Elections · U.S. House · North Carolina
2026 North Carolina House race,
Addison McDowell (Republican) and Cyril Jefferson (Democrat) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in North Carolina District 6, as recorded September 21, 2026.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Official candidate list: North Carolina State Board of Elections. Not a prediction.
The seat
Addison McDowell
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 32
Discloses no individual stock trades.
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 · 39,007 votes
- Cyril Jefferson Won: 39.2% 15,274
- Alysa Kassay: 34.1% 13,316
- Keith Davenport: 16.8% 6,569
- Beau Blair: 9.9% 3,848
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.
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
None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.
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+38 in 2024
- Addison McDowell Won: 69.2%
- Kevin E. Hayes: 30.8%
337,320 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
- 770K
- Median household income
- $69K
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.5%
- Without health insurance
- 9.2%
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 March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.