The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina . Primary elections were scheduled for March 8, 2022,[ 1] but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17.
Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. senator Richard Burr announced in 2016 that he would not seek reelection in 2022.[ 2] Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Cheri Beasley [ 3] and U.S. Representative Ted Budd won the Democratic and Republican primaries , respectively.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The race was considered competitive, with Budd narrowly leading in polls.[ 8] [ 9] Budd ultimately won with 50.5% of the vote to Beasley's 47.3% — a margin of 3.2%.[ 10]
Despite Budd's win in the election, it marked the Class III seat's worst performance by a Republican since 1998 .
^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines" . www.ncsl.org . Retrieved November 6, 2021 .
^ Campbell, Colin (July 20, 2016). "US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office" . The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016 .
^ Anderson, Bryan (April 27, 2021). "Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021 .
^ "Ted Budd launches Senate bid in North Carolina" . Politico . April 28, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ Dawsey, Josh (June 6, 2021). "Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ Dawsey, Josh; Wastson, Julie (June 6, 2021). "Republican leaders say they want to focus on the future, but Trump is far from done with the past" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ "NC military veteran Marjorie K. Eastman enters GOP Senate primary for 2022" . WFAE . October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
^ Weisman, Jonathan (September 20, 2022). "Will North Carolina's Senate Race Break Democratic Hearts Again?" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 21, 2022 .
^ Sullivan, Andy; Renshaw, Jarrett (September 9, 2022). "A competitive Senate race in North Carolina has Republicans worried" . Reuters .
^ "Why AP called North Carolina Senate race for Ted Budd" . Associated Press . November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022 .