# North Carolina's 6th congressional district

North Carolina's 6th congressional district is a congressional district located in the north central portion of the U.S state of North Carolina. All of Davidson, Davie, and Rowan counties are located in the district, along with portions of Cabarrus, Forsyth, and Guilford counties including small portions of Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. On October 25, 2023 the North Carolina General Assembly approved a new congressional map
shifting the district's Cook Partisan Voting Index from D+4 to R+11 making it one of the most Republican districts in North Carolina. It is currently represented by Republican Addison McDowell.

## History

From 2003 to 2013 the 6th district comprised all of Moore and Randolph counties and portions of Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, and Rowan counties. Until court-mandated redistricting in 2019, the district included the entirety of Alamance County, Caswell County, Chatham County, Lee County, Person County, Randolph County, and, Rockingham County, as well as portions of Guilford County.
After congressional reapportionment following the 2010 census, the district was shifted northward by the North Carolina General Assembly. From then until 2017, it included portions of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville, and Orange counties, and all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry, and Stokes counties. In 2015, it was reconfigured again but remained in the same general region.
As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contained all of Guilford County, all of Rockingham County, most of Caswell County, and a portion of Forsyth County. The cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point were located in the district until 2022.
The district was represented by Mark Walker, a Republican, from 2015 until 2021. In December 2019, Walker announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020.
On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map only used for the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections which changed the 6th district boundaries to also include Caswell and Rockingham Counties.
Prior to 2022 redistricting the 6th district included all of Guilford County and part of Forsyth.

## Counties

* Cabarrus (part)
* Davidson
* Davie
* Forsyth (part)
* Guilford (part)
* Rowan

## Cities and towns

* Archdale
* Concord
* Greensboro
* High Point
* Kannapolis
* Kernersville
* Lexington
* Mocksville
* Salisbury
* Thomasville
* Winstom-Salem (part)

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 56% - 43% |
| 2008 | Senate | Dole 50% - 47% |
| 2008 | Governor | McCrory 53% - 43% |
| 2010 | Senate | Burr 63% - 34% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 58% - 42% |
| 2012 | Governor | McCrory 63% - 35% |
| 2014 | Senate | Tillis 57% - 39% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 58% - 38% |
| 2016 | Senate | Burr 58% - 37% |
| 2016 | Governor | McCrory 55% - 42% |
| 2016 | Lt. Governor | Forest 59% - 38% |
| 2016 | Secretary of State | LaPaglia 56% - 44% |
| 2016 | Auditor | Stuber 58% - 42% |
| 2016 | Attorney General | Newton 57% - 43% |
| 2016 | Treasurer | Folwell 61% - 39% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 57% - 41% |
| 2020 | Senate | Tillis 55% - 40% |
| 2020 | Governor | Forest 54% - 45% |
| 2020 | Lt. Governor | Robinson 59% - 41% |
| 2020 | Secretary of State | Sykes 56% - 44% |
| 2020 | Auditor | Street 57% - 43% |
| 2020 | Attorney General | O'Neill 57% - 43% |
| 2020 | Treasurer | Folwell 59% - 41% |
| 2022 | Senate | Budd 59% - 39% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 58% - 41% |
| 2024 | Governor | Stein 49% - 46% |
| 2024 | Lt. Governor | Weatherman 54% - 43% |
| 2024 | Secretary of State | Brown 56% - 44% |
| 2024 | Auditor | Boliek 58% - 42% |
| 2024 | Attorney General | Bishop 55% - 45% |
| 2024 | Treasurer | Briner 59% - 41% |

