2006Final results
2006 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Roger Sharpe (D) by 14.3 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
57.2%96,138
Roger SharpeDemocrat
42.8%72,061
168,199 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Roger SharpeVirginia Foxx
$139K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$97.7K
Spent by the campaign
$797.5K
$62.2K
Cash on hand
$682.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006