Hudson wins Republican primary for North Carolina’s Congressional House Dist. 9 seat

Incumbent Rep. Richard Hudson (R-9), of Southern Pines, won easily against challenger Troy Tarazon, a first-time political candidate, in the Republican primary election for North Carolina’s U.S. House Dist. 9 on Tuesday.  

According to unofficial returns, in Cumberland County, Hudson won 2,780 votes (83.51%) and Tarazon won 549 votes (16.49%). As of 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, in Dist. 9 Hudson won 55,313 votes (83.36%) and Tarazon won 11,041 votes (16.64%).

Hudson, who has represented the district since 2013, is seeking a seventh term in the U.S. House. He will face off against the sole-running Democrat, Nigel Bristow, in November’s general election. 

The 9th Congressional District encompasses the northwestern part of Cumberland County, including parts of Fort Liberty and Fayetteville — as well as all of Hoke, Moore, Randolph, and Alamance counties, and parts of Chatham and Guilford counties. The district leans heavily Republican.

Hudson lives with his wife and son in Southern Pines. He sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee and is the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), making him the fifth-ranking Republican in the 118th Congress. 

According to Hudson’s campaign website, his highest priorities include:  

• Environment: Advocating for legislation to address PFAS chemicals, including GenX, in the Cape Fear River; a founding member of the Conservative Climate Caucus in support of “free-market ideas” to reduce carbon emissions
• Health care: Increasing emphasis on strict consumer health care protections, cost transparency for health care providers, measures to combat the opioid epidemic, and pandemic preparedness    

• Veterans/military/soldiers: Funding for the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) and support for veteran caregivers; funding for soldier pay raises, resources for military families and soldiers returning from combat

• 2nd Amendment: Leading U.S. House efforts to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, opposing efforts to ban green tip ammunition, supporting expanding concealed carry reciprocity   

• Creating jobs: Cutting taxes, funding worker retraining programs at community colleges

• Cutting spending: Pledging not to increase taxes, reducing government spending 

• Anti-abortion: Defending bans on partial-birth abortions, fighting legislation to legalize euthanasia, keeping protections to prohibit tax dollars from funding abortions

Contact Evey Weisblat at eweisblat@cityviewnc.com or 216-527-3608. 

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