North Carolina's 5th congressional district
US House district in North Carolina.
Democrat Chuck Hubbard is 335 votes ahead of Representative Virginia Foxx (0.117%) in North Carolina's 5th District on the state's 11 November file, after Foxx briefly led by 38 on 10 November. Her recount deadline is noon on 17 November.
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North Carolina's 5th District tally reads 139,788 for Hubbard and 139,453 for Foxx on the elections board's 11 November 2026 file, a gap of 0.117%. Libertarian Robert B. Luffman has 7,579. On polling night Hubbard was 99 ahead. WataugaOnline's tabulation of board figures shows Foxx going 38 up at 5:20pm on 10 November, then Hubbard retaking the lead as provisionals arrived; they split 744 to 515 his way. Foxx brought in congressional observers on 6 November.
The district covers all or part of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes counties.
That gap sits well inside North Carolina's 1% recount line, and Foxx can request a recount by noon on 17 November. The State Board of Elections runs a machine recount first and, on request, a hand sample of 3%.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 11 November 2026. Editorial standards.