The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina is scheduled to be held November 8, 2022. Primary elections were scheduled for March 8, 2022, but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17, 2022.
Incumbent three-term Republican U.S. senator Richard Burr announced in 2016 that he would not seek re-election in 2022.
Primaries were held on May 17. Former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Cheri Beasley[3] and U.S. Representative Ted Budd won their respective primaries. At the North Carolina Republican Party convention on June 5, 2021, Budd received the endorsements of both Lara Trump and her father-in-law, former president Donald Trump. Former U.S. Representative Mark Walker has stated that he won a straw poll of those at the convention.
Three-term Republican Richard Burr was re-elected in 2016 with 51.0% of the vote. Burr has pledged to retire in 2022.
Veteran and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, Mathew Hoh is running for senate with the Green Party.
U.S. Representative Ted Budd, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, defeated former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory in the Republican primary.
Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump and North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson considered running for U.S. Senate, but ultimately decided not to run.
Former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Cheri Beasley[146] defeated Beaufort mayor Rett Newton in the Democratic primary.
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