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North Carolina · U.S. House

North Carolina 9th District

Richard Ojeda wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

95% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Richard Ojeda D won 138,707 51.1%
Richard Hudson R 132,692 48.9%
Total271,399

179 of 179 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
Alamance 67,501 D +9.5 R +8.3 D +17.8 98%
Guilford 48,163 D +6.7 R +10.7 D +17.4 98%
Randolph 47,537 R +39.4 R +57.6 D +18.3 87%
Moore 44,684 R +16.5 R +29.8 D +13.3 93%
Cumberland 32,137 D +55.9 D +36.9 D +18.9 98%
Hoke 15,810 D +29.5 D +6.0 D +23.5 98%
Chatham 15,567 R +1.2 R +17.0 D +15.8 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

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
Richard Ojeda wins——
+782 votes271,399D +2.2
+5,473 votes270,617D +2.2
+4,268 votes265,144D +2.3
+1,653 votes260,876D +2.0
+955 votes259,223D +2.1
+2,444 votes258,268D +1.9
+3,840 votes255,824D +2.1
+3,076 votes251,984D +2.5
+6,009 votes248,908D +1.9
+1,407 votes242,899D +2.3
+1,584 votes241,492D +2.6