North Carolina U.S. House District 9

2 candidates · General election, November 3, 2026

What this office does

Your member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Writes and votes on federal laws, and the House must start all tax and spending bills. Each represents about 760,000 people in one district. Terms are 2 years.

Candidates

Richard HudsonIncumbent

Republican · $394K outside spending · 2 endorsements listed

Moderately right · from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview)

Richard Ojeda

Democrat · $6,335 outside spending · 9 endorsements listed

Moderately left · AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (71% confidence)

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