Democrat ousts NRCC chair Richard Hudson in North Carolina seat
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 22:04 · Archive
Republican Richard Hudson, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, has lost his North Carolina House seat to Democrat Richard Ojeda.
Rep. Richard Hudson, who chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee, has lost his North Carolina 9th District seat to Democrat Richard Ojeda. The race flipped the south-central North Carolina district blue for the first time since 1963. Hudson lost by about 6,000 votes with all precincts counted.
Hudson had carried the seat by more than 18 points two years ago, when President Trump won the district by about 16 points. Hudson was first elected in 2012. Ojeda, a retired Army major and former West Virginia state senator, celebrated the victory on X in all caps: 'WE JUST UNSEATED THE CHAIR OF THE NRCC.'
Hudson conceded on Wednesday, his 55th birthday. 'In the words of Ronald Reagan: we lost a skirmish, but the battle goes on,' he said. Hudson is the second party campaign chair in consecutive midterms to lose his own race; then-DCCC chair Sean Patrick Maloney lost his Hudson Valley seat in 2022 to Mike Lawler, who conceded that same seat this week.
How it is being reported
- NRCC chair Richard Hudson loses NC House seat — flipping district blue for first time in 60 yearsRep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee since 2023, lost by about 6,000 votes, with all precincts counted.New York Post · 5 Nov, 21:45
- Stunning upset as Democrat topples Richard Hudson, the very man in charge of keeping Republicans in power: 'No freaking way!'Republican Richard Hudson, who chairs the NRCC, has been ousted from what was considered a safe seat in North Carolina's 9th congressional district.Daily Mail · 4 Nov, 22:45
In this story: Richard Hudson · Richard Ojeda · National Republican Congressional Committee · North Carolina's 9th District · Ronald Reagan · Sean Patrick Maloney · Donald Trump
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