2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

←  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  →
All 13 North Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 10 3 Seats won 10 3 Seat change Popular vote 2,447,326 2,142,661 Percentage 53.22% 46.60% Swing 2.17% 2.65%
Republican   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   60–70%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Primary elections were originally scheduled for March 15, but were moved to June 7, due to successful challenges to the 1st and 12th congressional districts in federal court and the drawing of new maps affecting almost all of the state's districts. ^[1]

Long before the court had ruled, candidates had filed for the March 15 party primaries for each district under the old maps in December 2015, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections. ^[2] After the court ruled and the North Carolina General Assembly passed new district maps, the State Board established a filing period for the new primary date for candidates of major parties, March 16–25. Candidates had to refile for the June 7 primary, if they still chose to run, in any district they chose. The results of the March 15 primary, which went ahead because ballots had already been printed and mailed to absentee voters by the time of the ruling, were not counted. ^[1]

2016 North Carolina redistricting

This image shows the 2016–2020 court-ordered NC Congressional districts.

The North Carolina Legislature's 2012 redistricting was found unconstitutional by the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and replaced on February 19, 2016. ^[4]

District	Old PVI	New PVI	Incumbent
1st	D+19	D+15	G. K. Butterfield
2nd	R+10	R+8	Renee Ellmers
3rd	R+11	R+11	Walter B. Jones Jr.
4th	D+20	D+13	David Price
5th	R+11	R+9	Virginia Foxx
6th	R+11	R+10	Mark Walker
7th	R+12	R+9	David Rouzer
8th	R+12	R+8	Richard Hudson
9th	R+8	R+8	Robert Pittenger
10th	R+11	R+11	Patrick McHenry
11th	R+12	R+12	Mark Meadows
12th	D+26	D+16	Alma Adams
13th	R+8	R+5	George Holding

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	13	2,447,326	53.22	9		76.92
	Democratic	13	2,142,661	46.60	3		23.08
	Libertarian	1	8,471	0.18	0		0.00
Total		4,598,458	100.0	100.0	13		100.0

Popular vote Republican   53.22% Democratic   46.60% Libertarian   0.18%

House seats Republican   76.92% Democratic   23.08% Libertarian   0.00%

By district

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Libertarian		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	101,567	28.96%	240,661	68.62%	8,471	2.42%	350,699	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	221,485	56.71%	169,082	43.29%	0	0.00%	390,567	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	217,531	67.20%	106,170	32.80%	0	0.00%	323,701	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	130,161	31.78%	279,380	68.22%	0	0.00%	409,541	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	207,625	58.40%	147,887	41.60%	0	0.00%	355,512	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	207,983	59.23%	143,167	40.77%	0	0.00%	351,150	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	211,801	60.91%	135,905	39.09%	0	0.00%	347,706	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	189,863	58.77%	133,182	41.23%	0	0.00%	323,045	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	193,452	58.18%	139,041	41.82%	0	0.00%	332,493	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	220,825	63.14%	128,919	36.86%	0	0.00%	349,744	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	230,405	64.09%	129,103	35.91%	0	0.00%	359,508	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	115,185	32.98%	234,115	67.02%	0	0.00%	349,300	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 13	199,443	56.10%	156,049	43.90%	0	0.00%	355,492	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,447,326	53.22%	2,142,661	46.60%	8,471	0.18%	4,598,458	100.00%

District 1

2016 North Carolina's 1st congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee G. K. Butterfield H. Powell Dew Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 240,661 101,567 Percentage 68.6% 29.0%

U.S. Representative before election G. K. Butterfield Democratic Elected U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield Democratic

See also: North Carolina's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina. The new map made the 1st district somewhat more compact. ^[5] Incumbent Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• G. K. Butterfield, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[6]

Republican primary

Candidates

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat under the old map, but Powell Dew Jr filed under the new map and was unopposed for his party's nomination.

