Overview
- Unofficial results show Rep. Valerie Foushee at 49.2% to Nida Allam’s 48.2% with all precincts reporting, a margin of roughly 1,200 votes.
- Allam said she will request a recount under North Carolina’s under-1% rule, and the tally remains unofficial pending canvass and resolution of provisional and cured absentee ballots.
- Outside spending neared $4.5 million, the most expensive congressional primary in state history, including about $1.6 million from an Anthropic-linked super PAC for Foushee and a $600,000 boost from Article One PAC tied to a major AIPAC donor.
- The campaign’s core split centered on Israel, Gaza and war powers, with Foushee backing a halt to offensive weapons transfers to Israel and opposing recent Iran strikes, while Allam labeled the Gaza war a genocide and vowed to reject defense and pro-Israel funding.
- Foushee drew establishment backing from Gov. Josh Stein, former Gov. Roy Cooper and local leaders, while Allam was supported by Sen. Bernie Sanders and progressive groups, in a district where the Democratic nominee is strongly favored in November.