North Carolina 13th District
Where this race stands
| Rater | Rating | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Solid R | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | |
| Split Ticket | Likely R | |
| FiftyPlusOne | Likely R |
Our model's lean sits inside the range of the raters covering this race.
Model output from our win-odds simulation, under calibration review. Methodology
See the full forecast →Roster: North Carolina State Board of Elections · state candidate list · as of October 18, 2026
No verified public poll. How we source polling data.
North Carolina's 13th congressional district carries a partisan baseline of R+14.82. Cook Political Report rated the race Solid R (Added August 25, 2026). Paul Barringer is the Democratic name on the ticket; Brad Knott runs on the Republican side. Neither rater shows movement that would signal a competitive contest, and a baseline of that magnitude places the district well outside the range where resource deployment typically shifts outcomes. : https://www.the-downballot.com/p/the-downballots-calculations-of-presidential : https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings
Campaign finance · FEC
- Raised
- $1M
- Cash on hand
- $515.4K
Campaign finance · FEC
- Raised
- $1.3M
- Cash on hand
- $707.8K
Federal Election Commission filings, as of Jun 30, 2026.
District demographics · Census ACS
- Median household income
- $81,810 (±$1,226)
- Median gross rent, monthly
- $1,098 (±$24)
- People below the poverty line
- 11.5% (±0.5%)
- People without health insurance
- 9.4% (±0.4%)
- Renter households paying 30% or more of income on rent
- 47.7% (±2.3%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 , 119th Congress district lines (this district is unchanged for 2026); the survey window ends Dec 31, 2024. Survey estimates; the figure after ± is the 90% margin of error. The renter-burden share is derived by Thin Gold from two published Census percentages. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Election information
- Voter registration deadline
- October 9, 2026 (North Carolina State Board of Elections, as of October 10, 2026)
- Early voting
- October 15 to October 31, 2026 (North Carolina State Board of Elections, as of October 10, 2026)
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- No individual poll results are compiled for this race.
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