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North Carolina · U.S. House

North Carolina 6th District

Cyril Jefferson wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

95% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Cyril Jefferson D won 140,001 51.1%
Addison McDowell R 133,737 48.9%
Total273,738

209 of 209 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

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Guilford 62,719 D +44.3 D +25.9 D +18.4 98%
Davidson 60,673 R +30.1 R +47.6 D +17.4 90%
Rowan 50,571 R +18.6 R +36.2 D +17.6 92%
Forsyth 45,344 D +8.1 R +10.7 D +18.8 98%
Cabarrus 35,983 D +24.6 D +2.1 D +22.5 98%
Davie 18,448 R +34.6 R +47.0 D +12.5 90%

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

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
Cyril Jefferson wins——
+250 votes273,738D +2.3
+1,288 votes273,488D +2.3
+5,168 votes272,200D +2.1
+1,199 votes267,032D +1.5
+1,353 votes265,833D +1.4
+64 votes264,480D +1.1
+5,496 votes264,416D +1.1
+1,079 votes258,920D +0.8
+1,715 votes257,841D +0.6
+4,742 votes256,126D +1.0
+5,977 votes251,384D +1.8