North Carolina's 13th congressional district

North Carolina's 13th congressional district was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States census. Previously, the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 census until the reapportionment following the 1840 census. On October 25, 2023 the North Carolina General Assembly redrew and approved a new map^{[3] [4] [5]} shifting its competitive Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+2 to R+11. Making it one of the most Republican districts in North Carolina and it is also considered to be one of the most heavily gerrymandered districts in the state.

North Carolina's 13th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
Representative	Brad Knott R–Raleigh
Population (2023)	799,277[1]
Median household income	$85,141[1]
Ethnicity	63.2% White 17.8% Black 13.1% Hispanic 4.0% Two or more races 1.1% Asian 0.9% other
Cook PVI	R+8[2]

The 13th congressional district is currently represented by Brad Knott.

History

From 2003 to 2013, the district included all of Person and Caswell Counties; as well as parts of Alamance, Granville, Guilford, Rockingham, and Wake Counties. However, reapportionment after the 2010 census shifted the district more to the south and east. As a result, it lost its share of Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Person, and Rockingham Counties. In the place of those five counties, portions of Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Wayne, and Wilson Counties were added. Less of Granville County and more of Wake County were also included. While Barack Obama carried the old 13th with 59 percent of the vote in 2008, John McCain would have won it with 54 percent of the vote had it existed under the new lines.

As a result, Democratic Congressman Brad Miller, who represented the district from its creation in 2003, announced he would not seek re-election to office in 2012.^[6][7] From 2013 to 2017, the district was represented by Republican George Holding.

After mid-decade redistricting, most of the old 13th district was essentially merged with the old 2nd district. A new 13th district was created, stretching from the northern suburbs of Charlotte to Greensboro. Republican Ted Budd became the first congressman from this new district.

In 2021, a new 13th district was created that included counties west of Charlotte. While North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore was expected to run for the seat, he said he would not after Madison Cawthorn announced his candidacy.^[8]

In 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court rejected the redrawn districts, later approving a new map for the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in which the 13th district included Johnston County and parts of Harnett, Wake, and Wayne Counties in the Raleigh area.^[9]

On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly redrew and approved a congressional map for the 2024 election, shifting the district from being the most competitive with Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1 to R+11. Making it one of the most Republican districts in North Carolina. It is also one of the most gerrymandered districts in the state.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.^[10][11][12]

Caswell County (2)

Milton, Yanceyville

Franklin County (7)

All seven communities

Granville County (5)

Butner, Creedmoor, Oxford (part; also 1st), Stem, Stovall

Harnett County (11)

All 11 communities

Johnston County (11)

All 11 communities

Lee County (2)

Broadway, Sanford

Person County (2)

Rougemont (part; also 4th; shared with Durham County), Roxboro

Wake County (11)

Angier (shared with Harnett County), Cary (part; also 2nd, 4th, and 9th; shared with Chatham and Durham counties), Clayton (shared with Johnston County), Fuquay-Varina (part; also 4th), Garner (part; also 2nd), Holly Springs (part; also 4th), Raleigh (part; also 2nd and 4th; shared with Durham County), Rolesville (part; also 2nd), Wake Forest (part; also 2nd; shared with Franklin County), Wendell (part; also 2nd), Zebulon (part; also 2nd

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[13]
2008	President	McCain 57% - 42%
	Senate	Dole 51% - 46%
	Governor	McCrory 52% - 45%
2010	Senate	Burr 60% - 38%
2012	President	Romney 59% - 41%
	Governor	McCrory 61% - 37%
2014	Senate	Tillis 56% - 40%
2016	President	Trump 58% - 38%
	Senate	Burr 59% - 38%
	Governor	McCrory 57% - 41%
	Lt. Governor	Forest 60% - 38%
	Secretary of State	LaPaglia 53% - 47%
	Auditor	Stuber 55% - 45%
	Attorney General	Newton 57% - 43%
	Treasurer	Folwell 60% - 40%
2020	President	Trump 58% - 41%
	Senate	Tillis 56% - 39%
	Governor	Forest 54% - 44%
	Lt. Governor	Robinson 59% - 41%
	Secretary of State	Sykes 55% - 45%
	Auditor	Street 55% - 45%
	Attorney General	O'Neill 57% - 43%
	Treasurer	Folwell 60% - 40%
2022	Senate	Budd 57% - 40%
2024	President	Trump 58% - 41%
	Governor	Stein 49% - 45%
	Lt. Governor	Weatherman 54% - 43%
	Secretary of State	Brown 54% - 46%
	Auditor	Boliek 58% - 42%
	Attorney General	Bishop 55% - 45%
	Treasurer	Briner 59% - 41%

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established March 4, 1813
Meshack Franklin (Scullcamp)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1813. Lost re-election.	1813–1823 [data missing]
Lewis Williams (Panther Creek)	Democratic-Republican[a]	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1825	14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th	Elected in 1815. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Died.
					1823–1833 [data missing]
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837
					1833–1843 [data missing]
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – February 23, 1842
Vacant		February 23, 1842 – April 27, 1842	27th
Anderson Mitchell (Wilkesboro)	Whig	April 27, 1842 – March 3, 1843		Elected to finish Williams's term. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 4, 1843
District re-established January 3, 2003
Brad Miller (Raleigh)	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.	2003–2013
George Holding (Raleigh)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Redistricted to the 2nd district.	2013–2017
Ted Budd (Advance)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2017–2021
					2021–2023
Wiley Nickel (Cary)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025	118th	Elected in 2022. Retired due to redistricting .	2023–2025
Brad Knott (Raleigh)	Republican	January 3, 2025 – present	119th	Elected in 2024.	2025–present

Past election results

2002

2002 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election<^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Miller	100,287	54.72
	Republican	Carolyn W. Grant	77,688	42.39
	Libertarian	Alex MacDonald	5,295	2.89
Turnout			183,270	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

2004

2004 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Miller (incumbent)	160,896	58.79
	Republican	Virginia Johnson	112,788	41.21
Turnout			273,684	100.00
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Miller (incumbent)	98,540	63.71
	Republican	Vernon Robinson	56,120	36.29
Turnout			154,660	100.00
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Miller (incumbent)	221,379	65.93
	Republican	Hugh Webster	114,383	34.07
Turnout			335,762	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Miller (incumbent)	116,103	55.50
	Republican	Bill Randall	93,099	44.50
Total votes			209,202	100.00
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holding	210,495	56.8
	Democratic	Charles Malone	160,115	43.2
Total votes			370,610	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

2014 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holding (incumbent)	153,991	57.3
	Democratic	Brenda Cleary	114,718	42.7
Total votes			268,709	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Budd	199,443	56.1
	Democratic	Bruce Davis	156,049	43.9
Total votes			355,492	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Budd (incumbent)	147,570	51.5
	Democratic	Kathy Manning	130,402	45.6
	Libertarian	Tom Bailey	5,513	1.9
	Green	Robert Corriher	2,831	1.0
Total votes			286,316	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Budd (incumbent)	267,181	68.2
	Democratic	Scott Huffman	124,684	31.8
Total votes			391,865	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wiley Nickel	143,090	51.6
	Republican	Bo Hines	134,256	48.4
Total votes			277,346	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2024

2024 North Carolina's 13th congressional district election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Knott	243,655	58.6
	Democratic	Frank Pierce	171,835	41.4
Total votes			415,490	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• United States portal
• North Carolina portal

• List of United States congressional districts
• North Carolina's congressional districts

Notes

1. Supported the Crawford faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.