North Carolina's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in North Carolina's 5th 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: Virginia Foxx (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

North Carolina's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Virginia Foxx	Republican	59.5%	19.0
2022	Virginia Foxx	Republican	63.2%	26.3
2020	Virginia Foxx	Republican	66.9%	35.8
2018	Virginia Foxx	Republican	57.0%	14.1
2016	Virginia Foxx	Republican	58.4%	16.8
2014	Virginia Foxx	Republican	61.0%	22.0
2012	Virginia Foxx	Republican	57.5%	15.1
2010	Virginia Foxx	Republican	65.9%	31.8
2008	Virginia Foxx	Republican	58.4%	16.7
2006	Virginia Foxx	Republican	57.2%	14.3
2004	Virginia Foxx	Republican	58.8%	17.7
2002	Richard Burr	Republican	70.2%	40.4
2000	Richard Burr	Republican	92.8%	85.6
1998	Richard Burr	Republican	67.6%	35.9
1980	Stephen L. Neal	Democratic	51.0%	2.2
1978	Stephen L. Neal	Democratic	54.2%	8.4
1976	Stephen L. Neal	Democratic	54.2%	8.6

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Virginia Foxx Won	REP	238,304	59.47%
Chuck Hubbard	DEM	162,390	40.53%
Total		400,694

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Virginia Foxx Won	REP	175,279	63.15%
Kyle Parrish	DEM	102,269	36.85%
Total		277,548

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Virginia Foxx Won	REP	257,843	66.93%
David Wilson Brown	DEM	119,846	31.11%
Jeffrey Dale Gregory	CON	7,555	1.96%
Total		385,244

Questions and answers

Who represents North Carolina's 5th congressional district?

Virginia Foxx (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in North Carolina's 5th congressional district?

Virginia Foxx won in 2024 by 19.0 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.