U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-4th) has won a second term in Congress by 74.9 percent of the vote as of 8:20 p.m.
Foushee defeated Republican opponent Eric Blankenburg, who earned 23.61 percentage points. Guy Meillur, the Libertarian candidate, earned 1.49 percent of the vote.
She won her primary in 2022 against progressive Nida Allam, a Durham County commissioner. Foushee received criticism for taking notable donations from pro-Israel group AIPAC. She visited Israel in April 2024, six months after the Oct. 7 attacks.
“Last month, President Biden laid out a clear plan to end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas,” she said in a statement about the visit. “However, despite international support for this plan and growing calls for peace, the Netanyahu government has stalled progress towards peace in the region, prolonging the conflict and risking a greater regional war.
She served in the N.C. Senate for 10 years. Before that, she served on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education. She is the first Black woman to serve the 4th congressional district. She won her seat in a landslide 2022 win, following the retirement of former U.S Rep. David Price who served the 4th district for 25 years.
Her platform champions funding for public education, signing a Green New Deal into law and is a cosponsor of the Medicare for All act.
In her first term, she joined committees related to energy, transportation and infrastructure. She is the Ranking Member of the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee.
