Pat Harrigan
Republican congressman for North Carolina's 10th District whose 2026 lead fell inside recount range.
Pat Harrigan's lead in North Carolina's 10th District narrowed to 2,485 votes over Democrat Ashley Bell on the 11 November state file, after provisional ballots moved the race within recount range.
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Pat Harrigan stayed ahead of Bell by 2,485 votes on the elections board's 11 November 2026 tally. That is 0.841% of the vote. Provisional ballots pulled the race inside North Carolina's 1% line, so Bell can request a recount by noon on 17 November.
A former Army Green Beret, Harrigan took office in January 2025. Democrat Jeff Jackson beat him in the 14th District in 2022; he won the 10th two years later, in 2024.
Harrigan is one of four North Carolina members whose seats the late count left open to a recount. Democrats now lead 11 of the state's 14 districts.
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