2026 results · North Carolina · North Carolina 6th District
Cyril Jefferson, the Democrat, flips North Carolina's 6th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 16.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 19.2-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril JeffersonDemocrat | 140,001 | 51.1% | |
| Addison McDowellRepublican, incumbent | 133,737 | 48.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 10:53 PM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted273,738 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 6th District takes in all or part of 6 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+16.9 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 19.2 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+16.9
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 14
- Guilford County23%
- Davidson County22%
- Rowan County18%
- Forsyth County17%
- Cabarrus County13%
- Davie County7%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026 or had no contest in 2024, so no 2024 House race compares like for like.
What the count shows
Added together, the 6 counties compared moved 19.2 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 73% in Forsyth County to 66% in Davidson County.
Cabarrus County moved most: R+6.1 for president in 2024, D+24.6 this year
The 6 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
Davidson County added 24,994 net votes for Jefferson against the 2024 margin, 34% of the district's change
Across the 6 counties compared, the margin moved by 73,207 votes toward Jefferson: 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.
- Davidson County+24,994 Jefferson
- Rowan County+14,673 Jefferson
- Cabarrus County+12,061 Jefferson
- Forsyth County+10,318 Jefferson
- Davie County+6,009 Jefferson
- Guilford County+5,152 Jefferson
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Jefferson this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Forsyth CountyR+10.7D+8.1
- Cabarrus CountyR+6.1D+24.6
How the vote came in
Jefferson did best among mail ballots (D+36.4) and McDowell among Election Day votes(R+14.5).
- Early Voting168,009 votes, 61% of the countD+10.9
- Election Day99,391 votes, 36% of the countR+14.5
- Absentee by Mail6,338 votes, 2% of the countD+36.4
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.