2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 13 U.S. Representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including an election to the U.S. Senate.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

November 4, 2014
All 13 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
Party Republican Democratic Last election 9 4 Seats won 10 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,555,364 1,234,027 Percentage 55.39% 43.95%

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. In primaries in which no candidate won more than 40% of the vote (the Democratic primary in the 5th district and the Republican primary in the 6th district), second primary elections (runoffs) were held between the top two candidates on July 15, 2014.[1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2014[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,555,364	55.39%	9	10	+1
	Democratic	1,234,027	43.95%	4	3	-1
	Libertarian	7,850	0.28%	0	0	-
	Write-In	10,757	0.38%	0	0	-
Totals		2,807,998	100.00%	13	13	—

District

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:[3]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	55,990	26.62%	154,333	73.38%	0	0.00%	210,323	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 2	122,128	58.83%	85,479	41.17%	0	0.00%	207,607	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 3	139,415	67.81%	66,182	32.19%	0	0.00%	205,597	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 4	57,416	25.25%	169,946	75.75%	0	0.00%	227,362	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 5	139,279	61.02%	88,973	38.98%	0	0.00%	228,252	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 6	147,312	58.67%	103,758	41.33%	0	0.00%	251,070	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 7	134,431	59.35%	84,054	37.11%	8,019	3.54%	226,504	100.00%	Republican Gain
District 8	121,568	64.86%	65,854	35.14%	0	0.00%	187,422	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 9	163,080	93.90%	0	0.00%	10,588	6.10%	173,668	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 10	133,504	61.02%	85,292	38.98%	0	0.00%	218,796	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 11	144,682	62.90%	85,342	37.10%	0	0.00%	230,024	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 12	42,568	24.65%	130,096	75.35%	0	0.00%	172,664	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 13	153,991	57.31%	114,718	42.69%	0	0.00%	268,709	100.00%	Republican Hold
Total	1,555,364	55.39%	1,234,027	43.95%	18,607	0.66%	2,807,998	100.00%

District 1

The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina and includes towns such as Durham, Elizabeth City, Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro and New Bern. The incumbent is Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who has represented the district since 2004. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+19.

Democratic primary

Dan Whittacre, who ran against Butterfield in the Democratic primary in 2012, did so again.[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. K. Butterfield (incumbent)	60,847	81.1
	Democratic	Dan Whittacre	14,147	18.9
Total votes			74,994	100.0

Republican primary

Arthur Rich, an accountant and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2012[6][7] and Brent Shypulefski[4] ran for the Republican nomination.

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Rich	5,519	51.3
	Republican	Brent Shypulefski	5,232	48.7
Total votes			10,751	100.0

Results

North Carolina's 1st congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. K. Butterfield (incumbent)	154,333	73.4
	Republican	Arthur Rich	55,990	26.6
Total votes			210,323	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located in central North Carolina and includes all or parts of Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Wake counties. The incumbent is Republican Renee Ellmers, who has represented the district since 2011. She was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Ellmers had considered running for the U.S. Senate[9] but instead ran for re-election. Jim Duncan, the chairman of the Chatham County Republican Party and co-founder of the grassroots organization The Coalition for American Principles, considered a run against Ellmers in the primary,[10] but decided against it.[11] Frank Roche, a conservative internet talk show host and lecturer in economics at Elon University, who ran for District 4 in 2010 and for North Carolina State Treasurer in 2012 ran against Ellmers in the primary.[12][13]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Renee Ellmers (incumbent)	21,412	58.7
	Republican	Frank Roche	15,045	41.3
Total votes			36,457	100.0

Democratic primary

Three Democrats ran for their party's nomination: singer, actor and activist Clay Aiken,[14][15] former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco[16] and counselor and candidate for the seat in 2012 Toni Morris.[4][17] Attorney Houston Barnes at first announced that he would run in the Democratic primary as well,[18] but he later withdrew before filing and announced that he would support Aiken.[19]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clay Aiken	11,678	40.9
	Democratic	Keith Crisco	11,288	39.5
	Democratic	Toni Morris	5,616	19.6
Total votes			28,582	100.0

The results were too close to call even a week later, with Crisco only narrowly behind Aiken, who was only just above the 40% necessary to avoid a runoff.[20] As both candidates were waiting for the results to be certified (this was to be done May 13, 2014), Crisco died suddenly on May 12, after suffering a fall in his home.[20][21] He was 71.[20] Though Crisco had initially said he would not concede,[22] he changed his mind and had planned to concede on May 13.[23]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Renee Ellmers (R)	Clay Aiken (D)	Undecided
Civitas	September 26–28, 2014	400	± 5%	47%	39%	14%

