North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2018

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North Carolina's 10th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: February 28, 2018
	Primary: May 8, 2018; Primary runoff: July 17, 2018 (if needed); General: November 6, 2018; Pre-election incumbent:; Patrick McHenry (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Voting in North Carolina
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+19; Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
See also
	North Carolina's 10th Congressional District; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th; North Carolina elections, 2018; U.S. Congress elections, 2018; U.S. Senate elections, 2018; U.S. House elections, 2018; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 10th Congressional District of North Carolina, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Patrick McHenry (R), who was first elected in 2004.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10

Incumbent Patrick T. McHenry defeated David Wilson Brown in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patrick T. McHenry (R)	59.3	164,969
	David Wilson Brown (D)	40.7	113,259

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,228 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10

David Wilson Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		David Wilson Brown

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kenneth Queen (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 10 on May 8, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patrick T. McHenry	70.7	34,173
	Gina Collias	13.8	6,664
	Jeff Gregory	7.7	3,724
	Ira Roberts	3.5	1,701
	Seth Blankenship	3.0	1,443
	Albert Wiley Jr.	1.3	616

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 48,321
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District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 10th Congressional District the 44th most Republican nationally.^[1]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.^[2]

Campaign contributions

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name

Party

Receipts*

Disbursements**

Cash on hand

Date

Patrick T. McHenry

Republican Party

$3,768,165

$3,897,873

$1,266,099

As of December 31, 2018

David Wilson Brown

Democratic Party

$130,010

$129,496

$-418

As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

District history

2016

See also: North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Patrick McHenry (R) defeated Albert Wiley, Jr., Jeff Gregory, and Jeffrey Baker in the Republican primary. McHenry defeated Andy Millard, the only Democratic candidate to file, in the general election. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.^[3]

**U.S. House, North Carolina District 10 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick McHenry Incumbent	63.1%	220,825
	Democratic	Andy Millard	36.9%	128,919
Total Votes				349,744
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

**U.S. House, North Carolina District 10 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick McHenry Incumbent	78.4%	14,817
Jeff Gregory	12.1%	2,277
Jeffrey Baker	4.8%	905
Albert Wiley, Jr.	4.7%	896
Total Votes		18,895
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina's 10th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 10th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Patrick McHenry (R) defeated Tate MacQueen, IV (D) in the general election.

