Retiring Guy's Digest: Flipping the House and flipping off Trump: Democratic challenger Richard Ojeda defeats 2-term Republican incumbent Richard Hudson and flips North Carolina 9th congressional district

Monday, November 9, 2026

Flipping the House and flipping off Trump: Democratic challenger Richard Ojeda defeats 2-term Republican incumbent Richard Hudson and flips North Carolina 9th congressional district

Election results map: Ballotpedia

Headline: Roll Call, 11/5/2026

Daniela Altimari and Kristina Karisch report:

North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, has lost his race for reelection, a stinging defeat for the man charged with preserving the House majority for the GOP.

Hudson fell to Democrat Richard Ojeda, a former West Virginia state senator who was leading 51 percent to 49 percent Thursday afternoon when The Associated Press called the race in North Carolina’s 9th District.

Hudson had already conceded the race Wednesday, when it became clear that his path to victory was closing off.

“[The] voters of North Carolina’s 9th District made their choice and I respect it,” he said in a statement. “Since 2013 I’ve worked for North Carolina families. That includes the soldiers and families at Fort Bragg, who sacrifice more for this country than most people will ever know.”