2022 North Carolina Senate election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina.

2022 North Carolina Senate election
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All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate
26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Phil Berger Dan Blue
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 1, 2005 March 2, 2014
Leader's seat 26th - Eden 14th - Raleigh
Last election 28 22
Seats before 28 22
Seats won 30 20
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 2,030,556 1,401,684
Percentage 58.73% 40.54%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Democratic:      50–60%      60-70%      70–80%      >90%
President pro tempore before election

Phil Berger
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Phil Berger
Republican

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An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state house. The filing period lasted from February 24, 2022, to March 4, 2022, with the primary election being held on May 17, 2022 (prior to the redistricting challenges it was scheduled to be held on March 8, 2022).[1][2] The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census;[3] however, following a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court, the General Assembly redrew the maps (Senate Bill 744) to comply with the court's ruling.[4]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Likely R May 19, 2022

Results summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1st Norman W. Sanderson[a] Rep Norman W. Sanderson Rep
2nd Jim Perry[b] Rep Jim Perry Rep
3rd Bobby Hanig[c] Rep Bobby Hanig Rep
Ernestine Bazemore Dem
4th Toby Fitch Dem Buck Newton Rep
5th Don Davis† Dem Kandie Smith Dem
6th Michael Lazzara Rep Michael Lazzara Rep
7th Michael Lee[d] Rep Michael Lee Rep
8th Bill Rabon Rep Bill Rabon Rep
9th Brent Jackson[e] Rep Brent Jackson Rep
10th New Seat Benton Sawrey Rep
11th Lisa Stone Barnes Rep Lisa Stone Barnes Rep
12th Jim Burgin Rep Jim Burgin Rep
13th New Seat Lisa Grafstein Dem
14th Dan Blue Dem Dan Blue Dem
15th Jay Chaudhuri Dem Jay Chaudhuri Dem
16th Wiley Nickel† Dem Gale Adcock Dem
17th Sydney Batch Dem Sydney Batch Dem
18th Sarah Crawford† Dem Mary Wills Bode Dem
19th Kirk deViere Dem Val Applewhite Dem
20th Natalie Murdock Dem Natalie Murdock Dem
21st Tom McInnis[f] Rep Tom McInnis Rep
22nd Mike Woodard Dem Mike Woodard Dem
23rd Valerie Foushee† Dem Graig Meyer Dem
24th Danny Britt[g] Rep Danny Britt Rep
Ben Clark†[h] Dem
25th Amy Galey[i] Rep Amy Galey Rep
26th Phil Berger[j] Rep Phil Berger Rep
27th Michael Garrett Dem Michael Garrett Dem
28th Gladys Robinson Dem Gladys Robinson Dem
29th Dave Craven[k] Rep Dave Craven Rep
30th Steve Jarvis[l] Rep Steve Jarvis Rep
31st Joyce Krawiec Rep Joyce Krawiec Rep
32nd Paul Lowe Jr. Dem Paul Lowe Jr. Dem
33rd Carl Ford Rep Carl Ford Rep
34th Paul Newton[m] Rep Paul Newton Rep
35th Todd Johnson Rep Todd Johnson Rep
36th New Seat Eddie Settle Rep
37th Vickie Sawyer[n] Rep Vickie Sawyer Rep
38th Mujtaba Mohammed Dem Mujtaba Mohammed Dem
39th DeAndrea Salvador Dem DeAndrea Salvador Dem
40th Joyce Waddell Dem Joyce Waddell Dem
41st Natasha Marcus Dem Natasha Marcus Dem
42nd Jeff Jackson†[o] Dem Rachel Hunt Dem
43rd Kathy Harrington† Rep Brad Overcash Rep
44th Ted Alexander Rep Ted Alexander Rep
45th Dean Proctor[p] Rep Dean Proctor Rep
46th Warren Daniel Rep Warren Daniel Rep
47th Ralph Hise Rep Ralph Hise Rep
Deanna Ballard[q] Rep
48th Chuck Edwards† Rep Tim Moffitt Rep
49th Julie Mayfield Dem Julie Mayfield Dem
50th Kevin Corbin Rep Kevin Corbin Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Party Candi-
dates		 Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican 49 2,030,556 58.726 30 Increase2 60
Democratic 36 1,401,684 40.538 20 Decrease2 40
Libertarian 7 14,562 0.421 0 Steady 0
Write-in 1 9,506 0.275 0 Steady 0
Green 1 1,348 0.039 0 Steady 0
Total 94 3,457,656 100 50 Steady 100
Senate seats
Republican
 