## List of members representing the district

| Member (Residence) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District established March 4, 1793 ||||||
| James Gillespie (Kenansville) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd 4th 5th | Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1796. Lost re-election. | |
| James Gillespie (Kenansville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 | 3rd 4th 5th | Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1796. Lost re-election. | |
| William H. Hill (Wilmington) | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 | 6th 7th | Elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. [data missing] | |
| Nathaniel Macon (Warrenton) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – December 13, 1815 | 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. | 1803–1813 "North Carolina congressional district map (1803–13)". |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 13, 1815 – February 7, 1816 | 14th | | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Weldon N. Edwards (Warrenton) | Democratic-Republican | February 7, 1816 – March 3, 1825 | 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th | Elected to finish Macon's term. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Retired. | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Weldon N. Edwards (Warrenton) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th | Elected to finish Macon's term. Re-elected in 1817. Re-elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Retired. | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Daniel Turner (Warrenton) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | 20th | Elected in 1827. Retired. | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Robert Potter (Oxford) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – November 1831 | 21st 22nd | Elected in 1829. Resigned. | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 1831 – December 15, 1831 | 22nd | | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Micajah T. Hawkins (Warrenton) | Jacksonian | December 15, 1831 – March 3, 1837 | 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th | Elected to finish Potter's term. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. [data missing] | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Micajah T. Hawkins (Warrenton) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th | Elected to finish Potter's term. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. [data missing] | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| Archibald H. Arrington (Hilliardston) | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 8th district. | 1813–1843 "North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)". |
| James I. McKay (Elizabethtown) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
| John R. J. Daniel (Halifax) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | 30th 31st 32nd | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. [data missing] | |
| Richard C. Puryear (Huntsville) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. [data missing] | |
| Richard C. Puryear (Huntsville) | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 33rd 34th | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. [data missing] | |
| Alfred M. Scales (Madison) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1857. [data missing] | |
| James M. Leach (Lexington) | Opposition | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1859. [data missing] | |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 3, 1861 – July 20, 1868 | 37th 38th 39th 40th | Civil War and Reconstruction | Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Nathaniel Boyden (Salisbury) | Conservative | July 13, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Elected to finish the short term. [data missing] | |
| Francis E. Shober (Salisbury) | Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data missing] | |
| Thomas S. Ashe (Wadesboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | 43rd 44th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. [data missing] | |
| Walter L. Steele (Rockingham) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data missing] | |
| Clement Dowd (Charlotte) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | 47th 48th | Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. [data missing] | |
| Risden T. Bennett (Wadesboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Redistricted from the At-large district and re-elected in 1884. [data missing] | |
| Alfred Rowland (Lumberton) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] | |
| Sydenham B. Alexander (Charlotte) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data missing] | |
| James A. Lockhart (Wadesboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1895 – June 5, 1896 | 54th | Lost contested election. | |
| Charles H. Martin (Polkton) | Populist | June 5, 1896 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | Won contested election. Re-elected in 1896. [data missing] | |
| John D. Bellamy (Wilmington) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data missing] | |
| Gilbert B. Patterson (Maxton) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing] | |
| Hannibal L. Godwin (Dunn) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921 | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. [data missing] | |
| Homer L. Lyon (Whiteville) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 | 67th 68th 69th 70th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing] | |
| J. Bayard Clark (Fayetteville) | Democratic | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | 71st 72nd | Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
| William B. Umstead (Durham) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 73rd 74th 75th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired. | |
| Carl T. Durham (Chapel Hill) | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1961 | 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired. | |
| Horace R. Kornegay (Greensboro) | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1969 | 87th 88th 89th 90th | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired. | |
| L. Richardson Preyer (Greensboro) | Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 | 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. | |
| Walter E. Johnston, III (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. | |
| Robin Britt (Greensboro) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | 98th | Elected in 1982. Lost re-election. | 1983–1993 [data missing] |
| Howard Coble (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 1983–1993 [data missing] |
| Howard Coble (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 1993–2003 [data missing] |
| Howard Coble (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 2003–20132003-2013 |
| Howard Coble (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015 | 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | 2013–20172013-2017 |
| Mark Walker (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 | 114th 115th 116th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. | 2013–20172013-2017 |
| Mark Walker (Greensboro) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 | 114th 115th 116th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. | 2017–2021 |
| Kathy Manning (Greensboro) | Democratic | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired. | 2021–20232021-2023 |
| Kathy Manning (Greensboro) | Democratic | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | 117th 118th | Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired. | 2023–2025 |
| Addison McDowell (Bermuda Run) | Republican | January 3, 2025 – present | 119th | Elected in 2024. | 2025–present |

## Past election results
### 2012

2012 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Howard Coble (incumbent) | 222,116 | 60.9 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Foriest | 142,467 | 39.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 364,583 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walker | 147,312 | 58.7 |
| | Democratic | Laura Fjeld | 103,758 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 251,070 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walker (incumbent) | 207,983 | 59.2 |
| | Democratic | Pete Glidewell | 143,167 | 40.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 351,150 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Walker (incumbent) | 160,709 | 56.5 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Watts | 123,651 | 43.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 284,360 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kathy Manning | 253,531 | 62.3 |
| | Republican | Lee Haywood | 153,598 | 37.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 407,129 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2022

2022 North Carolina's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kathy Manning (incumbent) | 139,553 | 53.88% |
| | Republican | Christian Castelli | 116,635 | 45.03% |
| | Libertarian | Thomas Watercott | 2,810 | 1.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 256,950 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |