2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Elisabeth Motsinger (D) by 15.1 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
57.5%200,945
Elisabeth MotsingerDemocrat
42.5%148,252
349,197 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 2012
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.
Elisabeth MotsingerVirginia Foxx
$133.3K
Raised by the campaign
$972.5K
$130.8K
Spent by the campaign
$721.8K
$2.5K
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012