Results

North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Renee Ellmers (incumbent)	122,128	58.8
	Democratic	Clay Aiken	85,479	41.2
Total votes			207,607	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The incumbent is Republican Walter B. Jones, Jr., who has represented the district since 1995.[24] He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush, ran in the primary against Jones.[25] Griffin sold his consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and moved back to New Bern.[25] Albin "Big Al" Novinec also ran for the Republican nomination.[4] Craven County Commissioner Scott Dacey considered running in the primary as well, but did not ultimately file.[26][27]

Republican primary

Jason Thigpen, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of the Student Veterans Advocacy Group, first announced that he would challenge Jones in the Republican primary,[28] but then left the Republican Party and said he would run as a Democrat.[24][29] Ultimately, he did not file to run for any party's nomination.[4]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones, Jr. (incumbent)	22,616	50.9
	Republican	Taylor Griffin	20,024	45.1
	Republican	Albin "Big Al" Novinec	1,798	4.0
Total votes			44,438	100.0

Democratic primary

Marshall Adame, a retired U.S. Marine, former U.S. Diplomat in Iraq and former member of the Congressional Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan and former U.S. Basra International Airport Director, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[4]

Results

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones, Jr. (incumbent)	139,415	67.8
	Democratic	Marshall Adame	66,182	32.12
Total votes			205,597	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

The 4th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes Orange, Durham, Harnett, Chatham and Wake counties. The incumbent is Democrat David Price, who has represented the district since 1997, and previously represented it from 1987 to 1995. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+20.

Price ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republican Paul Wright, a trial lawyer, former District Court and Superior Court judge and candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 2012 was the only other candidate to file to run against Price.[4]

Results

North Carolina's 4th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Price (incumbent)	169,946	74.8
	Republican	Paul Wright	57,416	25.2
Total votes			227,362	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad and includes Watauga, Ashe, Wilkes, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Yadkin, Surry, Alleghany, Forsyth, Stokes and Reckingham counties. The incumbent is Republican Virginia Foxx, who has represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Foxx had considered running for the U.S. Senate[30] but is instead running for re-election. She was opposed in the Republican primary by Philip Doyle.[4]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	49,572	75.4
	Republican	Philip Doyle	16,175	24.6
Total votes			65,747	100.0

Democratic primary

Four candidates ran for the Democratic nomination: Gardenia Henley, a retired auditor, candidate for the state house in 2010, for governor in 2012 and for Mayor of Winston-Salem in 2013; Joshua Brannon, a software developer; Michael W. Holleman; and Will Stinson, a candidate for the state house in 2012.[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Brannon	8,010	33.0
	Democratic	Gardenia Henley	6,417	26.5
	Democratic	Michael W. Holleman	5,618	23.2
	Democratic	Will Stinson	4,189	17.3
Total votes			24,234	100.0

Runoff

Because Brannon did not secure more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Henley advanced to a runoff.

Democratic primary runoff results[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Brannon	2,748	65.6
	Democratic	Gardenia Henley	1,443	34.4
Total votes			4,191	100.0

Results

North Carolina's 5th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	139,279	61.0
	Democratic	Joshua Brannon	88,973	39.0
Total votes			228,252	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

The 6th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry and Stokes counties as well as parts of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville and Orange counties. The incumbent is Republican Howard Coble, who has represented the district since 1985. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Citing his health, Coble announced on November 7, 2013, that he would retire and not seek another term in 2014.[32]

Declared

• Phil Berger Jr., Rockingham County District Attorney[33]
• Mike Causey, former insurance agent and nominee for North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in 2012[34]
• Kenn Kopf, attorney[4]
• Zack Matheny, businessman and Greensboro City Councilman[35]
• Jeff Phillips, financial adviser, Guilford County Commissioner and candidate for the seat in 2010[4]
• Charlie Sutherland, retired businessman and candidate for District 13 in 2006[4]
• Bruce VonCannon, retired banker[4]
• Mark Walker, pastor[4]
• Don Webb, financial adviser and Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority member[4][36][37]

Declined

• Howard Coble, incumbent U.S. Representative[32]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Berger	Mike Causey	Kenn Kopf	Zack Matheny	Jeff Phillips	Charlie Sutherland	Bruce VonCannon	Mark Walker	Don Webb	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Berger)	April 8–10, 2014	300	±5.66%	36%	—	—	6%	—	—	6%	14%	—	38%
Tel Opinion Research	April 2014	–	–	29%	1%	0%	2%	4%	0%	4%	4%	2%	54%

