2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 6, 2018, electing the thirteen U.S. representatives from the State of North Carolina, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Primary elections in twelve of the thirteen districts were held on May 8, 2018.

District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:

District 1
Incumbent Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who had represented the district since 2004, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+17.

Nominee

 * G. K. Butterfield, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Roger Allison, businessman

District 2
Incumbent Republican George Holding, who had represented the district since 2017, and had previously represented the 13th district between 2013 and 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Nominee

 * George Holding, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Allen Chesser II, law enforcement officer

Democratic primary
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included North Carolina's 2nd congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.

Nominee

 * Linda Coleman, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012 & 2016

Eliminated in primary

 * Wendy May, military veteran and former firefighter, minister and journalist
 * Ken Romley, entrepreneur

Withdrawn

 * Sam Searcy, business executive (running for state senate)

Nominee

 * Jeff Matemu

District 3
Incumbent Republican Walter B. Jones Jr., who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Nominee

 * Walter B. Jones Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Dacey, Vice-Chairman of the Craven County Board of Commissioners
 * Phil Law, former U.S. Marine

District 4
Incumbent Democrat David Price, who had represented the district since 1997, and previously between 1987 and 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+17.

Nominee

 * David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Michelle Laws, professor
 * Richard Lee Watkins III, academic

Nominee

 * Steve Von Loor, business owner

Withdrawn

 * Lee Brian, videographer

Nominee

 * Barbara Howe, homemaker

Eliminated in primary

 * Scerry Whitlock

District 5
Incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Nominee

 * Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Dillon Gentry, salesman
 * Cortland J. Meader, doctor
 * Matthew Vera, high school coach

Nominee

 * Denise D. Adams, Winston-Salem city council member

Eliminated in primary

 * Jenny Marshall, teacher

District 6
Incumbent Republican Mark Walker, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Nominee

 * Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Ryan Watts, businessman

Eliminated in primary

 * Gerald Wong, trucker

District 7
Incumbent Republican David Rouzer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Nominee

 * David Rouzer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Kyle Horton, physician

Eliminated in primary

 * Grayson Parker, consultant

District 8
Incumbent Republican Richard Hudson, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Nominee

 * Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included North Carolina's 8th congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.

Nominee

 * Frank McNeill, former mayor of Aberdeen

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Huffman, small business owner
 * Marc Tiegel, businessman

District 9
Incumbent Robert Pittenger, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

The results of the election were voided and the seat remained vacant until a special election was held in 2019.

Nominee

 * Mark Harris, pastor

Eliminated in primary

 * Clarence Goins, banker
 * Robert Pittenger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results
The incumbent, Pittenger lost his party's nomination to Mark Harris.

Nominee

 * Dan McCready, entrepreneur and U.S. Marine Iraq war veteran

Eliminated in primary

 * Christian Cano, hotel manager & hospitality consultant and nominee for this district in 2016

Nominee

 * Jeff Scott

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 10, 2018

Results
On November 27, 2018, the State Board of Elections declined to certify the election result in this congressional district, while certifying all the others, pending investigation of unspecified "potential wrongdoing". An investigation was opened focusing on McCrae Dowless, a political operative who was hired by the Harris campaign for get-out-the-vote work, and allegations of irregularities involving the collection of absentee ballots. On December 28, 2018, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stated House Democrats' official position of declining to seat Harris on January 3. A new election was called.

District 10
Incumbent Republican Patrick McHenry, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Nominee

 * Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Seth Blankenship
 * Gina Collias, attorney
 * Jeff Gregory, postmaster and candidate for this seat in 2016
 * Ira Roberts, former intelligence officer for the Army National Guard
 * Albert Wiley, Jr., physician & professor and candidate for this seat in 2016

Nominee

 * David Wilson Brown, IT consultant

District 11
Incumbent Mark Meadows, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Nominee

 * Mark Meadows, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Chuck Archerd

Nominee

 * Phillip Price, business owner

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Donaldson, urologist
 * Steve Woodsmall, former U.S. Air Force officer

Nominee

 * Clifton Ingram

District 12
Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+18.

Nominee

 * Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Gabe Ortiz
 * Patrick Register, food service worker
 * Keith Young, Asheville city councilman

Nominee

 * Paul Wright, attorney, former District Court & Superior Court judge, candidate for Governor in 2012, nominee for the 4th district in 2014, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 and candidate for this seat in 2016

Eliminated in primary

 * Paul Bonham, teacher and solar consultant
 * Carl Persson

District 13
Incumbent Republican Ted Budd, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.

Nominee

 * Ted Budd, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Kathy Manning, attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * Adam Coker, trucker

Nominee

 * Tom Bailey