**Republican incumbent Richard Hudson holds a strong position in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district for the November 2026 general election.** The seat carries a Republican lean, with the district’s partisan voting index and 2024 presidential results showing a roughly 9–10 point GOP advantage. Hudson, first elected in 2013 and seeking an eighth term, advanced unopposed in the March 2026 Republican primary. Democrat Richard Ojeda, who won a contested March primary, faces structural headwinds in a district that independent analysts rate Solid or Likely Republican following mid-decade redistricting that favored the GOP statewide. Trader consensus reflected in current market prices aligns with this baseline: the Republican outcome trades near 80 percent, consistent with historical incumbent retention rates in similar districts and the absence of recent polling or events that would narrow the gap. An independent candidate has filed but shows no signs of altering the two-party dynamics. With the general election still more than two months away, late-cycle developments such as national economic conditions or turnout shifts in suburban or rural precincts could influence the final margin, though the district’s fundamentals continue to favor the Republican nominee.
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NC-09 House Election Winner
$20,115 Vol.
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Nov 2, 2026
Republican Party
80%
Democratic Party
20%
$20,115 Vol.
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Republican Party
$9,966 Vol.
80%
Democratic Party
$10,149 Vol.
20%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-09 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).**Republican incumbent Richard Hudson holds a strong position in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district for the November 2026 general election.** The seat carries a Republican lean, with the district’s partisan voting index and 2024 presidential results showing a roughly 9–10 point GOP advantage. Hudson, first elected in 2013 and seeking an eighth term, advanced unopposed in the March 2026 Republican primary. Democrat Richard Ojeda, who won a contested March primary, faces structural headwinds in a district that independent analysts rate Solid or Likely Republican following mid-decade redistricting that favored the GOP statewide.
Trader consensus reflected in current market prices aligns with this baseline: the Republican outcome trades near 80 percent, consistent with historical incumbent retention rates in similar districts and the absence of recent polling or events that would narrow the gap. An independent candidate has filed but shows no signs of altering the two-party dynamics. With the general election still more than two months away, late-cycle developments such as national economic conditions or turnout shifts in suburban or rural precincts could influence the final margin, though the district’s fundamentals continue to favor the Republican nominee.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-09 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-09 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).**Republican incumbent Richard Hudson holds a strong position in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district for the November 2026 general election.** The seat carries a Republican lean, with the district’s partisan voting index and 2024 presidential results showing a roughly 9–10 point GOP advantage. Hudson, first elected in 2013 and seeking an eighth term, advanced unopposed in the March 2026 Republican primary. Democrat Richard Ojeda, who won a contested March primary, faces structural headwinds in a district that independent analysts rate Solid or Likely Republican following mid-decade redistricting that favored the GOP statewide.
Trader consensus reflected in current market prices aligns with this baseline: the Republican outcome trades near 80 percent, consistent with historical incumbent retention rates in similar districts and the absence of recent polling or events that would narrow the gap. An independent candidate has filed but shows no signs of altering the two-party dynamics. With the general election still more than two months away, late-cycle developments such as national economic conditions or turnout shifts in suburban or rural precincts could influence the final margin, though the district’s fundamentals continue to favor the Republican nominee.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NC-09 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$20,115End Date
Nov 3, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...**Republican incumbent Richard Hudson holds a strong position in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district for the November 2026 general election.** The seat carries a Republican lean, with the district’s partisan voting index and 2024 presidential results showing a roughly 9–10 point GOP advantage. Hudson, first elected in 2013 and seeking an eighth term, advanced unopposed in the March 2026 Republican primary. Democrat Richard Ojeda, who won a contested March primary, faces structural headwinds in a district that independent analysts rate Solid or Likely Republican following mid-decade redistricting that favored the GOP statewide. Trader consensus reflected in current market prices aligns with this baseline: the Republican outcome trades near 80 percent, consistent with historical incumbent retention rates in similar districts and the absence of recent polling or events that would narrow the gap. An independent candidate has filed but shows no signs of altering the two-party dynamics. With the general election still more than two months away, late-cycle developments such as national economic conditions or turnout shifts in suburban or rural precincts could influence the final margin, though the district’s fundamentals continue to favor the Republican nominee.
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