Yesterday our state held the 2018 primary elections for our congressional representatives. North Carolina’s 9th district saw what might be the biggest upset in the nation with Pastor Mark Harris defeating incumbent Robert Pittenger.
Here are the winners and losers of from each district.
U.S. House District 1
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| G.K. Butterfield*Uncontested |
* Incumbent
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Roger AllisonUncontested |
U.S. House District 2
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Coleman | 18,346 | 56.0% | |
| Ken Romley | 10,571 | 32.3 | |
| Wendy May | 3,834 | 11.7 |
32,751 votes, 100% reporting (158 of 158 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Holding* | 17,655 | 76.5% | |
| Allen Chesser | 5,416 | 23.5 |
23,071 votes, 100% reporting (158 of 158 precincts)
* Incumbent
Libertarian Party Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Jeff MatemuUncontested |
U.S. House District 3
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter B. Jones* | 20,862 | 43.0% | |
| Phil Law | 14,266 | 29.4 | |
| Scott Dacey | 13,380 | 27.6 |
48,508 votes, 100% reporting (236 of 236 precincts)
* Incumbent
U.S. House District 4
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David E. Price* | 51,989 | 77.2% | |
| Michelle Laws | 11,036 | 16.4 | |
| Richard Watkins | 4,341 | 6.4 |
67,366 votes, 100% reporting (183 of 183 precincts)
* Incumbent
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Steve LoorUncontested |
Libertarian Party Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Howe | 523 | 76.7% | |
| Perry Whitlock | 159 | 23.3 |
682 votes, 100% reporting (183 of 183 precincts)
U.S. House District 5
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DD Adams | 15,428 | 54.4% | |
| Jenny Marshall | 12,919 | 45.6 |
28,347 votes, 100% reporting (263 of 263 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Foxx* | 32,518 | 80.8% | |
| Dillon Gentry | 5,669 | 14.1 | |
| Cortland Meader | 2,050 | 5.1 |
40,237 votes, 100% reporting (263 of 263 precincts)
* Incumbent
U.S. House District 6
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Watts | 25,883 | 77.2% | |
| Gerald Wong | 7,663 | 22.8 |
33,546 votes, 100% reporting (172 of 172 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Mark Walker*Uncontested |
* Incumbent
U.S. House District 7
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Horton | 21,403 | 67.0% | |
| Grayson Parker | 10,542 | 33.0 |
31,945 votes, 100% reporting (207 of 207 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| David Rouzer*Uncontested |
* Incumbent
U.S. House District 8
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank McNeill | 15,965 | 56.1% | |
| Scott Huffman | 6,545 | 23.0 | |
| Marc Tiegel | 5,941 | 20.9 |
28,451 votes, 100% reporting (206 of 206 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Richard Hudson*Uncontested |
* Incumbent
U.S. House District 9
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan McCready | 37,823 | 82.8% | |
| Christian Cano | 7,837 | 17.2 |
45,660 votes, 100% reporting (210 of 210 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harris | 17,223 | 48.5% | |
| Robert Pittenger* | 16,409 | 46.2 | |
| Clarence Goins | 1,862 | 5.2 |
35,494 votes, 100% reporting (210 of 210 precincts)
* Incumbent
Libertarian Party Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Jeff ScottUncontested |
U.S. House District 10
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| David BrownUncontested |
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick T. McHenry* | 34,061 | 70.7% | |
| Gina Collias | 6,645 | 13.8 | |
| Jeff Gregory | 3,714 | 7.7 | |
| Others | 3,734 | 7.8 |
48,154 votes, 100% reporting (197 of 197 precincts)
* Incumbent
U.S. House District 11
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Price | 13,401 | 40.6% | |
| Steve Woodsmall | 10,282 | 31.1 | |
| D. Scott Donaldson | 9,325 | 28.3 |
33,008 votes, 100% reporting (281 of 281 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Meadows* | 35,376 | 86.4% | |
| Chuck Archerd | 5,586 | 13.6 |
40,962 votes, 100% reporting (281 of 281 precincts)
* Incumbent
Libertarian Party Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Clifton IngramUncontested |
U.S. House District 12
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Adams* | 38,719 | 85.5% | |
| Keith Young | 2,538 | 5.6 | |
| Patrick Register | 2,066 | 4.6 | |
| Gabe Ortiz | 1,952 | 4.3 |
45,275 votes, 100% reporting (146 of 146 precincts)
* Incumbent
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wright | 3,211 | 43.2% | |
| Paul Bonham | 2,344 | 31.5 | |
| Carl Persson | 1,880 | 25.3 |
7,435 votes, 100% reporting (146 of 146 precincts)
U.S. House District 13
Democratic Primary
| CANDIDATE | VOTE | PCT. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Manning | 19,472 | 70.1% | |
| Adam Coker | 8,289 | 29.9 |
27,761 votes, 100% reporting (220 of 220 precincts)
Republican Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Ted Budd*Uncontested |
* Incumbent
Libertarian Party Primary
| CANDIDATE |
|---|
| Tom BaileyUncontested |
Sources: Election results and race calls from The Associated Press