North Carolina's 13th Congressional District

North Carolina's 13th Congressional District

Incumbent

Wiley Nickel

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

North Carolina's 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Wiley Nickel (D).

As of the 2020 Census, North Carolina representatives represented an average of 746,711 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 735,829 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

The primary runoff will occur on May 14, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Frank Pierce is running in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Frank Pierce (D)

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Kelly Daughtry and Brad Knott are running in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate
		Kelly Daughtry
		Brad Knott

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Frank Pierce advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wiley Nickel (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelly Daughtry	27.4	22,881
✔		Brad Knott	18.7	15,613
		Fred Von Canon	17.1	14,286
		DeVan Barbour IV	15.4	12,859
		Josh McConkey	7.1	5,898
		Kenny Xu	4.3	3,591
		David Dixon	2.6	2,133
		Matt Shoemaker	2.4	1,991
		Chris Baker	1.3	1,081
		Eric Stevenson	1.0	842
		Marcus Dellinger	1.0	795
		Sid Sharma	0.7	609
		James Phillips	0.7	561
		Steve Von Loor	0.5	423

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 83,563
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erin Paré (R)

2022

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Wiley Nickel defeated Bo Hines in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wiley Nickel (D)	51.6	143,090
		Bo Hines (R)	48.4	134,256

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 277,346
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calvin Thomas (Independent)
• Steve Holland (Independent)
• Jacques Youngblood (Independent)
• Scott Blake (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Wiley Nickel defeated Sam Searcy, Jamie Campbell Bowles, Nathan Click, and Denton Lee in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wiley Nickel	51.6	23,155
		Sam Searcy	22.9	10,284
		Jamie Campbell Bowles	9.4	4,217
		Nathan Click	8.6	3,866
		Denton Lee	7.4	3,311

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,833
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Josh Remillard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bo Hines	32.1	17,602
		DeVan Barbour IV	22.6	12,426
		Kelly Daughtry	16.9	9,300
		Kent Keirsey	11.3	6,223
		Renee Ellmers	9.4	5,176
		Chad Slotta	5.6	3,074
		Jessica Morel	1.3	738
		Kevin Alan Wolff	0.6	344

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Brewster (R)
• Karen Bentley (R)
• Grayson Haff (R)
• John Aneralla (R)

2020

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Ted Budd defeated Scott Huffman in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd (R)	68.2	267,181
		Scott Huffman (D)	31.8	124,684

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 391,865
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Scott Huffman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ted Budd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

2018

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Ted Budd defeated Kathy Manning, Tom Bailey, and Robert Corriher in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd (R)	51.5	147,570
		Kathy Manning (D)	45.5	130,402
		Tom Bailey (L)	1.9	5,513
		Robert Corriher (G)	1.0	2,831

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286,316 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Kathy Manning defeated Adam Coker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Manning	70.1	19,554
		Adam Coker	29.9	8,324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,878
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Beniah McMiller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13

Incumbent Ted Budd advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ted Budd

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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tom Bailey advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 13.

2016

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Ted Budd (R) defeated Bruce Davis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. In the Democratic primary, Bruce Davis defeated Adam Coker, Bob Isner, Kevin Griffin, and Mazie Ferguson. Budd defeated 16 other Republican candidates to win the Republican nomination.

Incumbent George Holding (R) of District 13 sought re-election for the District 2 seat in 2016. He defeated fellow Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the primary. Holding's change of plans came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts. Holding's decision to run in District 2 essentially made District 13 an open seat, and as a result, 22 candidates filed to run for the seat.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Budd	56.1%	199,443
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	43.9%	156,049
Total Votes				355,492
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ted Budd	20%	6,340
John Blust	10.4%	3,308
Hank Henning	10.4%	3,289
Julia Howard	10.3%	3,254
Matthew McCall	9.1%	2,872
Andrew Brock	8.8%	2,803
Jason Walser	7.3%	2,319
Dan Barrett	7.2%	2,296
Harry Warren	4%	1,266
Vernon Robinson	3.1%	970
Kay Daly	2.8%	889
George Rouco	2.4%	773
Jim Snyder	1.4%	436
Farren Shoaf	1.3%	404
Chad Gant	0.6%	198
David Thompson	0.5%	147
Kathy Feather	0.4%	142
Total Votes		31,706
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bruce Davis	25.7%	4,709
Bob Isner	25.1%	4,597
Adam Coker	22.5%	4,125
Mazie Ferguson	16.2%	2,963
Kevin Griffin	10.6%	1,946
Total Votes		18,340
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 13th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent George Holding (R) defeated Brenda Cleary (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George Holding Incumbent	57.3%	153,991
	Democratic	Brenda Cleary	42.7%	114,718
Total Votes				268,709
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

