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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6, 2018, electing the thirteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Primary elections in twelve of the thirteen districts were held on May 8, 2018.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:

District 1

Incumbent Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+17.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Roger Allison, businessman

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican George Holding, who had represented the district since 2017, and had previously represented the 13th district between 2013 and 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Allen Chesser II, law enforcement officer

Primary results

Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included North Carolina's 2nd congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Wendy May, military veteran and former firefighter, minister and journalist
  • Ken Romley, entrepreneur
Withdrawn

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jeff Matemu

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

Incumbent Republican Walter B. Jones Jr., who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Scott Dacey, vice-chairman of the Craven County Board of Commissioners
  • Phil Law, former U.S. Marine

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

Incumbent Democrat David Price, who had represented the district since 1997, and previously between 1987 and 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+17.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Michelle Laws, professor
  • Richard Lee Watkins III, academic

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steve Von Loor, business owner
Withdrawn
  • Lee Brian, videographer

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Barbara Howe, homemaker
Eliminated in primary
  • Scerry Whitlock

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Dillon Gentry, salesman
  • Cortland J. Meader, doctor
  • Matthew Vera, high school coach

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Jenny Marshall, teacher

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Mark Walker, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ryan Watts, businessman
Eliminated in primary
  • Gerald Wong, trucker

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 7

Incumbent Republican David Rouzer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kyle Horton, physician
Eliminated in primary
  • Grayson Parker, consultant

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican Richard Hudson, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included North Carolina's 8th congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.

Candidates

Nominee
  • Frank McNeill, former mayor of Aberdeen
Eliminated in primary
  • Scott Huffman, small business owner
  • Marc Tiegel, businessman

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 9

Incumbent Robert Pittenger, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

The results of the election were voided, and the seat remained vacant until a special election was held in 2019.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Primary results

The incumbent, Pittenger, lost his party's nomination to Mark Harris.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan McCready, entrepreneur and U.S. Marine Iraq war veteran

Eliminated in primary

  • Christian Cano, hotel manager & hospitality consultant and nominee for this district in 2016

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jeff Scott

General election

Endorsements

Debates

Polling

Predictions

Results

On November 27, 2018, the State Board of Elections declined to certify the election result in this congressional district, while certifying all the others, pending investigation of unspecified "potential wrongdoing". An investigation was opened focusing on McCrae Dowless, a political operative who was hired by the Harris campaign for get-out-the-vote work, and allegations of irregularities involving the collection of absentee ballots. On December 28, 2018, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stated House Democrats' official position of declining to seat Harris on January 3. A new election was called.

District 10

Incumbent Republican Patrick McHenry, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Seth Blankenship
  • Gina Collias, attorney
  • Jeff Gregory, postmaster and candidate for this seat in 2016
  • Ira Roberts, former intelligence officer for the Army National Guard
  • Albert Wiley, Jr., physician & professor and candidate for this seat in 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Wilson Brown, IT consultant

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 11

Incumbent Mark Meadows, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Chuck Archerd

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Phillip Price, business owner
Eliminated in primary
  • Scott Donaldson, urologist
  • Steve Woodsmall, former U.S. Air Force officer

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Clifton Ingram

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+18.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Gabe Ortiz
  • Patrick Register, food service worker
  • Keith Young, Asheville city councilman

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Paul Bonham, teacher and solar consultant
  • Carl Persson

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 13

Incumbent Republican Ted Budd, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ted Budd, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Adam Coker, trucker

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tom Bailey

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates

Official campaign websites for sixth district candidates

Official campaign websites for seventh district candidates

Official campaign websites for eighth district candidates

Official campaign websites for ninth district candidates

Official campaign websites for tenth district candidates

Official campaign websites for eleventh district candidates

Official campaign websites for twelfth district candidates

Official campaign websites for thirteenth district candidates