Candidate · November 3, 2026
Chuck Hubbard
On the ballot for U.S. House · North Carolina's 5th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $863K
- cash on hand
- $152K
- issues with public statements
- 13
- outside spending for or against
- $36K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · North Carolina's 5th District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic Party1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he began covering news for the Wilkes Journal-Patriot while a student at Wilkes Central High School and joined the paper full-time after graduating from Wofford College.4 His campaign website says he has worked as a local journalist for more than forty years.4 His campaign website says he has served on the boards of Wilkes Recovery Revolution, the Wilkes Child Abuse Prevention Team and the Wilkes Prison Ministry.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to represent his community in Congress, to focus on improving life for people at home rather than on political theater, and to stand up for working families.4,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitehubbardforcongress.com5
- Facebookfacebook.com/ChuckHubbardNC5
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/chuck.hubbardforcongress.com5
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/ChuckHubbardNC5
- Instagraminstagram.com/ChuckHubbardNC5
- Threadsthreads.net/@chuckhubbardnc5
- TikToktiktok.com/@chuckhubbardnc5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says the minimum wage should be raised.6
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says the tax base should shift further toward wealthy individuals and corporations.6
His campaign website says the tax base should shift further toward wealthy corporations, as well as wealthy individuals.6
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says people should have access to high-speed broadband, with modern infrastructure extended to rural communities.6
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says he will vote to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits and will fight attacks on those programs.6
Health Care
His campaign website says he will vote to safeguard Medicaid and will fight any attacks on the program.6
His campaign website says he believes in providing a government option that would help sustain rural health care infrastructure and lower prices for everyone.6
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he will protect women's right to choose and their access to reproductive health care, and that abortion is a matter for patients and their doctors with no role for government.6
His campaign website says abortion is a medical procedure that should long ago have been written into national law.6
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says Citizens United should be overturned and that corporate political action committees should have less influence in elections.6
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
His campaign website says members of Congress should be barred from trading stocks immediately.6
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website says Congress should prioritize people and small businesses in the recovery after Helene, that he would fight for the funding that was promised, and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Congress should be transparent about where the money goes and how much has been paid out.6
Education
His campaign website says Congress should give all the help it can to public schools, teachers and school facilities, while noting that much education policy is set by states.6
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7
| Raised | $863,260 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $718,646 |
| Cash on hand | $152,010 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $20,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $35,539 supporting and $0 opposing Chuck Hubbard this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 7, 2026.8
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| AB PAC | $35,539 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report9filed Apr 23, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report10filed Mar 25, 2025
- Candidate financial disclosure report11filed May 3, 2024