North Carolina's 14th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2023) | 790,986 [1] |
Median household income | $86,119 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+6 [2] |
North Carolina's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives created after the 2020 United States census. [3] [4] The newly created district was drawn by a three-judge panel in the Wake County Superior Court as part of a remedial map for the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections. [5] It covers the southern half of Mecklenburg County and three-fourths of Gaston County. It includes most of Charlotte, as well as Gastonia, Mount Holly, and Belmont.
The district leans Democratic. While Gaston County is heavily Republican, the district's share of Mecklenburg County has twice the population of the Gaston County portion.
The 14th district is currently represented by Jeff Jackson.
Year | Office | Results [6] |
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2016 | President | Clinton 52.4%–42.6% |
Senate | Ross 49.1%–47.0% | |
Governor | Cooper 53.7%–43.8% | |
2020 | President [7] | Biden 57.5%–41.1% |
Senate | Cunningham 53.2%–42.5% | |
Governor | Cooper 58.7%–39.6% | |
2022 | Senate | Beasley 56.7%–41.1% |
Member (Residence) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
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District established January 3, 2023 | |||||
Jeff Jackson (Charlotte) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term to run for attorney general of North Carolina. | 2023–2025 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jeff Jackson | 148,738 | 57.7 | ||
Republican | Pat Harrigan | 109,014 | 42.3 | ||
Total votes | 257,752 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
In the 2012 political satire film The Campaign , Democratic Congressman Camden Brady represents North Carolina's fictional 14th congressional district.
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