2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Virginia Foxx (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating David Wilson Brown (D) by 35.8 points.
Virginia FoxxRepublican · winner
66.9%515,676
David Wilson BrownDemocrat
31.1%239,845
Jeff GregoryConstitution
2.0%15,130
770,651 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.
David Wilson BrownVirginia Foxx
$61.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$60.7K
Spent by the campaign
$2M
-$228
Cash on hand
$2.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020