Leaving office January 3, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Richard Hudson

U.S. Representative, NC-9 since 2013. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

U.S. Representative, NC-9Born 1971Business executive

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 13 yrs; Since 2013
Bills became law: 1; 17 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.3%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −2.2; Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Energy and CommerceCommunications and Technology · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 17 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 2196 National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Sep 2026

HR 10159 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real…
Armed Forces and National Security · Passed Senate Oct 2026

HR 3668 Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
Energy · Passed House Dec 2025

HR 38 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
Crime and Law Enforcement · In committee Oct 2025

HR 1004 Love Lives On Act of 2025
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Mar 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hudson sits in the U.S. House

Hudson is closer to the center than 56% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mark Messmer, Michael Baumgartner, Dan Crenshaw

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Hudson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hudson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hudson	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hudson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028U.S. House, NC-8 U.S. House, NC-9

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	North Carolina's 9th District	Lost	D+2.2	R+16.2	−18.4
2024	U.S. House, NC-9	Won	R+18.5	—	—
2022	U.S. House, NC-9	Won	R+13.0	—	—
2020	U.S. House, NC-8	Won	R+6.6	—	—
2018	U.S. House, NC-8	Won	R+10.7	—	—
2016	U.S. House, NC-8	Won	R+17.5	—	—
2014	U.S. House, NC-8	Won	R+29.7	—	—
2012	U.S. House, NC-8	Won	R+7.8	—	—