2020Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2020 election for North Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Deborah Ross (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Alan D. Swain (R) by 28.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Deborah RossDemocrat · winner
63.0%623,798
Alan D. SwainRepublican
34.8%345,136
Jeff MatemuLibertarian
2.2%21,828
990,762 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Deborah RossAlan D. Swain
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$119.7K
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$119.4K
$451.5K
Cash on hand
$229
Other candidates' campaigns: Jeff Matemu $625.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020