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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Richard N. Ojeda II

Richard N. Ojeda II

Running for U.S. House · North Carolina District 9

NationalDemocrat

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Richard Hudson

Richard Hudson

U.S. House · North Carolina District 9

NationalRepublican

Richard N. Ojeda IICandidateRichard HudsonCurrent rep

Job fit

Richard N. Ojeda II

Other work

  • Richard Ojeda has spent his career in the military, as a teacher 1

Richard Hudson

Offices held

  • Richard Hudson has served in Congress since 2013 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Richard N. Ojeda II

  • Health care costs
    Campaign platform pledges to 'strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, protect body autonomy.' 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign platform pledges to 'boost wages, support farmers, defend labor rights, and invest in skilled trades.' 3
  • Guns
    Describes himself as a gun owner and Second Amendment supporter. 4

No public stance found on: Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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Richard Hudson

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Richard N. Ojeda II

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Richard Hudson

  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (10 of 10 votes) 5
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 5
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 5

Who pays them

Richard N. Ojeda II

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$1.7Mlarge donors$552K$2.2M raised
$1,666,7726Small individual donors
$551,8946Large individual donors

Richard Hudson

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$214Klarge donors$696Kcompanies$956Kindustryassociations$440Kmembershiporganizations$106KOther kinds ofdonors$155K$2.6M raised
$214,0057Small individual donors
$695,8507Large individual donors

Checks

Richard N. Ojeda II

No voting record to check yet

Richard Hudson

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Richard Ojeda for NC09 - United We Win · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman Richard Hudson · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. ojedafornc.com used in: Top issues
  4. enlacelatinonc.org used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money