Democratic
Paul Barringer
Major-party general-election nominee.
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North Carolina District 13 election, 2026
Paul Barringer vs. Brad Knott on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Brad Knott favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+13.1
97%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+17.02026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Brad Knott
Incumbent representative for NC-13. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Steven Swinton · Libertarian
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for NC-13. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Trump staff supplied applause during 'overtly political' speech to silent service members
Donald Trump's appearance at Ft. Bragg military base in North Carolina on Friday was met with a muted response from attending service members that put local GOP officials and the president’s staff in the position of of having to show enthusiasm for his remark…
Raw Story · February 14, 2026
Jack Smith testifies his team believed they had "proof to charge other people" in 2020 election case
At a hearing on Thursday, Republican Rep. Brad Knott of North Carolina questioned former special counsel Jack Smith about the decision to charge only President Trump in the 2020 election case, rather than including others. Smith said he "was in the process of…
CBS News · January 22, 2026
Rep. Brad Knott: There Are More Illegals in North Carolina than in Arizona
"There are more illegals in North Carolina than there are in Arizona," Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC) said during an appearance on the Right to the Point podcast, discussing President Donald Trump's victories and the work to be done alongside fellow RSC members Reps.…
Breitbart News · August 7, 2025
‘Do Not Come Back’ — Rep. Brad Knott’s Bill Sends Stark Warning To Criminal Illegals
By Ashley Brasfield, Daily Caller News Foundation | July 24, 2025 Republican North Carolina Rep. Brad Knott aims to deter criminal illegal immigrants from entering the U.S. through legislation imposing stricter consequences, telling the Daily Caller in an exc…
Biztoc.com · July 25, 2025
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