**U.S. House, North Carolina District 10 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick T. McHenry Incumbent	61%	133,504
	Democratic	Tate MacQueen, IV	39%	85,292
Total Votes				218,796
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina	9.39%	1.97%	2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina	9.07%	4.11%	5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina	2.49%	4.54%	6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina	0.43%	4.65%	4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina	9.74%	2.95%	1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina	4.27%	17.41%	13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.^[4]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[5]^[6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	39.07%	59.75%	R+20.7	32.23%	64.86%	R+32.6	R
2	45.36%	53.77%	R+8.4	41.98%	55.70%	R+13.7	R
3	39.50%	59.71%	R+20.2	37.03%	60.71%	R+23.7	R
4	34.52%	64.80%	R+30.3	32.81%	65.32%	R+32.5	R
5	66.40%	33.04%	D+33.4	60.73%	37.68%	D+23.1	D
6	41.31%	57.70%	R+16.4	37.74%	59.79%	R+22	R
7	61.12%	38.34%	D+22.8	59.67%	38.69%	D+21	D
8	44.59%	54.67%	R+10.1	44.25%	53.51%	R+9.3	R
9	43.79%	55.31%	R+11.5	44.05%	52.81%	R+8.8	R
10	32.61%	66.71%	R+34.1	31.37%	66.58%	R+35.2	R
11	62.10%	35.81%	D+26.3	65.41%	29.85%	D+35.6	D
12	57.29%	42.15%	D+15.1	53.64%	44.58%	D+9.1	D
13	31.14%	67.96%	R+36.8	28.23%	69.48%	R+41.2	R
14	39.87%	59.05%	R+19.2	35.26%	61.20%	R+25.9	R
15	34.90%	63.92%	R+29	28.94%	67.59%	R+38.7	R
16	36.25%	62.86%	R+26.6	31.07%	66.35%	R+35.3	R
17	36.26%	62.94%	R+26.7	32.62%	65.00%	R+32.4	R
18	62.39%	36.46%	D+25.9	56.14%	40.55%	D+15.6	D
19	40.85%	57.94%	R+17.1	41.19%	55.45%	R+14.3	R
20	39.49%	59.33%	R+19.8	40.58%	55.60%	R+15	R
21	65.25%	34.32%	D+30.9	62.68%	35.99%	D+26.7	D
22	43.73%	55.60%	R+11.9	39.83%	58.67%	R+18.8	D
23	62.89%	36.74%	D+26.2	60.17%	38.60%	D+21.6	D
24	74.47%	25.04%	D+49.4	72.60%	25.66%	D+46.9	D
25	38.23%	60.96%	R+22.7	35.91%	61.84%	R+25.9	R
26	38.98%	59.91%	R+20.9	37.76%	59.07%	R+21.3	R
27	66.33%	33.28%	D+33	62.75%	36.15%	D+26.6	D
28	32.52%	66.58%	R+34.1	28.54%	69.16%	R+40.6	R
29	85.11%	14.02%	D+71.1	88.12%	9.63%	D+78.5	D
30	70.85%	28.07%	D+42.8	77.30%	19.61%	D+57.7	D
31	82.65%	16.65%	D+66	83.75%	14.17%	D+69.6	D
32	65.02%	34.58%	D+30.4	61.76%	36.76%	D+25	D
33	81.34%	17.53%	D+63.8	81.09%	15.94%	D+65.2	D
34	62.78%	35.76%	D+27	67.28%	28.80%	D+38.5	D
35	44.44%	54.51%	R+10.1	47.51%	49.16%	R+1.7	R
36	44.86%	53.90%	R+9	50.19%	45.86%	D+4.3	R
37	42.89%	55.76%	R+12.9	44.58%	51.08%	R+6.5	R
38	78.90%	20.26%	D+58.6	78.47%	19.01%	D+59.5	D
39	57.12%	41.74%	D+15.4	57.85%	38.85%	D+19	D
40	46.18%	52.52%	R+6.3	52.39%	43.60%	D+8.8	D
41	50.04%	48.63%	D+1.4	57.26%	38.74%	D+18.5	D
42	73.16%	26.19%	D+47	71.85%	25.66%	D+46.2	D
43	67.66%	31.73%	D+35.9	64.79%	32.77%	D+32	D
44	51.66%	47.45%	D+4.2	50.97%	45.97%	D+5	D
45	43.67%	55.55%	R+11.9	39.47%	57.82%	R+18.3	R
46	42.45%	56.86%	R+14.4	35.55%	63.04%	R+27.5	R
47	58.64%	40.32%	D+18.3	45.40%	52.38%	R+7	D
48	67.88%	31.42%	D+36.5	60.08%	38.08%	D+22	D
49	46.75%	52.19%	R+5.4	54.02%	42.19%	D+11.8	D
50	57.85%	40.99%	D+16.9	58.33%	38.67%	D+19.7	D
51	40.42%	58.52%	R+18.1	36.86%	60.20%	R+23.3	R
52	36.18%	63.11%	R+26.9	34.94%	62.15%	R+27.2	R
53	40.43%	58.68%	R+18.2	37.83%	59.61%	R+21.8	R
