North Carolina Republican Virginia Foxx faces tight congressional race after midterms

Democrat Chuck Hubbard leads Republican Representative Virginia Foxx by 99 votes in unofficial results following the midterm election in North Carolina's 5th congressional district, the Washington Examiner reported. Two years earlier in 2024, Foxx won the seat by 75,914 votes against Hubbard. The outcome remains subject to outstanding ballots and a potential recount. [1]

The Washington Examiner reported that Foxx's previous 19-point victory shrank into a virtual tie because Republican leaders left President Donald Trump's tariffs and war in Iran unchallenged. Greensboro News and Record also highlighted questions over how Foxx lost her 75,000-vote advantage, pointing to Trump. [1][2]

Foxx has served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, she became chair of the House Rules Committee in 2025 in the 119th Congress. Her district covers much of the rural northwestern region of the state, including the majority of Greensboro. [3]

The unofficial results leave the final winner uncertain, as the process moves forward with the processing of outstanding ballots and potential recount proceedings. [1]