High Point, North Carolina

High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson, a Democrat, defeated Republican incumbent Rep. Addison McDowell in North Carolina's 6th congressional district, part of a broader Democratic sweep on election night. McDowell won the seat in 2024 after former Rep. Mark Walker left the primary to join the Trump administration, and after Democrat Kathy Manning declined to seek reelection following redistricting. Jefferson, mayor since 2023, credited an 18-month grassroots effort built on coalitions across Rowan, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, and Cabarrus counties, pointing to local economic concerns such as project funding cuts and tariffs affecting the region's furniture industry as early motivators for his campaign.