Deborah K. Ross, U.S. Representative

Deborah K. Ross

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
June 20, 1963
Current age
63
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Representative, North Carolina (present)
On the ballot
2016–2024
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ross2.9M
Opponents3.0M
4
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2024, Deborah K. Ross ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), winning 3 and losing 1. Ross's biggest single-election total was 2,128,165 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. Ross's closest win came in the 2022 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 2, decided by 86,559 votes.

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How many votes has Deborah K. Ross received?

Deborah K. Ross has received 2,899,428 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Deborah K. Ross’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon268,66266.25%Alan D. Swain (head-to-head)
Michael Dublin
2022U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon190,71464.68%Christine E Villaverde
2020U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon311,88762.96%Alan D. Swain (head-to-head)
Jeff Matemu
2016U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaLost2,128,16545.37%Richard Burr
Sean Haugh
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000305) and Wikidata (Q5248285). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Deborah K. Ross: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/deborah-ross. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.