North Carolina's Republicans secured a plus-6 boost in the U.S. House of Representatives, despite an even split among 14 seats. Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis won a second term, defeating Republican Laurie Buckhout in the northeastern part of the state. With 281 out of 281 precincts reporting in the district, Davis prevailed by 4,065 votes – 49.25%-48.06% – of more than 343,000 votes cast.
Incumbent Democratic Reps. Deborah Ross, Valerie Foushee, and Alma Adams also secured reelection. Republicans returning to Washington include Reps. Dr. Greg Murphy, Virginia Foxx, David Rouzer, Richard Hudson, and Chuck Edwards. Newcomers include Addison McDowell, Rev. Mark Harris, Pat Harrigan, Brad Knott, and record-setting state House Speaker Tim Moore.
The election results show that Republicans have a strong lead in 10 districts, with Davis winning 49.5%-47.9% in District 1, Ross leading Republican Alan Swain (31.7%) and Green Party's Michael Dublin (2.1%). In District 3, Murphy (77.5%) defeated Libertarian Gheorghe Cormos 22.5%. In District 4, Foushee defeated Republican Eric Blankenburg 71.8%-26.2%, while in District 5, Foxx defeated Chuck Hubbard 59.5%-40.5%. In District 6, McDowell defeated Constitution Party's Kevin Hayes 69.2%-30.8%. In District 7, Rouzer defeated Marlando Pridgen 58.7%-41.3%. In District 8, Harris defeated Justin Dues 59.7%-40.3%, but chose not to run in the redo of 2019.
In District 9, Hudson defeated Nigel Bristow 56.4%-37.7%, while Harrigan led Democrat Ralph Scott Jr. 57.7%-38%. In District 11, Edwards defeated Caleb Rudow 56.8%-43.2%. In District 12, Adams won over Republican Addul Ali 74%-26%. In District 13, Knott turned back Democrat Frank Pierce 58.7%-41.3%.
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