The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 13

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from the

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, one from each of the state's 13

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. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various

and

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. Following a 2019 court order, the

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passed a bill with new

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for the 2020 elections. Among other changes, the

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and 6th districts were drawn to be more urban. Those changes led the two incumbents in these districts,

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and

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, respectively, to retire. Both were Republicans, and Democrats won the newly redrawn districts. One other seat was open, as former Rep.

Mark Meadows Mark Randall Meadows (born July 28, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 29th White House chief of staff from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th c ...

had resigned to become White House Chief of Staff, but a fellow Republican held that seat for the party. Incumbents won all elections in which they ran, with the 8th district ( Richard Hudson) seat having the closest margin of victory.

Results summary

Statewide

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district:

District 1

The 1st district encompasses the

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, taking in Greenville,

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, &

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. Following redistricting, the district remained relatively the same but lost its share of

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and Granville counties. In its place it gained Nash, Wayne, and

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counties. It also increased its share of

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and Pitt counties. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who was re-elected with 69.9% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= * Sandy Smith, business executive and farmer

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ethan Baca, businessman *Jim Glisson *Michele Nix, former vice chairwoman of the

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and candidate for

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound. The district is currently represented by Greg Murphy following a specia ...

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Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district takes in much of

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portion of the

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region. Following redistricting, the 2nd district is now located entirely in

, taking in

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, Holly Springs,

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, and Morrisville. Wake Forest and Rocky Mount as well as the rural parts of the district were removed from the district. The incumbent is Republican

, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2018. On December 6, 2019, Holding announced he would not seek re-election, after his congressional district was drawn to be more favorable to the Democratic Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Alan Swain, attorney

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *

Deborah K. Ross Deborah Ross (née Koff, June 20, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2021. Her district is based in Raleigh. A member of the Democratic Party, Ross served as a member of the North Ca ...

, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Monika Johnson-Hostler,

school board-member *Ollie Nelson, retired U.S. Marine, educator, and pastor *Andy Terrell, former

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administration official

=Withdrawn

= *Scott Cooper, nonprofit director and former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel

=Declined

= *

Sam Searcy Samuel Lee Searcy is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 17th Senate district from 2019 until his resignation in 2020. Career Searcy defeated Tamara Barringer on N ...

, state senator

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jeff Matemu, attorney and candidate for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in

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General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is located on the Eastern North Carolina shore and covers the

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and counties along the

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. Republican

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, who was re-elected unopposed in 2018, died on February 10, 2019, and a

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was held to fill the vacancy. The incumbent is Republican

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, who won the special election with 61.7% of the vote. The district remained relatively unchanged following redistricting.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Daryl Farrow

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th district takes in the part of the

area not located in

including

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and

. Redistricting resulted in it losing its share of

, instead picking up northern

, taking in Wake Forest,

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, and Knightdale, as well as Chatham County, Durham County, Franklin County and

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. The incumbent is Democrat David Price, who was re-elected with 72.4% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= * David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Daniel Ulysses Lockwood, web & graphic designer and developer

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= * Robert Thomas, attorney

= Eliminated in primary

= *Steve Von Loor, nominee for North Carolina's 4th congressional district in

*Debesh Sarkar, structural engineer *Nasir Shaikh

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district is based in mostly rural mountainous areas of northwestern North Carolina. Redistricting moved the district to the west and south, resulting in it losing the city of

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

and picking up many rural counties in western North Carolina. It lost its share of Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, and

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counties to the 10th district. It also lost

Avery County Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. The county seat is Newland. The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but wa ...

to the 11th district. In its place it picked up

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, part of Rutherford County, as well as

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and

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counties. A small portion in northwest

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is also in the district. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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. ''Biographical Directory of ...

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *Tracy Philbeck,

commissioner

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *David Brown, IT consultant and nominee for

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= Eliminated in primary

= *Eric Hughes

Primary results

Third parties

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jeff Gregory (Constitution)

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 6

Following redistricting, the 6th district now encompasses all of

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, including

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as well as taking in

from neighboring Forsyth County. Most of the district's rural portions were moved to the 10th and the 13th districts. The incumbent is Republican

, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018. On December 16, 2019, Walker announced he would not seek re-election, citing his redrawn district becoming significantly more Democratic as his primary reason.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Lee Haywood, chairman of the 6th district

=Eliminated in primary

= *Laura Pichardo, accounts-payable analyst

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Kathy Manning Kathy Ellen Manning (born December 3, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. She is the U.S. representative from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. The district is in the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes ...

, lawyer and nominee for

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Bruce Davis, former

commissioner *Rhonda Foxx, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative

Alma Adams Alma Shealey Adams (born May 27, 1946) is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat, Adams represented the state's 58th House district in Guilford ...

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, former state representative * Derwin Montgomery, state representative

=Withdrawn

= *Angela Flynn, lay minister (endorsed Kathy Manning)

Endorsements

Primary results

Third parties

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jennyfer Bucardo (Independent)

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located in

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, taking in Wilmington, as well as stretching into the southern exurbs of

. After the district was redrawn, it lost its share of Wayne and Duplin counties, while gaining all of Johnston and Bladen counties and a small part of eastern Harnett County. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 55.5% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Disqualified

= *Pete D'Abrosca, blogger

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Chris Ward, pharmaceutical sales executive

=Eliminated in primary

= *Robert Colon, wastewater manager * Mark Judson, retired U.S. Army Officer and businessman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district spans from the

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exurbs of

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and

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into Fayetteville, including China Grove, Albemarle,

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, Pinehurst,

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, and Spring Lake. Redistricting resulted in the 8th district losing its share of Rowan County,

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and southern Moore County, while gaining all of

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, western Harnett County and most of Lee County. The incumbent is Republican Richard Hudson, who was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Patricia Timmons-Goodson Patricia Ann "Pat" Timmons-Goodson (born September 18, 1954) is an American judge and politician who served on the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2006 to 2012. She previously served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights and is a form ...