Nominee

• H. Powell Dew Jr., member of the Stantonsburg Town Council ^[7]

Libertarian primary

C. L. Cooke was running unopposed for the Libertarian nomination under the old map. J. J. Summerell was the only Libertarian candidate to file under the new map. ^[7]

General election

Endorsements

G. K. Butterfield (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• Communications Workers of America ^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Results

North Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. K. Butterfield (incumbent)	240,661	68.6
	Republican	H. Powell Dew Jr.	101,567	29.0
	Libertarian	J. J. Summerell	8,471	2.4
Total votes			350,699	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2016 North Carolina's 2nd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee George Holding John McNeil Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 221,485 169,082 Percentage 56.7% 43.3%

U.S. Representative before election Renee Ellmers Republican Elected U.S. Representative George Holding Republican

See also: North Carolina's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in central North Carolina. The new map moved the 2nd district to the east and the north. ^[5] Incumbent Republican Renee Ellmers, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. ^[12] She was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Campaign

Ellmers had faced a primary challenge from radio host Frank Roche in 2014. Despite Roche's weak fundraising, she only won the primary 59% to 41%. Her role in a 20-week abortion ban bill being pulled intensified calls from the conservative wing to challenge her in 2016. ^[13]

Jim Duncan, ^[14] the former chair of the Chatham County Republican Party and co-founder of the grassroots organization The Coalition for American Principles, challenged Ellmers for the Republican nomination at first but dropped out after the district lines changed. ^[15] 2014 candidate Frank Roche also ran again at first but likewise did not file in the new 2nd district. ^[16] Businessman Tim D'Annunzio and former North Carolina Republican Party communications director Kay Daly also ran before the district map changed and then switched to other districts. ^{[17] [18]}

The new district incorporated much of what had been the 13th district, leading that district's representative, George Holding, to file as a candidate in the 2nd, although his home was now in the 4th district. ^[19] Meanwhile, Greg Brannon entered the 2nd district GOP primary as well, after losing the primary for U.S. Senate to incumbent Richard Burr. ^[20]

Ellmers was subject to a high level of campaign spending by outside groups aligning themselves with the Tea Party movement, including Americans for Prosperity, which spent in the "low six figures" to defeat her. ^[21] They opposed Ellmers for her votes on a bill related to abortion ^{[13] [21]} as well as votes on spending and budget bills, and to support the continuation of the Export-Import Bank. ^[21]

Candidates

Nominee

• George Holding, incumbent U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district

Eliminated in primary

• Greg Brannon, physician, Tea Party activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 & 2016
• Renee Ellmers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

• Kay Daly (running in the 13th district)
• Tim D'Annunzio, businessman, nominee for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2012 and candidate for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2010. (running in the 8th district)
• Jim Duncan, chair of the Chatham County Republican Party, co-founder of the grassroots organization The Coalition for American Principles ^[22]
• Frank Roche, conservative internet talk show host and lecturer in economics at Elon University, candidate for this seat in 2012, candidate for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2010 and candidate for State Treasurer in 2012 ^[23]

Endorsements

Greg Brannon

Organizations

• Club for Growth (joint with Brannon)

Jim Duncan (withdrawn)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[24]

Renee Ellmers

Individuals

• Donald Trump, businessmen and Republican nominee for President in 2016 ^[25]

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[26]

George Holding

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity ^[27]
• Club for Growth (joint with Brannon)
• FreedomWorks ^[28]

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holding (incumbent)	17,084	53.4
	Republican	Renee Ellmers (incumbent)	7,552	23.6
	Republican	Greg Brannon	7,359	23.0
Total votes			31,995	100.0

Democratic primary

Adam Coker was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination under the previous district map. After the new map was adopted, two candidates who had previously filed to run in the 13th district, like Holding, filed in the 2nd: John McNeil and Ron Sanyal. ^[30] They were joined by three other candidates who had previously not filed for any seat.

