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NC-02 House forecast

Safe Dem2026 lines

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Ross 99% chance

  • Deborah Ross (D)0% past 7 days99%
  • Eugene Douglass (R)0% past 7 days1%

Chance over time

  • Ross99%
  • Douglass1%

Chance over time, past month: Ross from 95% to 99%; Douglass from 4% to 1%.

Chance over time, past month, weekly
DateRossDouglass
Sep 22, 202695%3%
Sep 29, 202694%3%
Oct 6, 202699%1%
Oct 14, 202699%1%
Oct 21, 202699%1%

Projected margin

Most likely Ross by 40–45 · 8 in 10: Ross +30.7 to Ross +54.1

Margin forecast from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
Projected margin of victory
MarginChance
Douglass wins1%
Ross by 0–15<1%
Ross by 15–254%
Ross by 25–303%
Ross by 30–357%
Ross by 35–4022%
Ross by 40–4523%
Ross by 45–5017%
Ross by 50–5514%
Ross by 55+7%

Helm simulation

Not among the districts that most often decide House control in the simulation.

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Context

  • New lines for 2026: the current NC-02 member was elected on different lines.

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News and signals

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65% DEM