2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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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.
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Budd: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Beasley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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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, and the best performance by a Democrat since 1998. It was also the closest election since 1998.