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2026 forecast · North Carolina 6th

Addison McDowell is very likely to win North Carolina's 6th District.

Cyril Jefferson vs Addison McDowell. The model has McDowell ahead by 8.1 points, winning 87 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Likely RModel R +8.1Updated October 28, 2026
Cyril Jefferson
Democrat
46.0%
144,662 projected votes
Addison McDowell
Republican
54.0%
170,074 projected votes
87%McDowell
13%Jefferson
McDowell very likelyEach square is one simulated election night, McDowell wins about 87 of 100
RatingLikely R87% chance for McDowell
Model marginR +8.1No polls in the race
80 percent rangeD +1.1 to R +16.92,000 simulations
Projected votes314,736McDowell 54.0%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

North Carolina districts

14 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Cyril JeffersonDemocrat · 13% to win
46.0%
Addison McDowellRepublican · 87% to win
54.0%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

314,736 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Addison McDowell R170,07454.0%
Cyril Jefferson D144,66246.0%
Total314,736100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%13% Jefferson87% McDowell18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

Polls of the race

PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageNo polls

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
McDowell +8.1
Chance of winning
Cyril Jefferson13%
Addison McDowell87%
Simulated vote
Cyril Jefferson46.0%
Addison McDowell54.0%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +17.0
FundamentalsR +7.8
With pollsR +8.1

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +20R +20Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +17.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +7.8With pollsno pollsR +8.1
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.