Paul Barringer, an attorney and healthcare consultant, is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in 2026, facing Republican incumbent Brad Knott in the November general election.
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2026 race
Paul Barringer, an attorney and healthcare consultant, is the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district, which includes all of Caswell, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee and Person counties along with parts of Granville and Wake counties.
The incumbent is Republican Brad Knott, who flipped the district in 2024 with 58.6% of the vote and won the 2026 Republican primary with 89.9%.
Barringer won the Democratic primary with 59.1%, ahead of landscaping business owner Frank Pierce, the party's 2024 nominee, with 29.4% and software developer Alexander Nicholi with 11.5%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Barringer faces Knott and Libertarian Steven Swinton, a businessman.