2018Final results
2018 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Dd Adams (D) by 14.1 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
57.0%159,915
Dd AdamsDemocrat
43.0%120,463
280,378 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dd AdamsVirginia Foxx
$386.2K
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$357K
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$29.1K
Cash on hand
$2.4M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018