54	52.55%	46.52%	D+6	53.78%	43.36%	D+10.4	D
55	39.63%	59.55%	R+19.9	33.67%	64.12%	R+30.5	R
56	76.58%	21.93%	D+54.7	81.22%	15.78%	D+65.4	D
57	73.72%	25.56%	D+48.2	73.89%	23.97%	D+49.9	D
58	77.83%	21.42%	D+56.4	78.39%	19.21%	D+59.2	D
59	40.94%	58.07%	R+17.1	43.10%	54.02%	R+10.9	R
60	78.79%	20.56%	D+58.2	77.66%	20.26%	D+57.4	D
61	41.22%	57.90%	R+16.7	43.79%	53.30%	R+9.5	R
62	43.41%	55.66%	R+12.2	46.55%	50.23%	R+3.7	R
63	43.77%	55.31%	R+11.5	43.91%	53.48%	R+9.6	R
64	41.50%	57.66%	R+16.2	40.64%	56.88%	R+16.2	R
65	39.24%	59.93%	R+20.7	34.18%	63.90%	R+29.7	R
66	50.14%	49.07%	D+1.1	44.86%	52.75%	R+7.9	D
67	31.16%	67.81%	R+36.6	25.66%	72.18%	R+46.5	R
68	36.03%	63.07%	R+27	36.68%	59.73%	R+23.1	R
69	36.47%	62.53%	R+26.1	34.32%	62.55%	R+28.2	R
70	25.89%	73.02%	R+47.1	22.47%	75.21%	R+52.7	R
71	73.71%	25.48%	D+48.2	72.37%	24.90%	D+47.5	D
72	70.87%	28.46%	D+42.4	72.50%	24.96%	D+47.5	D
73	25.05%	73.49%	R+48.4	19.25%	78.41%	R+59.2	R
74	39.29%	59.69%	R+20.4	40.06%	56.70%	R+16.6	R
75	42.46%	56.51%	R+14.1	44.27%	52.43%	R+8.2	R
76	32.63%	66.25%	R+33.6	26.49%	71.30%	R+44.8	R
77	37.74%	61.25%	R+23.5	32.03%	65.52%	R+33.5	R
78	24.09%	74.93%	R+50.8	19.67%	78.28%	R+58.6	R
79	33.69%	65.34%	R+31.7	33.43%	63.34%	R+29.9	R
80	26.50%	72.43%	R+45.9	22.95%	74.61%	R+51.7	R
81	31.87%	67.00%	R+35.1	25.84%	71.60%	R+45.8	R
82	41.86%	57.06%	R+15.2	43.08%	53.51%	R+10.4	R
83	40.29%	58.67%	R+18.4	38.03%	59.11%	R+21.1	R
84	34.47%	64.56%	R+30.1	29.74%	68.05%	R+38.3	R
85	29.12%	69.71%	R+40.6	22.21%	75.83%	R+53.6	R
86	38.15%	60.64%	R+22.5	30.31%	67.09%	R+36.8	R
87	31.49%	67.12%	R+35.6	23.47%	74.16%	R+50.7	R
88	45.63%	53.22%	R+7.6	54.80%	40.57%	D+14.2	D
89	32.82%	66.05%	R+33.2	26.16%	71.32%	R+45.2	R
90	30.65%	68.17%	R+37.5	23.14%	74.57%	R+51.4	R
91	35.21%	63.69%	R+28.5	28.79%	68.75%	R+40	R
92	52.61%	46.42%	D+6.2	55.42%	40.77%	D+14.7	D
93	42.77%	55.22%	R+12.5	41.58%	54.48%	R+12.9	R
94	29.16%	69.58%	R+40.4	22.48%	75.35%	R+52.9	R
95	34.05%	64.95%	R+30.9	30.76%	66.16%	R+35.4	R
96	36.56%	62.36%	R+25.8	33.21%	63.78%	R+30.6	R
97	30.07%	68.92%	R+38.9	24.95%	72.61%	R+47.7	R
98	43.13%	55.96%	R+12.8	47.37%	48.84%	R+1.5	R
99	82.32%	17.15%	D+65.2	80.97%	16.82%	D+64.1	D
100	73.70%	25.10%	D+48.6	73.96%	22.47%	D+51.5	D
101	74.92%	24.37%	D+50.6	75.11%	22.40%	D+52.7	D
102	83.35%	15.90%	D+67.4	80.04%	16.78%	D+63.3	D
103	44.46%	54.49%	R+10	47.72%	49.05%	R+1.3	R
104	43.47%	55.67%	R+12.2	52.29%	43.74%	D+8.5	R
105	42.40%	56.77%	R+14.4	49.86%	46.71%	D+3.1	R
106	85.84%	13.48%	D+72.4	84.91%	13.08%	D+71.8	D
107	80.29%	18.93%	D+61.4	78.80%	18.56%	D+60.2	D
108	38.42%	60.50%	R+22.1	34.04%	63.24%	R+29.2	R
109	40.80%	58.27%	R+17.5	37.73%	59.48%	R+21.7	R
110	35.30%	63.74%	R+28.4	30.10%	67.87%	R+37.8	R
111	35.81%	63.24%	R+27.4	29.81%	68.35%	R+38.5	R
112	32.80%	66.12%	R+33.3	24.47%	73.43%	R+49	R
113	37.58%	61.29%	R+23.7	34.83%	62.59%	R+27.8	R
114	73.38%	25.18%	D+48.2	73.93%	23.07%	D+50.9	D
115	48.12%	50.52%	R+2.4	47.29%	49.54%	R+2.2	D
116	43.61%	55.12%	R+11.5	44.41%	52.24%	R+7.8	D
117	36.77%	62.07%	R+25.3	35.57%	61.42%	R+25.8	R
118	41.50%	57.02%	R+15.5	32.52%	64.60%	R+32.1	R
119	47.93%	50.40%	R+2.5	40.80%	55.45%	R+14.7	R
120	30.12%	68.56%	R+38.4	23.73%	73.79%	R+50.1	R
Total	48.48%	50.53%	R+2	46.76%	50.46%	R+3.7	-
Source: Daily Kos

