Rep. Larry Kissell, a Democrat who was a co-sponsor of three credit union bills while representing North Carolina's 8th District, was defeated by Republican Richard Hudson, who snagged 54% of the vote.
The losing congressman was a national GOP target, identified by national Republican leaders as one who could be defeated to increase the party's majority in the House.
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Kissell was endorsed by the North Carolina Credit Union League and was the recipient of CUNA partisan campaign communications for the second consecutive election cycle. He was an original co-sponsor of supplemental capital bill H.R. 3993 and co-sponsor of H.R. 1418 and H.R. 3461.
Hudson is a Capitol Hill veteran, having worked as a chief of staff for three different congressmen. That includes former Rep. Robin Hayes, who was defeated by Kissell in 2008 and had been a credit union supporter. The sprawling district reaches from Charlotte east to Fayetteville in the Tarheel State.
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