2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina's 8th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Richard Hudson (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D) by 6.6 points.
Richard HudsonRepublican · winner
53.3%405,581
Patricia Timmons-GoodsonDemocrat
46.7%355,639
761,220 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.
Patricia Timmons-GoodsonRichard Hudson
$3.9M
Raised by the campaign
$4.2M
$3.9M
Spent by the campaign
$4.4M
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$230.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020