# The Guy Who Is Supposed To Get Republicans Elected Can’t Even Elect Himself

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-guy-who-is-supposed-to-get-republicans-elected-cant-even-elect-himself/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:03:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:34:52+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/04/richard-hudson-ojeda-nrcc-lost-reelection
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- NRCC chair Richard Hudson lost his House seat.
- Richard Ojeda won with 51.1% of the vote.
- Democrats also won North Carolina’s Senate race.

## Summary

Richard Hudson, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, lost his North Carolina House seat to Democrat Richard Ojeda, despite the district being rated likely to remain Republican. The upset is notable because Hudson leads the party committee tasked with helping Republicans win House elections, and it came amid wider Republican losses.

With 99% of ballots counted, Ojeda received 51.1% to Hudson’s 48.9% in a district Donald Trump won by 16 points in 2024. Hudson has represented the area since 2013 and chaired the NRCC since January 2023; Ojeda is an Army veteran and former West Virginia state senator. The result coincided with Democrat Roy Cooper’s decisive win in North Carolina’s Senate race, despite Republican lawmakers redrawing the House map to seek another GOP seat.

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