2026 results · North Carolina · North Carolina 5th District
Chuck Hubbard, the Democrat, leads in the race for North Carolina's 5th District
Hubbard leads by 99 votes of 285,498 counted. Donald Trump carried the district by 17.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck HubbardDemocrat | 139,034 | 48.7% | |
| Virginia FoxxRepublican, incumbent | 138,935 | 48.7% | |
| Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian | 7,529 | 2.6% |
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Nearly all of the expected vote counted285,498 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: North Carolina State Board of Elections
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About the seat
North Carolina's 5th District takes in all or part of 10 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+17.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.5 points toward the Democrats, ranks 6 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+17.5
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+18.9
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 6 of 14
- Guilford County37%
- Rockingham County12%
- Caldwell County10%
- Surry County8%
- Watauga County8%
- Wilkes County8%
- Stokes County6%
- Alexander County5%
- 2 more6%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 10 counties compared moved 17.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 70% as many votes as in 2024, from 75% in Guilford County to 63% in Caldwell County.
Watauga County moved most: D+5.9 for president in 2024, D+27.6 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Caldwell County added 13,009 net votes for Hubbard against the 2024 margin, 18% of the district's change
Across the 10 counties compared, the margin moved by 70,321 votes toward Hubbard: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Caldwell County+13,009 Hubbard
- Wilkes County+11,483 Hubbard
- Surry County+11,005 Hubbard
- Rockingham County+10,235 Hubbard
- Stokes County+7,803 Hubbard
- Alexander County+4,948 Hubbard
- Watauga County+4,576 Hubbard
- Ashe County+4,135 Hubbard
How the vote came in
Hubbard did best among mail ballots (D+36.7) and Foxx among Election Day votes(R+19.4).
- Early Voting180,970 votes, 63% of the countD+9.5
- Election Day99,045 votes, 35% of the countR+19.4
- Absentee by Mail5,483 votes, 2% of the countD+36.7
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
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The seats that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–4, now D 10–4, counting the leaders in 4 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.