Randolph County, North Carolina

Democrat Richard Ojeda is projected to defeat Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, per preliminary Decision Desk HQ results showing Ojeda with just over 51 percent of the vote to Hudson's nearly 49 percent. The district, covering Hoke, Moore, Randolph and Alamance counties plus parts of Guilford, Cumberland and Chatham, had leaned solidly Republican before tightening late in the race. Hudson's NRCC duties split his focus between protecting vulnerable House Republicans nationally and his own reelection. Ojeda's win marks the first Democratic flip of this seat since 1963, following a campaign centered on healthcare costs and congressional corruption.