Candidates

Nominee

• John P. McNeil, attorney and U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Eliminated in primary

• Elton R. Brewington
• Steven E. Hight
• Ron Sanyal, candidate for this seat in 2014
• Jane Watson, attorney

Withdrawn

• Adam Coker, small business owner and entrepreneur (running in 13th district)

Results

Democratic primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. McNeil	7,613	46.1
	Democratic	Jane Watson	3,875	23.5
	Democratic	Steven E. Hight	1,870	11.3
	Democratic	Ron Sanyal	1,761	10.7
	Democratic	Elton R. Brewington	1,387	8.4
Total votes			16,506	100.0

General election

Endorsements

George Holding (R)

Organizations

• American Conservative Union ^[31]
• Americans for Prosperity
• Campaign for Working Families ^[32]
• Club for Growth
• FreedomWorks
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

John P. McNeil (D)

Organizations

• National Organization for Women ^[34]
• North Carolina Association of Educators ^[35]
• The People's Alliance

Newspapers

• Indy Week

Results

North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holding (incumbent)	221,485	56.7
	Democratic	John P. McNeil	169,082	43.3
Total votes			390,567	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Walter B. Jones Jr. Ernest T. Reeves Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 217,531 106,170 Percentage 67.2% 32.8%

U.S. Representative before election Walter B. Jones Jr. Republican Elected U.S. Representative Walter B. Jones Jr. Republican

See also: North Carolina's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The new map made the district somewhat more compact, removing some of its more southern and western areas. ^[5] Incumbent Republican Walter B. Jones Jr., who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. ^[36] He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Jones, who has a reputation as a maverick, ran for re-election, saying "I like to be a thorn in people's ass". Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush, ran against Jones in the Republican primary again in 2016, just as he had done in 2014. ^[37]

Candidates

Nominee

• Walter B. Jones Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Taylor Griffin, former aide to Senator Jesse Helms and President George W. Bush, candidate for this seat in 2014
• Phil Law, Hewlett-Packard site supervisor and Marine veteran ^[38]

Endorsements

Walter Jones Jr.

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[24]

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)	15,799	64.9
	Republican	Phil Law	4,946	20.3
	Republican	Taylor Griffin	3,610	14.8
Total votes			24,355	100.0

Democratic primary

David Allan Hurst was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination under the old map. ^[39] After the new district map was adopted, he was joined by U.S. Army veteran Ernest T. Reeves, who had just lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate to Deborah Ross.

Candidates

Nominee

• Ernest T. Reeves, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and 2016

Eliminated in primary

• David Allan Hurst

Results

Democratic primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest T. Reeves	6,456	54.7
	Democratic	David Allan Hurst	5,351	45.3
Total votes			11,807	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Walter Jones Jr. (R)

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Results

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)	217,531	67.2
	Democratic	Ernest T. Reeves	106,170	32.8
Total votes			323,701	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 North Carolina's 4th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee David Price Sue Googe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 279,380 130,161 Percentage 68.2% 31.8%

U.S. Representative before election David Price Democratic Elected U.S. Representative David Price Democratic

See also: North Carolina's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in the Research Triangle area. The new map made the 4th district more compact, removing its southern portions. ^[5] Incumbent Democrat David Price, who had represented the district since 1997, and previously represented it from 1987 to 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[40]

Republican primary

Sue Googe, a first-generation Chinese immigrant, filed to challenge Price. ^[41]

Candidates

Nominee

• Sue Googe, real estate investment company founder

Eliminated in primary

• Teiji Kimball, U.S. Army Reserve member and veteran

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Googe	10,947	71.3
	Republican	Teiji Kimball	4,399	28.7
Total votes			15,346	100.0

General election

Endorsements

David Price (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• Communications Workers of America ^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Organizations

• National Organization for Women ^[34]

Sue Googe

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[26]

Results

North Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Price (incumbent)	279,380	68.2
	Republican	Sue Googe	130,161	31.8
Total votes			409,541	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2016 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Virginia Foxx Josh Brannon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,625 147,887 Percentage 58.4% 41.6%

U.S. Representative before election Virginia Foxx Republican Elected U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx Republican

See also: North Carolina's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad area. The new map shifted the district slightly to the north and put the entirety of Forsyth County in the district. ^[5] Incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[42]

Eliminated in primary

• Pattie Curran, Tea Party activist ^[43]

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	17,162	67.9
	Republican	Pattie Curran	8,098	32.1
Total votes			25,260	100.0

Democratic primary

Josh Brannon, the 2014 nominee for this seat, was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination under the previous district map. After the new district map was adopted, he was joined by two other challengers, including Jim Roberts, who had previously been running in the 6th district.

