2016Final results
2016 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Josh Brannon (D) by 16.8 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
58.4%207,625
Josh BrannonDemocrat
41.6%147,887
355,512 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratVirginia Foxx
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Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
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Cash on hand
$2.4M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016