Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Cyril Jefferson, the mayor of High Point, is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 6th congressional district in 2026. The district includes all of Davidson, Davie, and Rowan counties along with portions of northwestern Cabarrus, eastern Forsyth, and southwestern Guilford counties.
Jefferson won the Democratic primary with 15,274 votes (39.2%), ahead of federal employee Alysa Kassay with 34.1%, former Brooksville, Oklahoma, mayor Keith Davenport with 16.8%, and bartender Beau Blair with 9.9%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Republican incumbent Addison McDowell, who was elected in 2024 with 69.2% of the vote.