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House District 64

Alamance County · 2026
Lean R
Partisan baseline (2024)
R+6.1
runs 4.4 pts more Republican than NC overall · moving toward Democrats since 2018
2024 result
R+9.6
won by Riddell (R)
LeVon Barnes
Democrat · Challenger
  • Mebane public school teacher and basketball coach
  • In a 2026 rematch against Rep. Dennis Riddell
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Rep. Dennis Riddell
Republican · Incumbent
  • HD-64 incumbent since 2013 and former history teacher
  • Co-chairs House General Government Appropriations
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Election night results

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

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

Who lives here

The people of House District 64, from the Census American Community Survey (2020-2024). The dark tick on each bar marks North Carolina overall.

Median household income
$65,950
NC
▼ vs NC · NC $75k
Bachelor's degree or higher
26%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 36%
Poverty rate
14%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 13%
Homeownership
66%
NC
▼ vs NC · NC 67%
Unemployment
5.6%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 4.7%
Uninsured rate
12%
NC
▲ vs NC · NC 10%
Top communities: Graham 38% · Mebane 28% · Burlington 13% · Haw River 9% · Snow Camp 7%

Who registers vs. who votes

Each group's share of registered voters against its share of those who actually voted in 2024. About 61k voters are registered here; 45,631 voted in 2024.

White
67%
71%
Black
22%
20%
Hispanic
7.4%
5.6%
Asian
1.1%
1.1%
American Indian
0.2%
0.2%
Other
2.3%
1.6%
Registered (2024)Voted (2024)
Voter race and ethnicity are self-reported at registration; voters without a designation (7% 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 42% to 46%.

Precinct detail

19 precincts.

About this seat

HD-64 is rated Lean R from its 2024 partisan baseline of R+6.1. Districts in this range are competitive when candidates, campaigns and the year’s statewide environment line up against the district’s modest partisan tilt. Democrats have gained 2.2 points of vote share here since 2018, moving the seat’s two-way margin 4.5 points their way.

Campaign money

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Barnes (D) $21K cash$51K cash Riddell (R)
Riddell holds 2.4x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Barnes $31K / Riddell $61K.
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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