CalledUnofficial results
North Carolina House District 80
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Sam Watford won re-election by 36.0 points over JacQuez Johnson.
Sam WatfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%19,706
JacQuez JohnsonDemocrat
32.0%9,272
28,978 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.
No DemocratSam Watford
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Raised by the campaign
$19.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$25.2K
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Cash on hand
$19.1K
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.
- JacQuez Johnson
- <1%
- Sam Watford
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+38.0