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Brannon, software developer and nominee for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Jim Roberts, former president of the North Carolina Pest Management Association and U.S. Air Force veteran
• Charlie Wallin

Results

Democratic primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Brannon	7,430	47.7
	Democratic	Charlie Wallin	4,184	26.9
	Democratic	Jim Roberts	3,959	25.4
Total votes			15,573	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Virginia Foxx (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families ^[32]
• Maggie's List ^[26]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Results

North Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	207,625	58.4
	Democratic	Josh Brannon	147,887	41.6
Total votes			355,512	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2016 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Mark Walker Pete Glidewell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,983 143,167 Percentage 59.2% 40.8%

U.S. Representative before election Mark Walker Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mark Walker Republican

See also: North Carolina's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in northern-central North Carolina. The new map made the district more compact, removing some western, eastern and southern portions. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican Mark Walker, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Howard Coble.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[44]

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Hardin, pharmaceutical representative ^[45]

Withdrawn

• Kenn Kopf, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2014 (withdrew December 21, 2015) ^{[46] [47]}

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Walker (incumbent)	16,859	77.9
	Republican	Chris Hardin	4,777	22.1
Total votes			21,636	100.0

Democratic primary

Former Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis, former Alamance County Democratic Party Chairman Pete Glidewell and Jim Roberts were seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Walker under the old map. ^{[48] [49] [50]} After the new map was adopted, Davis and Roberts filed to run in different districts, leaving Glidewell unopposed for the nomination.

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete Glidewell, former Alamance County Democratic Party Chair

Withdrawn

• Bruce Davis, former Guilford County Commissioner (running in the 13th district)
• Jim Roberts (running in the 5th district)

General election

Endorsements

Mark Walker (R)

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Results

North Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Walker (incumbent)	207,983	59.2
	Democratic	Pete Glidewell	143,167	40.8
Total votes			351,150	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 North Carolina's 7th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee David Rouzer J. Wesley Casteen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,801 135,905 Percentage 60.9% 39.1%

U.S. Representative before election David Rouzer Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Rouzer Republican

See also: North Carolina's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina. The new map shifted the district slightly to the east, but much of it remained the same. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican David Rouzer, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 59% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Mike McIntyre.

Republican primary

Rouzer is running for re-election to a second term. Former North Carolina Republican Party second congressional district Chairman Mark Otto was challenging Rouzer for the Republican nomination under the old map, ^[51] but did not file his candidacy under the new map.

Candidates

Nominee

• David Rouzer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

• Mark Otto, former North Carolina Republican Party second congressional district chair

Declined

• Haywood "Woody" White, New Hanover County Commissioner, former state senator and candidate for this seat in 2014 ^{[52] [53]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Wesley Casteen, attorney, CPA, and Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2014 ^[51]

General election

Endorsements

David Rouzer (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families ^[32]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Results

North Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rouzer (incumbent)	211,801	60.9
	Democratic	J. Wesley Casteen	135,905	39.1
Total votes			347,706	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2016 North Carolina's 8th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Richard Hudson Thomas Mills Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 189,863 133,182 Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

U.S. Representative before election Richard Hudson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Richard Hudson Republican

See also: North Carolina's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is located in southern-central North Carolina. The new map shifted the district slightly to the north and to the east. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican Richard Hudson, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

Richard Hudson ran for re-election to a third term, and was unopposed for the Republican nomination under the old map. ^[54] After the new district map was adopted, Tim D'Annunzio, who had been running in the 2nd district, filed instead to run in the 8th.

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Tim D'Annunzio, businessman, nominee for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2012 and candidate this district in 2010.

