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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina's 9th District

U.S. House · North Carolina

Robert Pittenger (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Roberts (D) by 6.1 points.

Robert PittengerRepublican · winner
51.8%194,537
45.7%171,503
Curtis CampbellLibertarian
2.6%9,650
375,690 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

EvenR+33.12006R+26.52008R+37.92010R+6.12012R+16.42016R+0.32018

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.

Jennifer RobertsRobert Pittenger
$599.8K
Raised by the campaign
$3.3M
$599.5K
Spent by the campaign
$3.3M
$269
Cash on hand
$3.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012

The candidates

Robert Pittenger (R)Jennifer Roberts (D)

Also on the ballot: Curtis Campbell (Libertarian), 2.6%