Richard Hudson

Republican · Candidate for North Carolina U.S. House District 9 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

ImmigrationStrongly right
AbortionStrongly right
GunsStrongly right
Health careStrongly right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 1.2% of votes, voted with their party 98.5% of the time.

Sponsored 17 bills (1 became law), mostly on health, science, technology, communications, armed forces and national security.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $4,860 supporting and $389K opposing Richard Hudson.

For
NRA Victory Fund, Inc. · Gun rights$4,860
Against
AB PAC · Progressive advocacy$389K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • Organizations: AIPAC

More about Richard Hudson

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Quick answers

What party is Richard Hudson?
Richard Hudson is running as a Republican.
Is Richard Hudson the incumbent?
Yes. Richard Hudson currently holds this office.
Who is Richard Hudson running against?
Richard Ojeda, for North Carolina U.S. House District 9.
Is Richard Hudson liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Richard Hudson is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Richard Hudson?
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