Declined

• Wes Rhinier, Rowan County Republican Party Executive Committee member ^[55]

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Hudson (incumbent)	16,375	64.6
	Republican	Tim D'Annunzio	8,943	35.4
Total votes			25,248	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Mills, political and public affairs consultant and Founder/Editor-Publisher of Politics NC

Declined

• Cal Cunningham, former state senator from the 23rd district and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 ^[56]

General election

Endorsements

Richard Hudson (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families ^[32]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Thomas Mills (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[57]

Results

North Carolina's 8th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Hudson (incumbent)	189,863	58.8
	Democratic	Thomas Mills	133,182	41.2
Total votes			323,045	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2016 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Candidate Robert Pittenger Christian Cano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,452 139,041 Percentage 58.2% 41.8%

U.S. Representative before election Robert Pittenger Republican Elected U.S. Representative Robert Pittenger Republican

See also: North Carolina's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is located in south-central North Carolina. The new map moved the 9th district to the east and to the south. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican Robert Pittenger, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 94% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

George Rouco, an attorney and former CIA officer, was challenging Pittenger for the Republican nomination under the old map. ^[58] After the new map was adopted, Rouco filed to run in the 13th district instead. Meanwhile, two other Republicans filed to challenge Pittenger: Rev. Mark Harris, who ran in 2014 for the U.S. Senate and former Union County Commissioner Todd Johnson. ^[59]

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Pittenger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Harris, pastor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014
• Todd Johnson, former Union County Commissioner

Withdrawn

• George Rouco, attorney and former CIA officer (running in the 13th district)

Endorsements

Robert Pittenger

U.S. Senators

• Richard Burr, U.S. Senator (R-NC) ^[60]

U.S. Representatives

• Patrick McHenry, U.S. Representative

Statewide officials

• Jim Martin, former Governor

Individuals

• Richard Petty, NASCAR driver

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	9,299	35.0
	Republican	Mark Harris	9,165	34.4
	Republican	Todd Johnson	8,142	30.6
Total votes			26,606	100.0

Harris called for a recount, as allowed under state law because Pittenger's margin of victory was so small. ^[61]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christian Cano, hotel manager and hospitality consultant

General election

Endorsements

Robert Pittenger (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families ^[32]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Christian Cano (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Newspapers

• The Charlotte Observer ^[62]

Results

North Carolina's 9th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	193,452	58.2
	Democratic	Christian Cano	139,041	41.8
Total votes			332,493	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

2016 North Carolina's 10th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Patrick McHenry Andy Millard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,825 128,919 Percentage 63.1% 36.9%

U.S. Representative before election Patrick McHenry Republican Elected U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry Republican

See also: North Carolina's 10th congressional district

The 10th district is located in central and western North Carolina. The new map made only minor changes to the district. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican Patrick McHenry, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

Patrick McHenry is running for re-election. ^[63] He was being opposed by one candidate, Albert Wiley, in the Republican primary under the old map. After the new map was adopted, two more Republican challengers filed.

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey Baker
• Jeff Gregory, postmaster
• Albert Wiley Jr., physician and professor

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry (incumbent)	14,817	78.4
	Republican	Jeff Gregory	2,277	12.1
	Republican	Jeffrey Baker	905	4.8
	Republican	Albert Lee Wiley Jr.	896	4.7
Total votes			18,895	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andy Millard, financial planner ^[64]

General election

Endorsements

Patrick McHenry (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families ^[32]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Andy Millard (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Results

North Carolina's 10th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry (incumbent)	220,825	63.1
	Democratic	Andy Millard	128,919	36.9
Total votes			349,744	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2016 North Carolina's 11th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Mark Meadows Rick Bryson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 230,405 129,103 Percentage 64.1% 35.9%

U.S. Representative before election Mark Meadows Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mark Meadows Republican

See also: North Carolina's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is located in western North Carolina. The new map made only minor changes to the district. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican Mark Meadows, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Meadows, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[65]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Bryson, Bryson City Alderman ^[66]