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Berger, Jr.	15,127	34.3
	Republican	Mark Walker	11,123	25.2
	Republican	Bruce VonCannon	5,055	11.4
	Republican	Zack Matheny	5,043	11.4
	Republican	Jeff Phillips	3,494	7.9
	Republican	Don Webb	1,899	4.3
	Republican	Mike Causey	1,427	3.2
	Republican	Kenn Kopf	510	1.2
	Republican	Charlie Sutherland	458	1.0
Total votes			44,136	100.0

Runoff

Because Berger did not win more than 40 percent of the vote, he and Walker advanced to a runoff, which Walker won.

Republican primary runoff results[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Walker	18,965	59.9
	Republican	Phil Berger, Jr.	12,722	40.1
Total votes			31,687	100.0

Declared

• Bruce Davis, Guilford County Commissioner and candidate for the state senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012[38]
• Laura Fjeld, attorney and former vice president of the University of North Carolina system[39]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Fjeld	19,066	56.2
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	14,882	43.8
Total votes			33,948	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample< size	Margin of error	Mark Walker (R)	Laura Fjeld (D)	Undecided
WPA Opinion Research (R-Walker)	September 3–4, 2014	306	± 5.7%	54%	31%	15%

Results

North Carolina's 6th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Walker	147,312	58.7
	Democratic	Laura Fjeld	103,758	41.3
Total votes			251,070	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

The 7th district is located in southeastern North Carolina and includes Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Duplin counties. The incumbent is Democrat Mike McIntyre, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+12.

Democratic primary

McIntyre is not running for re-election.[40] New Hanover County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr.[41] and Princeton Town Commissioner Walter A. Martin, Jr. ran for the Democratic nomination.[42][4]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Barfield, Jr.	21,966	58.2
	Democratic	Walter A. Martin, Jr.	15,741	41.8
Total votes			37,707	100.0

Republican primary

Former state senator David Rouzer, who lost to McIntyre in 2012 by just 650 votes following a recount, ran for the Republican nomination for the seat again.[43] Also running were Chris Andrade[4] and New Hanover County Commissioner and former state senator Haywood "Woody" White.[44]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rouzer	23,010	53.0
	Republican	Haywood "Woody" White	17,389	40.1
	Republican	Chris Andrade	3,000	6.9
Total votes			43,399	100.0

Minor parties

Attorney J. Wesley Casteen, who ran for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2010, is the Libertarian Party nominee.[45] Louis Harmati, who ran for the state legislature as a Republican in 2012,[46] is running as a write-in candidate.[47]

Results

North Carolina's 7th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Rouzer	134,431	59.3
	Democratic	Jonathan Barfield, Jr.	84,054	37.1
	Libertarian	J. Wesley Casteen	7,850	3.5
	n/a	Write-ins	169	0.1
Total votes			226,504	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

The 8th district is located in Southern North Carolina and includes all of Anson County, Montgomery County, Richmond County, Scotland County and Stanly County, as well as portions of Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Mecklenburg County, Randolph County, Robeson County, Rowan County and Union County. The incumbent is Republican Richard Hudson, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Larry Kissell with 53% of the vote. The district has a PVI of R+11.

Hudson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Antonio Blue, the mayor of Dobbins Heights and a veteran of the U.S. Army, was the only other candidate to file against him.[4]

Results

North Carolina's 8th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Hudson (incumbent)	121,568	64.9
	Democratic	Antonio Blue	65,854	35.1
Total votes			187,422	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

The 9th district is located in south-central North Carolina and includes parts of Iredell, Mecklenburg and Union counties. The incumbent is Republican Robert Pittenger, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Sue Myrick. The district has a PVI of R+8.

No Democrat filed to run for the seat, making this district the only one in the state not being contested by both major parties in 2014.[4] There is a write-in campaign for candidate Shawn Eckles of Iredell County.[48][47]

Republican primary

Pittenger had considered running for the U.S. Senate[49] but is instead running for re-election. He was opposed in the Republican primary by Michael Steinberg, a candidate for the seat in 2012.

