Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NC-13
Paul Barringer
Topics referred to by the same term
- Over
- Brad Knott (Republican), 48.0%
- Votes
- 160,860 (7,989 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
We missed this one. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +5.4, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Paul Barringer may refer to:Paul Barringer, politician who served in the North Carolina House of Commons and Senate Paul Barringer (attorney), member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives for North Carolina's 13th district Paul Brandon Barringer, sixth…
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Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Not on file
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
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The race
U.S. House, NC-13. Won with 50.5%, 2.5 points ahead over Brad Knott.
- Paul Barringer Democratic · winner50.5%
- Paul Barringer Democratic · winner50.5%
- Brad Knott Republican48.0%
- Brad Knott Republican48.0%
- Steven Swinton Libertarian1.4%
- Steven Swinton L1.4%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +5.4, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +2.5
- Difference
- 7.9 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: PAUL BARRINGER FOR CONGRESS. Covers May 22, 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
14.5% of the $727,723 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)8.7%$105,555
- Individuals, itemized51.2%$622,168
- Other political committees (PACs)0.8%$10,000
- Party committees0.5%$6,213
- The candidate (own money and loans)38.7%$470,865
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.0%$350
Employers donors listed
- HOGAN LOVELLS$8,00012 contributions
- STEPHENSON GENERAL CONTRACTORS$8,0004 contributions
- F3P RESEARCH$7,0002 contributions
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$7,0002 contributions
- NORTHFIELD DEVELOPMENT$7,0002 contributions
- ORRICK$7,0002 contributions
- NARRON WENZEL, P.A.$6,0004 contributions
- HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP$4,5004 contributions
- KATALGAR CAPITAL$4,0002 contributions
- STANFORD PROPERTIES$4,0003 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 3bbe54308566
Industries
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Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- paulbarringer.com official
- Campaign email
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- Social
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Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina&oldid=1385592956
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 1:24 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Barringer
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NC13228/
- photo_headshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Barringer.png
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