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Hill, physicist, nominee for this seat in 2014 and candidate for this seat 2012 ^[67]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Bryson	9,695	50.7
	Democratic	Tom Hill	9,440	49.3
Total votes			19,099	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mark Meadows (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[24]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Rick Bryson (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Results

North Carolina's 11th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Meadows (incumbent)	230,405	64.1
	Democratic	Rick Bryson	129,103	35.9
Total votes			359,508	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2016 North Carolina's 12th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Alma Adams Leon Threatt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,115 115,185 Percentage 67.0% 33.0%

U.S. Representative before election Alma Adams Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Alma Adams Democratic

See also: North Carolina's 12th congressional district

The 12th district includes nearly all of Charlotte and surrounding Mecklenburg County. The new 2016 map made major changes to the 12th district, which had previously been a narrow district that included parts of Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point, as well as parts of Charlotte. ^[5] The incumbent was Democrat Alma Adams, who had represented the district since 2014. She was elected with 75% of the vote in 2014.

Democratic primary

Alma Adams is running for re-election to a second term. ^[68] Adams' home in Greensboro was removed from the 12th district, but she announced she would move to Charlotte. ^[69] Gardenia Henley, a retired U.S. diplomat, Inspector General Auditor and frequent candidate who ran in 2014 for the 5th district, was challenging Adams for the Democratic nomination under the previous map, and continued to run after the map changed. ^[70]

Former state senator Malcolm Graham of Mecklenburg County, who lost the 2014 primary to Adams (44%–24%), was rumored as a potential primary challenger. ^[71] Subsequently, Graham did not run under the map in place at the time. ^[72] Later, however, after the new district map was adopted, Graham filed to run. Three members of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represent parts of Mecklenburg County also ran: Tricia Cotham, Carla Cunningham and Rodney W. Moore. ^[73] Moore later suspended his campaign, but his name remained on the ballot. ^[74]

Candidates

Nominee

• Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Tricia Cotham, state representative
• Carla Cunningham, state representative
• Malcolm Graham, former state senator from the 40th district
• Gardenia Henley, retired U.S. Agency for International Development auditor, candidate for state representative in 2010, for governor in 2012, for Mayor of Winston-Salem in 2013, and candidate for North Carolina's 5th congressional district in 2014
• Rick Miller

Withdrawn

• Juan Antonio Marin Jr.
• Rodney W. Moore, state representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams (incumbent)	12,400	42.5
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham	8,428	28.9
	Democratic	Tricia Cotham	6,165	21.1
	Democratic	Carla D. Cunningham	1,255	4.3
	Democratic	Gardenia Henley	444	1.5
	Democratic	Rodney W. Moore (Withdrawn)	245	0.8
	Democratic	Rick Miller	235	0.8
Total votes			29,172	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Leon Threatt, pastor and former police officer ^[75]

Eliminated in primary

• Ryan Duffie, securities trader ^[76]
• Paul Wright, attorney, former District Court & Superior Court judge, candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 2012, nominee for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in 2014 and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 ^[77]

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leon Threatt	3,495	41.8
	Republican	Paul Wright	2,894	34.6
	Republican	Ryan Duffie	1,973	23.6
Total votes			8,362	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Alma Adams (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• Communications Workers of America ^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Organizations

• Congressional Progressive Caucus ^[78]
• EMILY's List ^[79]
• End Citizens United ^[80]
• National Organization for Women ^[34]

Results

North Carolina's 12th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams (incumbent)	234,115	67.0
	Republican	Leon Threatt	115,185	33.0
Total votes			349,300	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

2016 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election

←  2014 2018  →

Nominee Ted Budd Bruce Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,443 156,049 Percentage 56.1% 43.9%

U.S. Representative before election George Holding Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ted Budd Republican

See also: North Carolina's 13th congressional district

The 13th district is located primarily in the Piedmont Triad area. The new map completely moved the 13th district, which had previously consisted of parts of Wake County and eastern North Carolina. ^[5] The incumbent was Republican George Holding, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

