Democratic
Richard Ojeda
Major-party general-election nominee.
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North Carolina District 9 election, 2026
Richard Ojeda vs. Richard Hudson on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Richard Hudson favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+13.8
98%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+16.02026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Richard Hudson
Incumbent representative for NC-9. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for NC-9. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for NC-9; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Past results
Every election in North Carolina's 9th district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.
Candidate news
CNN analyst pours cold water on Democrats' dream of a political takeover in November
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TheBlaze · Yesterday
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Does TikTok Connect To The WiFi In My House? is a series of memes based on a remix of the audio from a comedy skit by TikToker @someguymark where he makes fun of a question asked by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson during the 2023 TikTok congressional heari…
Knowyourmeme.com · September 10, 2026
Top GOP campaign chief smacked with ethics complaint over secret video scheme
The head of the House Republicans’ campaign committee is facing an ethics complaint over allegations that he used footage of official congressional proceedings to target vulnerable Democrats with just over two months before the midterm elections.Rep. Richard …
Raw Story · August 25, 2026
“Bolshevik Revolution”: Republicans React to NY Democrats’ Primary
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The New Republic · June 24, 2026
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