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in North Carolina heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in North Carolina.
Republicans held 10 of 13 U.S. House seats in North Carolina.

State executives

As of May 2018, Democrats held five of 18 state executive positions, Republicans held five, and the remaining eight positions were officially nonpartisan.
The governor of North Carolina was Democrat Roy Cooper.

State legislature

Republicans controlled both chambers of the General Assembly of North Carolina. They had a 75-45 majority in the state House and a 35-15 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

North Carolina was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Roy Cooper (D) served as governor, while Republicans controlled the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: North Carolina elections, 2018

North Carolina held elections for the following offices in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for North Carolina
	North Carolina	U.S.
Total population:	10,035,186	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	48,618	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69.5%	73.6%
Black/African American:	21.5%	12.6%
Asian:	2.5%	5.1%
Native American:	1.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	8.8%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	28.4%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,868	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	20.5%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in North Carolina. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2017, North Carolina had a population of approximately 10,273,419 people, with its three largest cities being Charlotte (pop. 842,051 million), Raleigh (pop. 458,880), and Greensboro (pop. 287,027).^[7]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in North Carolina from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in North Carolina every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), North Carolina 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	49.83%	Hillary Clinton	46.17%	3.66%
2012	Mitt Romney	50.39%	Barack Obama	48.35%	2.04%
2008	Barack Obama	49.70%	John McCain	49.38%	0.32%
2004	George W. Bush	56.02%	John Kerry	43.58%	12.44%
2000	George W. Bush	56.03%	Al Gore	43.2%	12.83%

U.S. Senate elections, 2002-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in North Carolina from 2002 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), North Carolina 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Richard Burr	51.06%	Deborah K. Ross	45.37%	5.69%
2014	Thom Tillis	48.82%	Kay Hagan	47.26%	1.56%
2010	Richard Burr	54.81%	Elaine Marshall	43.05%	11.76%
2008	Kay Hagan	52.65%	Elizabeth Dole	44.18%	8.47%
2004	Richard Burr	51.60%	Erskine Bowles	47.02%	4.58%
2002	Elizabeth Dole	53.56%	Erskine Bowles	44.96%	0.92%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the five gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in North Carolina.

Election results (Governor), North Carolina 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Roy Cooper	49.02%	Pat McCrory	48.80%	0.22%
2012	Pat McCrory	54.6%	Walter Dalton	43.2%	11.4%
2008	Bev Perdue	50.27%	Pat McCrory	46.88%	5.34%
2004	Mike Easley	55.62%	Patrick J. Ballantine	42.88%	12.74%
2000	Mike Easley	52.02%	Richard Vinroot	46.26%	5.76%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent North Carolina in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, North Carolina 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	10	76.9%	3	23.08%	R+7
2014	10	76.9%	3	23.08%	R+7
2012	9	69.2%	4	30.8%	R+6
2010	6	46.2%	7	53.8%	D+1
2008	5	38.5%	8	61.5%	D+3
2006	6	46.2%	7	53.8%	D+1
2004	7	53.8%	6	46.2%	R+1
2002	7	53.8%	6	46.2%	R+1
2000	7	58.3%	5	41.6%	R+2

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2024
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Kathy Manning (D)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Dan Bishop (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Patrick McHenry (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Wiley Nickel (D)

District 14

Jeff Jackson (D)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)

[1] Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017

[2] FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018

[list-3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016

[4] 270towin.com, "North Carolina," accessed June 1, 2017

[5] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[6] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

[7] United States Census Bureau, "American FactFinder," accessed April 3, 2018

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North Carolina's 10th Congressional District election, 2018

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 10

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