Deborah K. Ross

Democrat. Trump won North Carolina in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 65; Born June 20, 1963.
Lean: D+17; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2021; Served since January 3, 2021.
Cash on hand: $1.28M; $1,278,165. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Eugene F. Douglass (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Unopposed

No primary was held.

Also on the November ballot: Matthew Laszacs (Libertarian).

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Raleigh–Durham–Fayetteville, 1.35 million homes. The district is 22.7% of the market.

2026 primary: no primary held

2024 general: $547K spent, $1.35 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee on Energy

Committees: Judiciary · Ethics · Science, Space, and Technology

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 66.25%
Victory margin: +34.65 pts
Harris, 2024: 66.08% · +33.85 pts

Margin 0.79 points above Harris. Vote share 0.17 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Alan D. Swain. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$2.3M	77%	$451K
2022	$2.1M	70%	$469K
2024	$1.9M	60%	$738K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 4
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 1
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 19
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 9
Conservative average, out of 100: 8.2
Progressive average, out of 100: 98.2 (LCV 99, Progressive Punch 96, Stop Corruption Now 100)
IAP Action score, immigration: -141, rank 385 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.