North Carolina District 5

NC-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held March 3, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Chuck Hubbard 25,655 56.7%
Kyah Creekmore 19,585 43.3%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Virginia Foxx 53,627 74.5%
Joey Osborne 7,934 11.0%
Steve Girard 6,404 8.9%
Roman "Chad" Williams 3,979 5.5%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Virginia Foxx
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Virginia Foxx

Virginia Foxx Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,662,604
Cash on Hand: $3,369,069
Chuck Hubbard

Chuck Hubbard Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $394,695
Cash on Hand: $99,815

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 NC-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 NC-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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