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North Carolina's 13th congressional district was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States census. Previously, the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 census until the reapportionment following the 1840 census. On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly redrew and approved a new map[5] [6] [7] shifting its competitive Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+2 to R+8. It is considered to be one of the most heavily gerrymandered districts in the state. [citation needed]

North Carolina's 13th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025[a]
Representative
Population (2024)835,054[3]
Median household
income		$85,183[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+8[4]

The 13th congressional district is currently represented by Brad Knott.

History

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From 2003 to 2013, the district included all of Person and Caswell Counties; as well as parts of Alamance, Granville, Guilford, Rockingham, and Wake Counties. However, reapportionment after the 2010 census shifted the district more to the south and east. As a result, it lost its share of Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Person, and Rockingham Counties. In the place of those five counties, portions of Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne, and Wilson Counties were added. Less of Granville County and more of Wake County were also included. While Barack Obama carried the old 13th with 59 percent of the vote in 2008, John McCain would have won it with 54 percent of the vote had it existed under the new lines.

As a result, Democratic Congressman Brad Miller, who represented the district from its creation in 2003, announced he would not seek re-election to office in 2012.[8][9] From 2013 to 2017, the district was represented by Republican George Holding.

After mid-decade redistricting, most of the old 13th district was essentially merged with the old 2nd district. A new 13th district was created, stretching from the northern suburbs of Charlotte to Greensboro. Republican Ted Budd became the first congressman from this new district.

In 2021, a new 13th district was created that included counties west of Charlotte. While North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore was expected to run for the seat, he said he would not after Madison Cawthorn announced his candidacy.[10]

In 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court rejected the redrawn districts, later approving a new map for the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in which the 13th district included Johnston County and parts of Harnett, Wake, and Wayne Counties in the Raleigh area.[11]

On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly redrew and approved a congressional map for the 2024 election, shifting the district from being the most competitive with Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1 to R+11. Making it one of the most Republican districts in North Carolina. It is also one of the most gerrymandered districts in the state.

Counties and communities

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For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.[12][13][14]

Caswell County (2)

Milton, Yanceyville

Franklin County (7)

All seven communities

Granville County (5)

Butner, Creedmoor, Oxford (part; also 1st), Stem, Stovall

Harnett County (11)

All 11 communities

Johnston County (11)

All 11 communities

Lee County (2)

Broadway, Sanford

Person County (2)

Rougemont (part; also 4th; shared with Durham County), Roxboro

Wake County (11)

Angier (shared with Harnett County), Cary (part; also 2nd, 4th, and 9th; shared with Chatham and Durham counties), Clayton (shared with Johnston County), Fuquay-Varina (part; also 4th), Garner (part; also 2nd), Holly Springs (part; also 4th), Raleigh (part; also 2nd and 4th; shared with Durham County), Rolesville (part; also 2nd), Wake Forest (part; also 2nd; shared with Franklin County), Wendell (part; also 2nd), Zebulon (part; also 2nd)

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Results[15]
2008 President McCain 57% - 42%
Senate Dole 51% - 46%
Governor McCrory 52% - 45%
2010 Senate Burr 60% - 38%
2012 President Romney 59% - 41%
Governor McCrory 61% - 37%
2014 Senate Tillis 56% - 40%
2016 President Trump 58% - 38%
Senate Burr 59% - 38%
Governor McCrory 57% - 41%
Lt. Governor Forest 60% - 38%
Secretary of State LaPaglia 53% - 47%
Auditor Stuber 55% - 45%
Treasurer Folwell 60% - 40%
Attorney General Newton 57% - 43%
2020 President Trump 58% - 41%
Senate Tillis 56% - 39%
Governor Forest 54% - 44%
Lt. Governor Robinson 59% - 41%
Secretary of State Sykes 55% - 45%
Auditor Street 55% - 45%
Treasurer Folwell 60% - 40%
Attorney General O'Neill 57% - 43%
2022 Senate Budd 57% - 40%
2024 President Trump 58% - 41%
Governor Stein 49% - 45%
Lt. Governor Weatherman 54% - 43%
Secretary of State Brown 54% - 46%
Auditor Boliek 56% - 41%
Treasurer Briner 59% - 41%
Attorney General Bishop 55% - 45%

List of members representing the district

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Member
(Residence)		 Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1813
Meshack Franklin
(Scullcamp)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815		 13th Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1813.
Lost re-election.		 1813–1823
[data missing]

Lewis Williams
(Panther Creek)		 Democratic-Republican[b] March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1825		 14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th		 Elected in 1815.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Died.
1823–1833
[data missing]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1837
1833–1843
[data missing]
Whig March 4, 1837 –
February 23, 1842
Vacant February 23, 1842 –
April 27, 1842		 27th
Anderson Mitchell
(Wilkesboro)		 Whig April 27, 1842 –
March 3, 1843		 Elected to finish Williams's term.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 4, 1843
District re-established January 3, 2003