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	29,505	67.6
	Republican	Michael Steinberg	14,146	32.4
Total votes			43,651	100.0

Results

North Carolina's 9th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Pittenger (incumbent)	163,080	93.9
	n/a	Write-ins	8,219	4.7
	Independent	Shawn Eckles (write-in)	2,369	1.4
Total votes			173,668	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

The 10th district is located in central and western North Carolina and includes all of Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties and parts of Catawba, Iredell and Buncombe counties. The incumbent is Republican Patrick McHenry, who has represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

McHenry had considered running for the U.S. Senate[50] but is instead running for re-election. He was opposed in the Republican primary by Richard Lynch, a candidate for the seat in 2012.[4]

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry (incumbent)	29,400	78.0
	Republican	Richard Lynch	8,273	22.0
Total votes			37,673	100.0

Democratic primary

High school social studies teacher and soccer coach Tate MacQueen ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[51] Terry Bellamy, the mayor of Asheville and a candidate for the seat in 2012, at first said that she would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge McHenry,[52] but later changed her mind and said she would not run again.[53]

Results

North Carolina's 10th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry (incumbent)	133,504	61.0
	Democratic	Tate MacQueen	85,292	39.0
Total votes			218,796	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

The 11th district is located in western North Carolina and includes Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania, Swain, Macon, Clay, Graham and Cherokee counties. The incumbent is Republican Mark Meadows, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Heath Shuler. The district has a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Meadows ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Two candidates ran for the Democratic nomination: physicist and candidate for the seat in 2012 Tom Hill and businessman and volunteer firefighter Keith Ruehl.[54]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Hill	16,819	54.1
	Democratic	Keith Ruehl	14,272	45.9
Total votes			31,091	100.0

Results

North Carolina's 11th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Meadows (incumbent)	144,682	62.9
	Democratic	Tom Hill	85,342	37.1
Total votes			230,024	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

The 12th district is located in central North Carolina and includes parts of Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Lexington, Salisbury, Concord, and High Point. Democrat Mel Watt held this seat from 1993 until he resigned on January 6, 2014, to become director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.[55][56] The special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the current Congress will be held concurrently with the regular 2014 elections.[57] Watt was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+26.

Declared

• Alma Adams, state representative[58]
• George Battle III, general counsel to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board[58]
• Marcus Brandon, state representative[58]
• Malcolm Graham, state senator[58]
• Curtis C. Osborne, attorney[58]
• Rajive Patel, former mayor of East Spencer[58]

All except Patel also ran in the special election.[4]

Withdrew

• Brad Craver, management consultant[59]
• Beverly M. Earle, state representative and nominee for Mayor of Charlotte in 2007[58]
• James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Jr., former Charlotte City Council member and candidate for Mayor of Charlotte in 2013[60]
• Rodney W. Moore, state representative[61]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alma Adams	George Battle	Marcus Brandon	Malcolm Graham	James Mitchell	Curtis Osborne	Rajive Patel	Undecided
Hamilton Campaigns (D-Adams)	Feb. 28–Mar. 4, 2014	500	± 4.4%	26%	9%	4%	19%	9%	3%	1%	29%

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams	15,235	44.0
	Democratic	Malcolm Graham	8,180	23.6
	Democratic	George Battle III	4,342	12.5
	Democratic	Marcus Brandon	2,856	8.3
	Democratic	James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Jr.	1,775	5.1
	Democratic	Curtis C. Osborne	1,733	5.0
	Democratic	Rajive Patel	502	1.4
Total votes			34,623	100.0

Declared

• Vince Coakley, former TV news anchor[62]
• Leon Threatt[4]

Coakley was the only Republican to file for the special election.

Results

Republican primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Coakley	8,652	78.0
	Republican	Leon Threatt	2,439	22.0
Total votes			11,091	100.0

Results

North Carolina's 12th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams	130,096	75.4
	Republican	Vince Coakley	42,568	24.6
Total votes			172,664	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is located in northern North Carolina and includes parts of Granville, Wake, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne and Wilson counties. The incumbent is Republican George Holding, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Brad Miller. The district has a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Holding had considered running for the U.S. Senate[49] but is instead running for re-election. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Brenda Cleary, a registered nurse and former executive director of the North Carolina Center for Nursing;[63] Virginia Conlon;[4] and Arunava "Ron" Sanyal ran for the Democratic nomination.[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Cleary	24,631	70.4
	Democratic	Virginia Conlon	6,308	18.0
	Democratic	Arunava "Ron" Sanyal	4,052	11.6
Total votes			34,991	100.0

Results

North Carolina's 13th congressional district, 2014[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holding (incumbent)	153,991	57.3
	Democratic	Brenda Cleary	114,718	42.7
Total votes			268,709	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

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External links

• U.S. House elections in North Carolina, 2014 at Ballotpedia