2014Final results
2014 election for North Carolina's 12th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Alma Adams (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Vince Coakley (R) by 50.7 points.
Alma AdamsDemocrat · winner
75.3%130,096
Vince CoakleyRepublican
24.7%42,568
172,664 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 2014
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.
Alma AdamsVince Coakley
$766.9K
Raised by the campaign
$383.9K
$743.8K
Spent by the campaign
$366.9K
$23.1K
Cash on hand
$17K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014