North Carolina · U.S. House
North Carolina 5th District
Hubbard leads by 99 votes. Not called.
Our forecast: Virginia Foxx, 99% chance of winning. Projected finish Foxx +4.0. This isn't a race call.
In 2026, ballots counted after a place's first report ran about 27 points more Republican than that report, in the same places. An early Democratic lead here can shrink.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Hubbard D | 139,034 | 48.7% |
| Virginia Foxx R | 138,935 | 48.7% |
| Robert Luffman L | 7,529 | 2.6% |
| Total | 285,498 |
270 of 270 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 | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford | 105,400 | D +46.0 | D +10.8 |
| Rockingham | 34,059 | R +22.8 | D +13.4 |
| Caldwell | 27,194 | R +35.3 | D +17.7 |
| Surry | 24,113 | R +36.1 | D +17.6 |
| Watauga | 23,721 | D +28.4 | D +22.3 |
| Wilkes | 23,595 | R +44.4 | D +15.6 |
| Stokes | 17,482 | R +45.7 | D +14.3 |
| Alexander | 13,451 | R +47.7 | D +12.6 |
| Ashe | 11,779 | R +26.8 | D +18.0 |
| Alleghany | 4,704 | R +38.5 | D +13.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +745 votes | 285,498 | Even | |
| +363 votes | 284,753 | R +0.1 | |
| +7,162 votes | 284,390 | R +0.2 | |
| +3,574 votes | 277,228 | R +0.6 | |
| +2,280 votes | 273,654 | R +1.3 | |
| +1,761 votes | 271,374 | R +1.8 | |
| +4,462 votes | 269,613 | R +2.0 | |
| +1,430 votes | 265,151 | R +2.4 | |
| +1,930 votes | 263,721 | R +2.3 | |
| +1,827 votes | 261,791 | R +2.6 | |
| +12,945 votes | 259,964 | R +2.5 | |
| +232 votes | 247,019 | R +1.0 |