Elections · U.S. House · North Carolina
2026 North Carolina House race,
Brad Knott (Republican), Paul Barringer (Democrat) and Steven Swinton (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in North Carolina District 13, as recorded September 21, 2026.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Steven Swinton (Libertarian).
Official candidate list: North Carolina State Board of Elections. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Brad Knott
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 40
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in North Carolina
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 25 days before, or same-day during the early-voting period in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 50,337 votes
- Paul Barringer Won: 59.1% 29,743
- Frank Pierce: 29.4% 14,794
- Alexander Nicholi: 11.5% 5,800
The primary · 48,973 votes
- Brad Knott Won: 89.9% 44,038
- Sid Sharma: 10.1% 4,935
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections official primary results data. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Brad Knott $191K.
Also filed for this seat
5 filedNot on the November ballot
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
Ballot status not confirmed
Filed with the FEC for this seat. No source on record says whether they qualified for the November ballot: independent and minor-party candidates qualify through the state, often by petition, and the FEC does not track whether they did.
How this seat voted last time
R+17 in 2024
- Brad Knott Won: 58.6%
- Frank Pierce: 41.4%
415,490 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 793K
- Median household income
- $82K
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.5%
- Without health insurance
- 9.4%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.