U.S. House · North Carolina's 2nd District
Eugene Douglass
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · North Carolina's 2nd District
- Result
- Deborah Ross, projected winner
- Opponents
- Deborah Ross (D); Matthew Laszacs (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Protect Innocent Human Life, from Conception until Natural Death. End Abortion for birth control purposes, and regulate it to spare as many lives as possible
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 2
2026-11-03
| Deborah Ross D | incumbent |
| Eugene Douglass R | challenger |
| Matthew Laszacs LIB | challenger |
Advanced from a canceled Republican primary.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Protect Innocent Human Life, from Conception until Natural Death. End Abortion for birth control purposes, and regulate it to spare as many lives as possible
Says he wants to protect human life from conception until natural death and end abortion used for birth control, with states regulating the procedure.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Eugene (Gene) Douglass, a Republican who describes himself as a retired chemistry professor, lost the November 3, 2026 election for North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District to incumbent Deborah Ross. He has run for federal office in Hawaii, New Hampshire, and, in the 2024 Republican primary, North Carolina's 2nd District.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Eugene Douglass graduated from Swarthmore High School.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from The King's College in 1979 (in chemistry and math, according to his questionnaire), a graduate degree from the University of Connecticut in 1982, and a Ph.D. in fiber and polymer science from North Carolina State University in 2010. He also graduated from Bethel Theological Seminary in San Diego.[2][3] In a 2024 News & Observer candidate questionnaire, he listed his professional experience as a college/university chemistry professor and his current occupation as consultant, and his campaign newsletter describes him as a retired chemistry professor.[3][4] Ballotpedia lists his professional experience as scientist and notes an affiliation with the American Chemistry Society.[2]
According to his 2024 questionnaire, Douglass ran for U.S. Senate in Hawaii in 1998 and 2000 and for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District in 2002.[3] He ran in the March 5, 2024 Republican primary for North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, which Alan Swain won.[2] In 2026 he became the Republican nominee for the district.[2][4] He received 23.5% of the vote to Deborah Ross's 75.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- A smaller federal government, less regulation and lower taxes, with responsibility returned to the states.[5]
- Eliminating the federal Department of Education and returning education policy to state and local authorities.[5]
- Opposing abortion, saying he wants to protect human life from conception until natural death.[5]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/eugene-douglass
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House North Carolina's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Eugene Douglass - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 3.Raleigh News and Observer candidate questionnaire: Eugene Douglass (republished on his campaign newsletter) · Gene Douglass for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 4.About | Gene Douglass for Congress · Gene Douglass for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 5.Eugene Douglass - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words