped by Democrats.
- Republican Rep. Addison McDowell lost to Democratic candidate Cyril Jefferson by more than 6,200 votes in the north-central Piedmont district.
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.
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 99 percent of the votes tallied. He is seeking a second term.
9th District: Flipped by Democrats.
- After seven terms, Southern Pines Republican Rep. Richard Hudson lost to Democratic candidate Richard Ojeda. The margin was over 6,000 votes with 99 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 99 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: Flipped by Democrats.
- AP called the race for Democrat Paul Barringer, who beat Republican Rep. Brad Knott by more than 7,600 votes, unofficial results show.
- The district — redrawn during the 2024 election cycle to give Republicans an advantage — includes parts of Wake County and towns like Wake Forest, Clayton and Sanford.
14th District: Flipped by Democrats.
- Republican Rep. Tim Moore lost to Democratic challenger Lakesha Womack by about 6,400 votes, according to unofficial results.
- Moore was a longtime leader in Republican state politics, but a freshman in Congress.
Editor's note: This story is developing and will be updated.