RALEIGH – The Associated Press called four additional North Carolina U.S. House races for Democratic candidates Thursday, projecting flips in the 6th, 9th, 13th and 14th districts and securing Democrats a projected majority in the state’s incoming delegation.
The calls projected Cyril Jefferson over Republican Rep. Addison McDowell in the 6th District; Richard Ojeda over Republican Rep. Richard Hudson in the 9th; Paul Barringer over Republican Rep. Brad Knott in the 13th; and LaKesha Womack over Republican Rep. Tim Moore in the 14th.
Those four calls followed earlier projected Democratic wins in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 11th and 12th districts. Together, they put Democrats at nine projected seats in North Carolina’s 14-member U.S. House delegation. The outgoing delegation has 10 Republicans and four Democrats.
At the time of review Friday morning, the AP had not called North Carolina’s 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th or 10th district races. Official state totals in those and every other contest remained unofficial.
The change is material even before all 14 races are called: nine projected Democratic winners would give the party a majority of North Carolina’s House seats when the new Congress convenes, if the calls hold through certification.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections says eligible provisional ballots and cured absentee ballots will be added during the canvass period. Military and overseas ballots mailed by Election Day can arrive through Nov. 12.
County boards are scheduled to canvass results at 11 a.m. Nov. 13. The State Board plans to certify contests under its jurisdiction at the state canvass on Nov. 24. Those steps distinguish the AP’s race calls and current unofficial vote totals from certified results.
Close non-statewide contests may be eligible for candidate-requested recounts after county canvasses. No recount request is required to explain Thursday’s four new calls, and no certification has occurred.
Sources
- North Carolina State Board of Elections: 2026 election results and official-results status
- Axios Raleigh: current North Carolina congressional race calls and uncalled contests
- The Washington Post: four additional North Carolina House losses called Nov. 5
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Editor’s Note: This article was drafted with the assistance of artificial intelligence and was reviewed and fact-checked by a member of the NC Political News editorial team before publication.