Upset Brief · NC-12 · Jack Codiga (R) vs. Alma S. Adams (D), incumbent
A long shot on the math: it takes a 43.9-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
101,553
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 15
Where
- 01+237Precinct 022 (Mecklenburg County)Starting line Adams +28. 11.9% split their ticket.
- 02+198Precinct 145 (Mecklenburg County)Starting line Adams +46. 6.8% split their ticket.
- 03+178Precinct 075 (Mecklenburg County)Starting line Adams +14. 15.0% split their ticket.
- 04+171Precinct 011 (Mecklenburg County)Starting line Adams +47. 7.8% split their ticket.
- 05+166Precinct 032 (Mecklenburg County)Starting line Adams +11. 21.3% split their ticket.
- 06+146Precinct 018 (Mecklenburg County)Starting line Adams +18. 22.3% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 23% of the plan.
How
- P+7,840Persuade7,840 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Adams today.
- M+0MobilizeThere are almost no precincts Codiga's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
- C+414ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Codiga's way.
Plus a national shift of 43.9 points of margin (93,298 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Codiga wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Adams.
- The national environment moves about 43.9 points toward Codiga's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression145 precincts, R² 0.994, 20 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -118,508 to -68,367 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Codiga $3 cash on hand; Adams $456,594.
- 04Call program for this list11,637 households, 34,911 dials, about 1,829 live conversations: an estimated $5,192 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official North Carolina State Board of Elections precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.