North Carolina 2nd District

Deborah Ross wins. Called.

98% counted

Candidate	Votes	Share
Deborah Ross D won	245,402	75.2%
Eugene Douglass R	76,763	23.5%
Matthew Laszacs L	4,267	1.3%
Total	326,432

177 of 177 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.

By county

Place	Votes	Margin	2024 president	Shift	Counted
Wake	326,432	D +52.3	D +34.3	D +18.1	98%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

Time	Update	Total votes	Margin
Nov 3, 10:23 PM	+10,072 votes	326,432	D +52.3
Nov 3, 9:54 PM	+14,748 votes	316,360	D +52.2
Nov 3, 9:14 PM	+12,471 votes	301,612	D +52.8
Nov 3, 8:42 PM	+11,576 votes	289,141	D +53.9
Nov 3, 8:14 PM	+18,775 votes	277,565	D +53.3
Nov 3, 7:51 PM	+20,882 votes	258,790	D +54.9
Nov 3, 7:32 PM	+19,165 votes	237,908	D +57.4
Nov 3, 7:21 PM	+11,873 votes	218,743	D +61.2
Nov 3, 6:21 PM	+206,870 votes	206,870	D +61.8

Forecast

Called.

Lead now: Ross +52.4
Votes left: About 0
Projected finish: Ross +52.4
80% range: Ross +52.0 to Ross +52.7

Prediction markets

Market	Democrat wins	Traded
Kalshi	>99%	11K contracts
Polymarket	>99%	$38K

Chance a Democrat wins since Nov 3, 5:55 PM. Polymarket 99% · Kalshi >99%

Against past results

This year so far	D +52.3
2024 President, statewide	R +3.3
Shift from 2024 president same places	D +18.1
Published pre-election estimate	D +41.0

This state's House map changed for 2026, so old district results are not compared. The party that held the seat comes from the previous map.

By type of ballot

Type	Votes	Margin
Mail	11,576	D +66.1
Early	206,870	D +61.8
Election day	107,986	D +32.5

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