Here are election results for U.S. House Districts 2, 4, and 13 which encompass the Triangle.
U.S. House District 2
Deborah Ross
Democratic Rep. Deborah Ross has won reelection in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Alan Swain with 66 percent of the vote.
Ross was first elected to Congress in 2020. She will continue representing much of Wake County, including most of Raleigh and parts of Cary, Morrisville, and Garner.
Ross, 60, a former state legislator and civil rights attorney, has focused on strengthening voting rights, expanding healthcare access, and supporting Triangle-area tech and research initiatives during her time in Congress.
Eleven bills she introduced during her first term were signed into law, including legislation that increased funding for sexual assault nurse examiners and boosted North Carolina’s offshore wind energy potential. Recently, she helped secure $800,000 in federal grant funding for public transit improvements in Eastern Wake County.
U.S. House District 4
Valerie Foushee
As expected, Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee has locked down a second term representing North Carolina’s deep-blue 4th Congressional District, which includes Durham, Orange, Alamance, Granville, and Person counties.
Foushee first won this seat in 2022 after a contentious Democratic primary against Durham county commissioner Nida Allam. That race was one of the most expensive congressional primaries in state history, with Foushee receiving significant support from the pro-Israel PAC AIPAC.
A former school board member, county commissioner, and state legislator, Foushee has prioritized education funding, environmental protection, and modernizing the Triangle’s transit infrastructure during her first term in Congress. She serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where she recently helped secure a $12 million federal grant to overhaul 33 Durham intersections with improved crosswalks, ADA-compliant curb ramps, and upgraded bus stops.
In the spring, she quietly traveled to Israel on AIPAC’s dime and sat almost directly across the table from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he requested help in “ensur[ing] that Gaza doesn’t pose a threat to Israel again.”
Foushee is the first African American and the first woman to represent the 4th Congressional District.
U.S. House District 13
Brad Knott
Republican Brad Knott has captured the open seat in North Carolina House District 13, defeating Democrat Frank Pierce with nearly 59 percent of the vote.
Knott’s win isn’t particularly surprising, given that the district was so aggressively redrawn last year that it sent incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel running for the hills.
A business attorney and former prosecutor, Knott rode to victory on a wave of traditional Republican talking points. His priorities in office include crusading against abortion access, pledging unwavering support to Israel, and fighting the imaginary menace of “woke ideologies” in public schools.
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