2012

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 13th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which George E.B. Holding (R) won election. He defeated Charles Malone (D) in the general election. This switched partisan control of the district.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Charles Malone	43.2%	160,115
	Republican	George E.B. Holding	56.8%	210,495
Total Votes				370,610
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William "Bill" Randall (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Miller incumbent	55.5%	116,103
	Republican	William "Bill" Randall	44.5%	93,099
Total Votes				209,202

2008
On November 4, 2008, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Hugh Webster (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Miller incumbent	65.9%	221,379
	Republican	Hugh Webster	34.1%	114,383
Total Votes				335,762

2006
On November 7, 2006, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vernon Robinson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Miller incumbent	63.7%	98,540
	Republican	Vernon Robinson	36.3%	56,120
Total Votes				154,660

2004
On November 2, 2004, Brad Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Virginia Johnson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Miller incumbent	58.8%	160,896
	Republican	Virginia Johnson	41.2%	112,788
Total Votes				273,684

2002
On November 5, 2002, Brad Miller won election to the United States House. He defeated Carolyn W. Grant (R) and Alex MacDonald (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Miller	54.7%	100,287
	Republican	Carolyn W. Grant	42.4%	77,688
	Libertarian	Alex MacDonald	2.9%	5,295
Total Votes				183,270

District map

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those adopted for the 2024 election cycle. To compare the map before redistricting with the one used for the 2024 elections, click here.

Redistricting

2020-2023

See also: Redistricting in North Carolina after the 2020 census

On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted new congressional district boundaries. The legislation adopting the new maps passed the State Senate by a vote of 28-18 and the State House by a vote of 64-40. Both votes were strictly along party lines with all votes in favor by Republicans and all votes against by Democrats.

The New York Times' Maggie Astor wrote, "The map creates 10 solidly Republican districts, three solidly Democratic districts and one competitive district. Currently, under the lines drawn by a court for the 2022 election, each party holds seven seats. The Democratic incumbents who have been essentially drawn off the map are Representatives Jeff Jackson in the Charlotte area, Kathy Manning in the Greensboro area and Wiley Nickel in the Raleigh area. A seat held by a fourth Democrat, Representative Don Davis, is expected to be competitive."

How does redistricting in North Carolina work? In North Carolina, the state legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. District maps cannot be vetoed by the governor. State legislative redistricting must take place in the first regular legislative session following the United States Census. There are no explicit deadlines in place for congressional redistricting.

State law establishes the following requirements for state legislative districts:

• Districts must be contiguous and compact.
• Districts "must cross county lines as little as possible." If counties are grouped together, the group should include as few counties as possible.
• Communities of interest should be taken into account.

There are no similar restrictions in place regarding congressional districts.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for North Carolina’s 2024 congressional elections.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for North Carolina’s 2024 congressional elections.

Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for North Carolina’s 2024 congressional elections.

North Carolina District 13
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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North Carolina District 13
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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See also: Redistricting in North Carolina after the 2010 census

North Carolina's congressional district plan was subject to litigation following its adoption in 2011. Two challenges to the plan were heard by the Supreme Court of the United States: Cooper v. Harris, which was decided in 2017, and Rucho v. Common Cause, which decided on June 27, 2019. As a result of Rucho, North Carolina's congressional district plan was upheld. For more complete information, see this article.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 13th the 215th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 50.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 48.4%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made North Carolina's 13th Congressional District the 47th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.98. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.98 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in North Carolina
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2020
• North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 13

Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Kathy Manning (D)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Dan Bishop (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Patrick McHenry (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Wiley Nickel (D)

District 14

Jeff Jackson (D)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)