2026 results · North Carolina · North Carolina 9th District
Richard N. Ojeda II, the Democrat, flips North Carolina's 9th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 15.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.8-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard N. Ojeda IIDemocrat | 138,707 | 51.1% | |
| Richard HudsonRepublican, incumbent | 132,692 | 48.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:47 PM EST · 93% counted.
About 93% of the expected vote counted271,399 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 9th District takes in all or part of 7 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+15.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.8 points toward the Democrats, ranks 5 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+15.6
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+18.6
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 5 of 14
- Alamance County25%
- Guilford County18%
- Randolph County18%
- Moore County16%
- Cumberland County12%
- Hoke County6%
- Chatham County6%
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 7 counties compared moved 18.3 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 71% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Guilford County to 62% in Randolph County.
Cumberland County moved most: D+29.7 for president in 2024, D+55.9 this year
The 7 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
Randolph County added 24,669 net votes for Ojeda against the 2024 margin, 37% of the district's change
Across the 7 counties compared, the margin moved by 67,358 votes toward Ojeda: 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.
- Randolph County+24,669 Ojeda
- Alamance County+13,125 Ojeda
- Moore County+10,191 Ojeda
- Guilford County+10,084 Ojeda
- Chatham County+3,488 Ojeda
- Hoke County+3,319 Ojeda
- Cumberland County+2,482 Ojeda
2 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Ojeda this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Alamance CountyR+7.7D+9.5
- Guilford CountyR+12.1D+6.7
How the vote came in
Ojeda did best among mail ballots (D+37.4) and Hudson among Election Day votes(R+18.4).
- Early Voting172,421 votes, 64% of the countD+11.9
- Election Day92,480 votes, 34% of the countR+18.4
- Absentee by Mail6,498 votes, 2% of the countD+37.4
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
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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.