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North Carolina · U.S. House

North Carolina 13th District

Paul Barringer wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

98% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Paul Barringer D won 159,981 50.5%
Brad Knott R 152,329 48.1%
Steven Swinton L 4,479 1.4%
Total316,789

170 of 170 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
Johnston 88,656 D +0.6 R +21.8 D +22.4 98%
Wake 84,587 D +13.2 R +4.2 D +17.3 98%
Harnett 44,945 R +4.3 R +25.4 D +21.1 98%
Franklin 33,082 D +0.7 R +13.7 D +14.4 98%
Lee 21,185 D +5.9 R +17.6 D +23.6 98%
Granville 19,850 R +3.9 R +17.6 D +13.7 98%
Person 15,810 R +11.3 R +23.9 D +12.6 98%
Caswell 8,674 R +10.6 R +24.7 D +14.2 94%

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
Paul Barringer wins——
+1,586 votes316,789D +2.5
+4,137 votes315,203D +2.6
+844 votes311,066D +2.8
+1,040 votes310,222D +2.9
+4,660 votes309,182D +3.0
+13,022 votes304,522D +2.6
+1,996 votes291,500D +3.3
+16,907 votes289,504D +3.6
+2,027 votes272,597D +4.6
+17,192 votes270,570D +4.6
+6,678 votes253,378D +6.6