Richard Hudson, U.S. Representative

Richard Hudson

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
November 4, 1971
Current age
54
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Representative, North Carolina (present)
On the ballot
2012–2024
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hudson1.2M
Opponents892,312
7
Elections run

Between 2012 and 2024, Richard Hudson ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Hudson's biggest single-election total was 210,042 votes, in the 2024 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 9. Hudson's closest win came in the 2012 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 8, decided by 23,556 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in North Carolina's District 9, every U.S. House race in North Carolina's District 8, or all 2024 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Richard Hudson received?

Richard Hudson has received 1,157,797 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Richard Hudson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon210,04256.3%Nigel William Bristow
Shelane Etchison
2022U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon131,45356.5%Ben Clark
2020U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon202,77453.28%Patricia Timmons-Goodson
2018U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon141,40255.34%Frank McNeill
2016U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon189,86358.77%Thomas Mills
2014U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon121,56864.86%Antonio Blue
2012U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon160,69553.16%Larry Kissell
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001067) and Wikidata (Q3956999). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Richard Hudson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/richard-hudson. 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.