[1] Long before the court had ruled, candidates had filed for the March 15 party primaries for each district under the old maps in December 2015, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[2] After the court ruled and the North Carolina General Assembly passed new district maps, the State Board established a filing period for the new primary date for candidates of major parties, March 16–25.

The results of the March 15 primary, which went ahead because ballots had already been printed and mailed to absentee voters by the time of the ruling, were not counted.

[4] Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district: G. K. Butterfield Democratic G. K. Butterfield Democratic The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina.

Her role in a 20-week abortion ban bill being pulled intensified calls from the conservative wing to challenge her in 2016.

[13] Jim Duncan,[14] the former chair of the Chatham County Republican Party and co-founder of the grassroots organization The Coalition for American Principles, challenged Ellmers for the Republican nomination at first but dropped out after the district lines changed.

[20] Ellmers was subject to a high level of campaign spending by outside groups aligning themselves with the Tea Party movement, including Americans for Prosperity, which spent in the "low six figures" to defeat her.

Taylor Griffin, a one-time aide to United States Senator Jesse Helms and to President George W. Bush, ran against Jones in the Republican primary again in 2016, just as he had done in 2014.

[37] Organizations David Allan Hurst was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination under the old map.

[39] After the new district map was adopted, he was joined by U.S. Army veteran Ernest T. Reeves, who had just lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate to Deborah Ross.

[41] Labor unions Organizations Organizations Virginia Foxx Republican Virginia Foxx Republican The 5th district is located in northwestern North Carolina, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad area.

Josh Brannon, the 2014 nominee for this seat, was running unopposed for the Democratic nomination under the previous district map.

The new map made the district more compact, removing some western, eastern and southern portions.

Former Guilford County Commissioner Bruce Davis, former Alamance County Democratic Party Chairman Pete Glidewell and Jim Roberts were seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Walker under the old map.

[48][49][50] After the new map was adopted, Davis and Roberts filed to run in different districts, leaving Glidewell unopposed for the nomination.

Richard Hudson ran for re-election to a third term, and was unopposed for the Republican nomination under the old map.

George Rouco, an attorney and former CIA officer, was challenging Pittenger for the Republican nomination under the old map.

Mark Harris, who ran in 2014 for the U.S. Senate and former Union County Commissioner Todd Johnson.

Representatives Statewide officials Individuals Harris called for a recount, as allowed under state law because Pittenger's margin of victory was so small.

[69] Gardenia Henley, a retired U.S. diplomat, Inspector General Auditor and frequent candidate who ran in 2014 for the 5th district, was challenging Adams for the Democratic nomination under the previous map, and continued to run after the map changed.

The new map completely moved the 13th district, which had previously consisted of parts of Wake County and eastern North Carolina.

George Holding had been running for re-election to a third term, and was unopposed for the Republican nomination, under the old map.

New candidates in the 13th included businessman Kevin Griffin, who had just lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate to Deborah Ross.

Bruce Davis, a veteran, small business owner, and former Guilford County Commissioner, won the Democratic nomination.