, vice chair of the

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and former Associate Justice of the

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General election

Predictions

Polling

Endorsements

Results

District 9

The 9th district spans from south

and its southern suburbs of

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and Mint Hill into suburban Fayetteville, including

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, and Robeson counties. The district remained vacant after the 2018 elections, following the refusal of the state board of elections to certify the results and an ongoing investigation into absentee ballot fraud, and on February 21, 2019, all five members of the board voted to call a new election. Redistricting resulted in the district losing its share of

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and Bladen counties, while gaining southern Moore County and

. The incumbent is Republican

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, who won the special election with 50.7% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Cynthia Wallace, financial services vice president and chair of the 9th district for the

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Clayton Brooks, Baptist minister and first chair of the

Democratic Party * Harry Southerland,

commissioner * Marcus Williams, lawyer

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 10

The 10th district encompasses western North Carolina stretching from the Charlotte suburbs to the South Carolina border. It lost its share of

Asheville Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

following redistricting and some of its share of the southwestern

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in south central North Carolina. It gained Rockingham County,

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, Surry County,

Yadkin County Yadkin County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,214. Its county seat is Yadkinville. Yadkin County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also inc ...

, Iredell County, as well as part of Forsyth County from the old 5th district. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *David L. Johnson *Ralf Walters

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for

North Carolina's 6th congressional district North Carolina's 6th congressional district is located in north central portion of the state. As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contains all of Guilford County and a portion ...

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Parker, attorney and former

chair

General election

Predictions

Results

District 11

The 11th district encompasses most of rural

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, taking in the Appalachian part of the state. Redistricting resulted in the district gaining all

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, taking in

. The most recent incumbent was Republican

, who was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2018. On December 19, 2019, Meadows announced he would not run for re-election. In March 2020, Meadows was selected to serve as the 29th White House Chief of Staff, and resigned from his seat in Congress.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Madison Cawthorn David Madison Cawthorn (born August 1, 1995) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Cawthorn became the first me ...

, motivational speaker and businessman

=Eliminated in runoff

= * Lynda Bennett, businesswoman

=Eliminated in primary

= *Chuck Archerd, candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in

*Matthew Burril, pilot and chair of the

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Authority Board * Jim Davis, state senator *Dan Driscoll, U.S. Army veteran *Steve Fekete Jr. *Dillon Gentry, sales representative and candidate for

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*Wayne King, deputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative

*Joey Osborne *Vance Patterson, businessman and candidate for North Carolina's 11th congressional district in

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*Albert Wiley Jr., perennial candidate

=Declined

= *

, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

Endorsements

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Moe Davis Morris Durham "Moe" Davis (born July 31, 1958) is an American retired U.S. Air Force colonel, attorney, educator, politician, and former administrative law judge. Davis was appointed the third Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commiss ...

, former U.S. Air Force colonel, US Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge, and former Chief Prosecutor of the

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Gina Collias, attorney and Republican candidate for

*Michael O'Shea, former musical artist and producer *Phillip Price, businessman and nominee for

North Carolina's 11th congressional district North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3, 2021, the district has been represented by Madison Cawthorn. Redistricting The 11th district has historically been known for its volat ...

in 2018 *Steve Woodsmall, former U.S. Air Force major and

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professor

=Declined

= *

Heath Shuler Joseph Heath Shuler (born December 31, 1971) is an American businessman, former NFL quarterback, and former U.S. Representative for from 2007 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition during his ...

, former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district (2007–2013)

Primary results

Third parties

Candidates

=Declared

= *Tracey DeBruhl (Libertarian) *Tamara Zwinak (Green)

General election

Predictions

Endorsements:

Polling

Results

District 12

The 12th district is centered around

and the surrounding immediate suburbs, including Huntersville, Cornelius,

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, and Pineville. Redistricting left the 12th district relatively unchanged, but it gained some southern Charlotte suburbs, including Mint Hill and parts of

. The incumbent is Democrat

, who was re-elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Keith Cradle, youth program director

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Disqualified

= *Bill Brewster, businessman

General election

Predictions

Results

District 13

Following redistricting, the 13th district lost some of its share of the

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region, losing

to the 6th district & Iredell County to the 10th district. It retained Davidson County and Davie County and expanded its share of Rowan County. The district also gained most of the rural counties previously in the 6th district, including

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, and a small section of Chatham County. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 51.5% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Scott Huffman, businessman and candidate for

North Carolina's 8th congressional district North Carolina's eighth congressional district is a United States congressional district that comprises a large portion of the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina from Concord to Spring Lake, including China Grove, Albemarle, Troy, Pin ...

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * * * * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
G. K. Butterfield (D) for Congress

Sandy Smith (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Jeff Matemu (L) for Congress

Deborah K. Ross (D) for Congress

Alan Swain (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

Greg Murphy (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
David Price (D) for Congress

Robert Thomas (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
David Brown (D) for Congress

Virginia Foxx (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
Jennyfer Bucardo (I) for Congress

Lee Haywood (R) for Congress

Kathy Manning (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates
David Rouzer (R) for Congress

Chris Ward (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates
Richard Hudson (R) for Congress

Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates
Dan Bishop (R) for Congress

Cynthia Wallace (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates
Patrick McHenry (R) for Congress

David Parker (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 11th district candidates
Madison Cawthorn (R) for Congress

Moe Davis (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates
Alma Adams (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 13th district candidates
Ted Budd (R) for Congress

Scott Huffman (D) for Congress
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