Richard Ojeda
Candidate · U.S. House · North Carolina
Democrat · Challenger28%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatNorth Carolina, district 9
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
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The district
NC-9 · North Carolina
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Ex-WV St Sen, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & '20 US Sen Candidate.
The campaign · in their wordsojedafornc.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Fight for Veterans
“Protect and improve VA care, pensions, and mental health support for veterans.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Protect Education
“Raise teacher pay, cut student debt, and keep politics out of the classroom.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Invest in North Carolina
“Protect services, fight for funding, and keep DC out of NC.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 19 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 6 statements
Left
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · North Carolina House, district 9 · 7 days out
Richard HudsonRepublican · incumbent · Rt-lean 22 on the record72%Richard OjedaDemocrat · challenger · Left 31 from statements28%2231
53 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$2.8M
Raised
$2.8M
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$761k
Itemized · 28% of individual
2,253
Named donors
22%
Itemized from North Carolina
By occupation
$484k
$51k
$14k
$11k
$11k
By state
$166k
$141k
$39k
$33k
$31k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Republicans took $533 million of your tax dollars and handed it to private school vouchers.”
“Pass legislation like the Pay Teachers Act and raise the national pay scale to at least 60k per year.”
“strengthen financial aid, expand loan forgiveness for public servants, and crack down on predatory lending”
On the ballot with them · North Carolina, Nov 3, 2026
NC Senate · open seat
Roy Cooper (D) · 97%
vs. Michael Whatley (R) · 4%
NC-1
Don Davis (D) · 83%
vs. Laurie Buckhout (R) · 18%
NC-2
Deborah Ross (D) · 98%
vs. Gene Douglass (R) · 1%
NC-3
Greg Murphy (R) · 65%
vs. Raymond Smith (D) · 35%
NC-4
Valerie Foushee (D) · 95%
vs. Mahesh "Max" Ganorkar (R) · 5%
NC-5
Virginia Foxx (R) · 85%
vs. Chuck Hubbard (D) · 14%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Richard Ojeda
Candidate · U.S. House · North Carolina
Democrat · Challenger28%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Hudson (R), inc.
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1
Fight for Veterans
“Protect and improve VA care, pensions, and mental health support for veterans.”
Plank 2
Protect Education
“Raise teacher pay, cut student debt, and keep politics out of the classroom.”
Plank 3
Invest in North Carolina
“Protect services, fight for funding, and keep DC out of NC.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · ojedafornc.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
EducationLeft 43
Left, 43 points from center
Health careLeft 35
Left, 35 points from center
Budget and taxesLeft 24
Left, 24 points from center
Energy and landLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Crime and justiceL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
ImmigrationL-lean 13
L-lean, 13 points from center
TradeLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
Foreign policyL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
The race · NC-9 · 7 days out
Richard HudsonRepublican · incumbent · Rt-lean 22 on the record72%Richard OjedaDemocrat · challenger · Left 31 from statements28%2231
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 28% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Republicans took $533 million of your tax dollars and handed it to private school vouchers.”
“Pass legislation like the Pay Teachers Act and raise the national pay scale to at least 60k per year.”
“strengthen financial aid, expand loan forgiveness for public servants, and crack down on predatory lending”
On the ballot with them · North Carolina
NC Senate · open seatCooper (D) vs. Whatley (R)97% · 4%NC-1Davis (D) vs. Buckhout (R)83% · 18%NC-2Ross (D) vs. Douglass (R)98% · 1%NC-3Murphy (R) vs. Smith (D)65% · 35%NC-4Foushee (D) vs. Ganorkar (R)95% · 5%NC-5Foxx (R) vs. Hubbard (D)85% · 14%
All 15 North Carolina races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll