Vastly Different NC 13th Still Favors GOP

Much has changed for North Carolina's 13th District since court-ordered redistricting changed the lines.

It no longer features the urban core of Guilford County. Instead, it consists of mostly rural areas from Rowan County at the district's southwest tip up to Person County to the northeast.

Incumbent Republican Ted Budd is seeking his third term, having defeated Democrat Kathy Manning in a high-profile race 2018. She's now the Democratic nominee in the 6th District. Now, Budd is facing Democrat Scott Huffman.

Huffman is a Navy veteran who ran in the 2018 8th District race but lost in the primary. Both candidates are businessmen. 

There is a large disparity between the campaign finances, according to campaign filings posted by the Center for Responsive Politics. As of June, Budd had outraised his challenger by over $1 million, with much of the money coming from PAC donations. Huffman had little PAC support with most of his money coming from individual donors.

The district favors the GOP and political analysts consider the seat to be safely Republican.