Brad Miller
(Raleigh)		 Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013		 108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.		 2003–2013

George Holding
(Raleigh)		 Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017		 113th
114th		 Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.		 2013–2017

Ted Budd
(Advance)		 Republican January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2023		 115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		 2017–2021
2021–2023

Wiley Nickel
(Cary)		 Democratic January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025		 118th Elected in 2022.
Retired due to redistricting.		 2023–2025
District boundaries from 2023 to 2025

Brad Knott
(Raleigh)		 Republican January 3, 2025 –
present		 119th Elected in 2024. 2025–present

Past election results

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2002

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2002 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Miller 100,287 54.72
Republican Carolyn W. Grant 77,688 42.39
Libertarian Alex MacDonald 5,295 2.89
Turnout 183,270 100.00
Democratic win (new seat)

2004

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2004 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Miller (incumbent) 160,896 58.79
Republican Virginia Johnson 112,788 41.21
Turnout 273,684 100.00
Democratic hold

2006

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2006 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Miller (incumbent) 98,540 63.71
Republican Vernon Robinson 56,120 36.29
Turnout 154,660 100.00
Democratic hold

2008

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2008 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Miller (incumbent) 221,379 65.93
Republican Hugh Webster 114,383 34.07
Turnout 335,762 100.00
Democratic hold

2010

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2010 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Miller (incumbent) 116,103 55.50
Republican Bill Randall 93,099 44.50
Total votes 209,202 100.00
Democratic hold

2012

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2012 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Holding 210,495 56.8
Democratic Charles Malone 160,115 43.2
Total votes 370,610 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

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2014 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Holding (incumbent) 153,991 57.3
Democratic Brenda Cleary 114,718 42.7
Total votes 268,709 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Budd 199,443 56.1
Democratic Bruce Davis 156,049 43.9
Total votes 355,492 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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2018 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Budd (incumbent) 147,570 51.5
Democratic Kathy Manning 130,402 45.6
Libertarian Tom Bailey 5,513 1.9
Green Robert Corriher 2,831 1.0
Total votes 286,316 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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2020 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Budd (incumbent) 267,181 68.2
Democratic Scott Huffman 124,684 31.8
Total votes 391,865 100.0
Republican hold

2022

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2022 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wiley Nickel 143,090 51.6
Republican Bo Hines 134,256 48.4
Total votes 277,346 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2024

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2024 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Knott 243,655 58.6
Democratic Frank Pierce 171,835 41.4
Total votes 415,490 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2026

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2026 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Knott
Democratic Paul Barringer
Green Anthony Aguilar
Libertarian Steven Swinton
Total votes

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ As the mid-decade redistricting bill (S249) enacted on October 22, 2025 only changed the compositions of North Carolina's 1st and 3rd congressional districts,[1][2] boundaries of other districts will not change at the 2026 elections.
  2. ↑ Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

References

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  1. ↑ "North Carolina". All About Redistricting. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA | SESSION 2025 | SESSION LAW 2025-95 | SENATE BILL 249" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. October 22, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 8, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "My Congressional District". census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
  4. ↑ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Congressional District Map with Counties and Cities State Link".
  6. ↑ "Congressional District Map with Counties and Cities Dave's Redistricting 2024 Map Link".
  7. ↑ "johnlocke NC 2024 Congressional with Estimated PVI, October 2023".
  8. ↑ "Redistricting sets up Miller, Price as 4th district rivals". News & Observer. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rep. Miller won't fight Rep. Price for 4th district seat". News & Observer. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  10. ↑ Battaglia, Danielle; Murphy, Brian; Vaughn, Dawn Baumgartner (November 12, 2021). "Cawthorn announces he'll change districts for 2022, shaking up NC elections". News & Observer. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ Doyle, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". WGHP. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST37/CD119_NC13.pdf
  13. ↑ "What the NC Supreme Court decision means for redistricting in the state and elsewhere". WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lopez, Ashley (October 25, 2023). "North Carolina lawmakers approve maps creating gains for the GOP in Congress". NPR. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "DRA 2020". davesredistricting.org. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2002 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  17. ↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  18. ↑ "2006 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  19. ↑ "2008 General Election". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  20. ↑ "US House of Representatives district 13". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  21. ↑ "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  22. ↑ "11/04/2014 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". ncsbe.gov/. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  23. ↑ "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". ncsbe.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  24. ↑ "District 13, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  25. ↑ "November 03, 2020 General Election Results by Contest" (PDF). amazonaws.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  26. ↑ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  27. ↑ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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