Retiring Guy's Digest: Flipping the House and flipping off Trump: Democratic challenger Cyril Jefferson defeats freshman Republican Addison McDowell and flips North Carolina 6th congressional district

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Flipping the House and flipping off Trump: Democratic challenger Cyril Jefferson defeats freshman Republican Addison McDowell and flips North Carolina 6th congressional district

North Carolina Republicans get burned after fiddling around with the boundaries of NC6.

Election results map: Ballotpedia

Headline: Salisbury Post, 11/4/2026

Chandler Inions reports on how a North Carolina GOP gerrymander blew up in their faces:

A Democratic wave swept through the state and federal races on Tuesday, catching numerous incumbents in its wake.

Republican Congressman Addison McDowell was one of those casualties as High Point Mayor and Democratic candidate Cyril Jefferson captured District 6 and turned it blue.

The Salisbury Post caught up with Jefferson on Wednesday after his historic win. After the dust settled, Jefferson had 140,000 votes to McDowell’s 133,737. His vote total represented 51.14 percent of votes cast in the race for a district that was recently redrawn by North Carolina Republicans. That district was heavily scrutinized by critics as having been gerrymandered to favor Republicans.