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North Carolina House District 65
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Seth Woodall held the seat for Republicans, winning by 26.4 points over Gavin McGaughey.
Seth WoodallRepublican · winner
63.2%21,413
Gavin McGaugheyDemocrat
36.8%12,456
33,869 votes
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Gavin McGaugheySeth Woodall
$5.3K
Raised by the campaign
$64.7K
$2.8K
Spent by the campaign
$53K
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$10.5K
Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 2026.
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Gavin McGaughey
- <1%
- Seth Woodall
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+31.1