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+16.0
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+16.02026 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
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 therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
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Candidate news
“Bolshevik Revolution”: Republicans React to NY Democrats’ Primary
State and national Republican groups have developed a new midterm strategy after the left’s big wins in New York City on Tuesday: fearmongering about communism and the death of the nuclear family. (Oh, wait, that’s actually not a new strategy at all.)The chai…
The New Republic · June 24, 2026
Top Republican Suddenly Wants Nothing to Do With Redistricting Fight
National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson wouldn’t back up President Donald Trump’s gerrymandering scheme Wednesday after it backfired and gave Democrats a boost. Virginians voted Tuesday to redraw their state’s congressional district m…
The New Republic · April 22, 2026
GOP puts pressure on 'ruby red' state to make up for Virginia gerrymander loss
Republicans are pointing fingers after a narrow redistricting loss in Virginia undermined President Donald Trump's national gerrymandering crusade, effectively erasing months of GOP gains and creating a stalemate in the high-stakes redistricting battle.Republ…
Raw Story · April 22, 2026
SCOOP: Trump and Johnson to Discuss Midterms at White House Following Record Fundraising Haul
At a White House meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson, the National Republican... Read More The post SCOOP: Trump and Johnson to Discuss Midterms at White House Following Record …
Daily Signal · April 14, 2026
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