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House District 105

Mecklenburg County · 2026
Toss-Up
Partisan baseline (2024)
R+1.9
runs 0.2 pts more Republican than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018
2024 result
R+0.4
won by Cotham (R)
Ken McCool
Democrat · Challenger
  • Matthews town commissioner; recently served as Mayor Pro Tem
  • Stresses responsive leadership for a fast-growing community
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Rep. Tricia Ann Cotham
Republican · Incumbent
  • Sixth term; switched parties from Democrat to Republican in a deep-blue seat
  • Voted to ban abortion and restrict ballot access after the switch
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Election night results

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Live returns and a precinct map for this race on Nov. 3.

Early voting

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Ballots cast so far in this district, in person and by mail. Updated every morning.

Who lives here

The people of House District 105, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income
$121,492
NC
▲ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
58%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
4%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
83%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
3.6%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
6%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Charlotte 75% · Matthews 24% · Midland 0%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 70k voters are registered here; 55,410 voted in 2024.

White
80%
81%
Black
9.5%
9.0%
Hispanic
4.2%
3.6%
Asian
3.3%
3.2%
American Indian
0.3%
0.3%
Other
3.1%
2.5%
Registered (2024)Voted (2024)
Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (6% here) are excluded from the voted-side shares. Source: NCSBE voter file, 2024.

How this seat has moved

Actual result (solid)MRPI composite (dashed)Shaded = midterm

How far this district swings

Across these cycles the Democratic share of the two-party vote here has ranged from 47% to 50%.

Precinct detail

18 precincts.

About this seat

HD-105 is rated Toss-Up from its 2024 partisan baseline of R+1.9. Districts this close to even are decided by candidates, campaigns, turnout and the year’s statewide environment rather than by underlying partisanship alone. Democrats have gained 2.5 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 4.9 points their way.

Campaign money

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McCool (D) $76K cash$154K cash Cotham (R)
Cotham holds 2.0x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: McCool $135K / Cotham $129K.
Actual legislative results, observed except where marked · NCSBE 2018–2024 · boundaries: Redistricting Data Hub (redistrictingdatahub.org) · demographics: Census ACS 2020–2024 · voter file: NCSBE
Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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