George Holding had been running for re-election to a third term, and was unopposed for the Republican nomination, under the old map. After the new map was adopted, he filed to run in the 2nd district. The new district attracted a large field of Republican candidates of which Ted Budd, a gun shop owner who had never before run for public office, won the Republican nomination with only 20% of the vote. ^[81]

Candidates

Nominee

• Ted Budd, gun shop owner

Eliminated in primary

• Dan Barrett, county commissioner and candidate for Governor in 2004
• John Blust, state representative
• Andrew C. Brock, state senator from the 34th district
• Kay Daly
• Kathy Feather
• Chad A. Gant
• Hank Henning, Guilford County Commissioner
• Julia C. Howard, state representative
• Matthew J. McCall
• Vernon Robinson, former Winston-Salem city council-member, candidate for North Carolina's 5th congressional district in 2004, nominee for this seat in 2006 and candidate for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2012
• George Rouco, attorney and former CIA officer
• Farren K. Shoaf
• James Snyder Jr., attorney, former state representative, former Davidson County Republican Party chair, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002 nominee for lieutenant governor in 2004 and candidate in 2008
• David W. Thompson, candidate for state representative in 2016
• Jason A. Walser
• Harry J. Warren, state representative

Withdrawn

• George Holding, incumbent U.S. Representative (running in the 2nd district)

Results

Republican primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Budd	6,340	20.0
	Republican	John Blust	3,308	10.4
	Republican	Hank Henning	3,289	10.4
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard	3,254	10.3
	Republican	Matthew J. McCall	2,872	9.1
	Republican	Andrew C. Brock	2,803	8.8
	Republican	Jason A. Walser	2,319	7.3
	Republican	Dan Barrett	2,296	7.2
	Republican	Harry Warren	1,266	4.0
	Republican	Vernon Robinson	970	3.1
	Republican	Kay Daly	889	2.8
	Republican	George Rouco	773	2.4
	Republican	Jim Snyder	436	1.4
	Republican	Farren K. Shoaf	404	1.3
	Republican	Chad A. Gant	198	0.6
	Republican	David W. Thompson	147	0.5
	Republican	Kathy Feather	142	0.4
Total votes			31,706	100.0

Democratic primary

Ron Sanyal, who ran for this seat in 2014, ^[82] and John P. McNeil, an attorney and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, were running for the seat under the old map. ^[83] After the new map was adopted, they filed to run in the 2nd district instead. New candidates in the 13th included businessman Kevin Griffin, who had just lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate to Deborah Ross.

Bruce Davis, a veteran, small business owner, and former Guilford County Commissioner, won the Democratic nomination. ^[84] Bob Isner, father of tennis star John Isner, came in a close second. ^[85]

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Davis, former Guilford County Commissioner, candidate for the state senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012 and candidate for North Carolina's 6th congressional district in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Adam Coker, small business owner and entrepreneur
• Mazie Ferguson, attorney
• Kevin D. Griffin, businessman
• Bob Isner, property developer, father of John Isner

Withdrawn

• John McNeil, attorney and U.S. Marine Corps veteran (running in the 2nd district)
• Ron Sanyal, candidate for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2014 (running in the 2nd district)

Endorsements

Bob Isner

Individuals

• John Isner, professional tennis player

Results

Democratic primary results ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	4,709	26.0
	Democratic	Bob Isner	4,597	25.1
	Democratic	Adam Coker	4,125	22.5
	Democratic	Mazie Ferguson	2,963	16.2
	Democratic	Kevin D. Griffin	1,946	10.6
Total votes			18,340	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ted Budd (R)

Organizations

• Club for Growth ^[86]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[33]

Bruce Davis (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[8]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[10]

Local officials

• Yvonne Johnson, Greensboro City Council member, and former Mayor of Greensboro ^[87]

Results

North Carolina's 13th congressional district, 2016 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Budd	199,443	56.1
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	156,049	43.9
Total votes			355,492	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• U.S. House elections in North Carolina, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets