North Carolina's 2nd District: 2026 result
Official resultsRoss (D) 75.1%, Douglass (R) 23.5%.
Deborah Ross (Democratic) won North Carolina's 2nd District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 75.1% of the vote to Eugene Douglass's 23.5%, a margin of 51.6 points (168,639 votes). The seat stays Democratic. Count as of November 11 at 2:47 PM EST, official results.
What stands out in NC-2
from the count and past results- New lines: North Carolina redrew its congressional districts for 2026, so this result is not compared with the 2024 result under the old map.
- One of the widest margins of 2026: Ross finished 51.6 points ahead of Douglass.
- Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: D+17.
- Democratic hold: the incumbent, Deborah Ross, was re-elected.
North Carolina's 2nd District: candidates and votes
Official resultsGeneral election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 11 at 2:47 PM EST
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Ross · incumbent | Democratic | 245,402 | 75.1 |
| Eugene Douglass | Republican | 76,763 | 23.5 |
| Matthew Laszacs | Libertarian | 4,267 | 1.3 |
| Write-ins | Write-in | 530 | 0.2 |
| Total | 326,962 | 100.0 |
NC-2 in 2024
new lines for 2026North Carolina's congressional districts changed for 2026. The district numbered 2 in 2024 covered a different area, so its 2024 results are not set beside this one.
Related races
- North Carolina: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
- Other districts in North Carolina: NC-1, NC-3, NC-4, NC-5, NC-6, NC-7, NC-8, NC-9, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-14
- North Carolina Senate race · Roy Cooper (D)
- Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
- House results 2026: every race
Sources
- Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (revision 1385079227, November 11 at 2:47 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
- Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
- Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.