Elections Intelligence

North Carolina 9th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LEAN R
Richard N. Ojeda II Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
27¢REPUBLICAN 81¢
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Richard Hudson Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 19-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 81¢ today.

Lean R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Lean RR 81¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Likely RR+18.55 in 2024.
Signal clarityLow — no pollingas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 81¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+18.55

Richard Hudson (R)

56.3 — 37.75 · 2024 general election

def. Nigel William Bristow (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.4 to 1
Richard N. Ojeda II$2.24M
Richard Hudson$3.22M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-03 · HELDRunoff 05-12 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