North Carolina's 12th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in North Carolina's 12th congressional district, 1998 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Alma S. Adams (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

North Carolina's 12th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	74.0%	48.0
2022	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	62.7%	25.5
2020	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	100.0%	—
2018	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	73.1%	46.2
2016	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	67.0%	34.1
2014	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	75.3%	50.7
2014 special	Alma S. Adams	Democratic	75.4%	50.9
2012	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	79.6%	59.3
2010	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	63.9%	29.7
2008	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	71.6%	43.1
2006	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	67.0%	34.0
2004	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	66.8%	33.7
2002	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	65.3%	32.6
2000	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	64.8%	31.5
1998	Melvin Luther Watt	Democratic	56.0%	13.8

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alma S. Adams Won	DEM	259,627	74.02%
Addul Ali	REP	91,128	25.98%
Total		350,755

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alma S. Adams Won	DEM	140,494	62.75%
Tyler Lee	REP	83,414	37.25%
Total		223,908

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Alma S. Adams Won	DEM	341,457	100.00%
Total		341,457

Questions and answers

Who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district?

Alma S. Adams (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in North Carolina's 12th congressional district?

Alma S. Adams won in 2024 by 48.0 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.