Brad Knott holds the lead in the NC-13 House race due to the district’s post-redistricting Republican tilt, where Donald Trump carried the area by double digits in the prior cycle, combined with his status as incumbent. The Cook Political Report shifted the seat from Solid Republican to Likely Republican on October 26, citing active advertising by both Knott and Democrat Paul Barringer. Knott has raised approximately $1.7 million compared with Barringer’s $1.2 million through mid-October, while no public polls have been released. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added the district to its target list earlier in the month, yet analysts still rate it as a Republican hold. Election Day is November 3.