Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NC-04
Valerie Foushee
American politician (born 1956)
- Over
- Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar (Republican), 18.9%
- Votes
- 284,629 (216,604 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 10:51 PM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-11
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +36.5, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Valerie Jean Foushee is an American politician serving since 2023 as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 50th district in 2012 and was appointed to represent the 23rd senatorial district in 2013. She is the first African American and the first woman to represent the district in Congress.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- May 7, 1956 (age 70)
- Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 2 House terms, since January 3, 2023
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, NC-04. Won with 79.1%, 60.2 points ahead over Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar.
- Valerie P. Foushee Democratic · winner79.1%
- Valerie Foushee Democratic · winner79.1%
- Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar Republican18.9%
- Max Ganorkar Republican18.9%
- Guy Meilleur Libertarian1.9%
- Guy Meilleur L1.9%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-11 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +36.5, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +60.2
- Difference
- 23.7 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
21.1% of the $459,788 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)9.3%$97,043
- Individuals, itemized34.6%$362,745
- Other political committees (PACs)54.8%$574,135
- Party committees0.6%$6,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.8%$8,619
Employers donors listed
- ANTHROPIC$14,0004 contributions
- XYZ VENTURE CAPITAL$7,0002 contributions
- UNC CHAPEL HILL$5,30024 contributions
- DUKE UNIVERSITY$5,05015 contributions
- FCR INC.$3,5001 contribution
- JACOBS INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC$3,5001 contribution
- MANNING & ASSOCIATES PLLC$3,5001 contribution
- MARKETING ASSOCIATES$3,5001 contribution
- STACEY MINDICH PRODUCTIONS LLC$3,5001 contribution
- PEREGRINE 9 LLC$3,00012 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 607937ae627b
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
2 subcommittees
- Energy
- Space and Aeronautics (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
2 subcommittees
- Aviation
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 40 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 514 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.Res. 1631: Expressing support for the designation of the third week of October as "National Hunter Syndrome Awareness Week".Introduced October 19, 2026. Latest action October 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 10778: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit to incentivize the use of certain low-emission anesthetic gases by health care facilities, and for other purposes.Introduced October 9, 2026. Latest action October 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 10494: American Tariff Rebate ActIntroduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10433: SAFE Platforms ActIntroduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 10088: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study to assess the potential for expanding the safe and effective use of reprocessed single-use devices, and for other purposes.Introduced August 13, 2026. Latest action August 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 9956: Seizure Safe Schools Act of 2026Introduced July 27, 2026. Latest action July 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 12e70ff5401d
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- valeriefoushee.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-1784
- Washington office
- 2452 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3304
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 10:51 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, NC-04 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, NC-04 · General · won · 194,983 votes (66.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018State Senate, NC District 23 · General · won · 73,332 votes (71.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2013 to 2023member of the North Carolina Senate Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q16729064). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_11_03/results_pct_20261103.zip
- Call time: First seen here 10:51 PM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Foushee
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16729064
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NC06114/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valerie_Foushee_118th_Congress_3_(cropped).jpg
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