North Carolina House of Representatives · 2026 general · all 120 seats
Democrats win a majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Democrats hold 69 seats and Republicans 48, with 2 still being counted; 61 make a majority. 23 seats changed party.
22 seats flipped to Democrats0 to Republicans1 to others2 still uncalled
Source: Results and race calls: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Source: Results and race calls: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Every race, by how close it was
All 113 races by the winner’s margin, D − R. The shaded band holds the 15 races decided by under 5 points. Ringed dots flipped; amber dots are still being counted. The 29 seats won without an opponent sit at the ends.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Counting
- Flipped
- Under 5 points
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Seats that flipped
Districts that elected the other party.
Incumbents who lost
Members defeated in the general election.
Closest called races
Smallest winning margins.
Biggest swings
Change in margin from the last race on the same lines.
Source: Results and race calls: North Carolina State Board of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
How far each district moved
Change in each contested district’s margin from the previous election, in 2-point bins. The median district moved D +16.3.
74 contested districts; districts uncontested in either election are left out.
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
North Carolina House of Representatives in other elections
- 2024 Rep. 71–49
- 2022 Rep. 71–49
- 2020 Rep. 69–51
- 2018 Rep. 65–55
- The North Carolina House of Representatives →
Also on this ballot
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