North Carolina's 2nd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in North Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Deborah K. Ross (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | 66.3% | 34.7 |
| 2022 | Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | 64.7% | 29.4 |
| 2020 | Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | 63.0% | 28.1 |
| 2018 | George Holding | Republican | 51.3% | 5.5 |
| 2016 | George Holding | Republican | 56.7% | 13.4 |
| 2014 | Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | 58.8% | 17.7 |
| 2012 | Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | 55.9% | 14.5 |
| 2010 | Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | 49.5% | 0.8 |
| 2008 | Bob R. Etheridge | Democratic | 66.9% | 35.7 |
| 2006 | Bob R. Etheridge | Democratic | 66.5% | 33.1 |
| 2004 | Bob R. Etheridge | Democratic | 62.3% | 24.6 |
| 2002 | Bob R. Etheridge | Democratic | 65.4% | 32.1 |
| 2000 | Bob R. Etheridge | Democratic | 58.3% | 17.4 |
| 1998 | Bob R. Etheridge | Democratic | 57.4% | 15.7 |
| 1980 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 73.4% | 46.8 |
| 1978 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 78.2% | 58.0 |
| 1976 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 100.0% | — |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah K. Ross Won | DEM | 268,662 | 66.25% | |
| Alan D. Swain | REP | 128,164 | 31.61% | |
| Michael Louis Dublin | GRE | 8,691 | 2.14% | |
| Total | 405,517 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah K. Ross Won | DEM | 190,714 | 64.68% | |
| Christine E. Villaverde | REP | 104,155 | 35.32% | |
| Total | 294,869 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah K. Ross Won | DEM | 311,887 | 62.96% | |
| Alan D. Swain | REP | 172,544 | 34.83% | |
| Japheth Nthautha Matemu | LIB | 10,914 | 2.20% | |
| Total | 495,345 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents North Carolina's 2nd congressional district?
Deborah K. Ross (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in North Carolina's 2nd congressional district?
Deborah K. Ross won in 2024 by 34.7 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.