 60%
Democratic
 
 40%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 58.726%
Democratic
 
 40.538%
Libertarian
 
 0.421%
Write-in
 
 0.275%
Green
 
 0.039%

Close races

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Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 7, 1.94%
  2. District 5, 4.46%
  3. District 3, 5.06%
  4. District 18, 5.39%
  5. District 19, 5.4%
  6. District 17, 5.86%
  7. District 27, 9%
  8. District 21, 9.26%
  9. District 11, 9.7%
  10. District 42, 9.92%

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

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Democrats

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  1. District 3: Ernestine Bazemore lost renomination to Valerie Jordan.
  2. District 19: Kirk DeViere lost renomination to Val Applewhite.

Republicans

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  1. District 1: Bob Steinburg lost renomination to fellow incumbent Norman W. Sanderson in a redistricting race.
  2. District 47: Deanna Ballard lost renomination to fellow incumbent Ralph Hise in a redistricting race.

Incumbents defeated in the general election

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Democrats

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Open seats that changed parties

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Newly created seats

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  • District 10 (Johnston County), won by Benton Sawrey (R)
  • District 13 (Wake County), won by Lisa Grafstein (D)
  • District 36 (Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, and Yadkin counties), won by Eddie Settle (R)

Detailed results

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Districts 1–25

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District 1

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The new 1st District includes all of Dare, Hyde, Carteret, Pamlico, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, and Pasquotank counties. It includes the home of incumbent Republicans Bob Steinburg, who had represented the 1st district since 2019, and Norman W. Sanderson, who had represented the 2nd District since 2013. Sanderson defeated Steinburg to win the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 1st district Republican primary election, 2022[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman W. Sanderson (incumbent) 12,713 55.48%
Republican Bob Steinburg (incumbent) 10,201 44.52%
Total votes 22,914 100%
North Carolina Senate 1st district general election, 2022[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman W. Sanderson (incumbent) 61,486 100%
Total votes 61,486 100%
Republican hold

District 2

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The new 2nd District includes all of Beaufort, Craven, and Lenoir counties. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Jim Perry, who had represented the 7th District since 2019. He ran for re-election.[8]

North Carolina Senate 2nd district general election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Perry (incumbent) 53,067 100%
Total votes 53,067 100%
Republican hold

District 3

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The new 3rd District includes all of Warren, Northampton, Halifax, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Camden, Currituck, and Tyrrell counties. Incumbent Democrat Ernestine Bazemore had represented the 3rd District since 2021. Valerie Jordan defeated Bazemore to win the Democratic nomination.[10] State representative Bobby Hanig was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[11]

North Carolina Senate 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valerie Jordan 13,644 59.65%
Democratic Ernestine Bazemore (incumbent) 9,229 40.35%
Total votes 22,873 100%
North Carolina Senate 3rd district general election, 2022[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby Hanig 37,984 52.53%
Democratic Valerie Jordan 34,320 47.47%
Total votes 72,304 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

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The new 4th District includes all of Greene, Wayne, and Wilson counties. Incumbent Democrat Toby Fitch had represented the 4th District since 2018. State Representative Raymond Smith Jr. unsuccessfully challenged Fitch for the Democratic nomination. Former state senator Buck Newton[13] won the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toby Fitch (incumbent) 6,994 54.48%
Democratic Raymond Smith Jr. 5,843 45.52%
Total votes 12,837 100%
North Carolina Senate 4th district Republican primary election, 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Buck Newton 8,728 67.61%
Republican Joe Democko 4,181 32.39%
Total votes 12,909 100%
North Carolina Senate 4th district general election, 2022[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Buck Newton 38,638 57.51%
Democratic Toby Fitch (incumbent) 28,543 42.49%
Total votes 67,181 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

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The new 5th District includes all of Edgecombe and Pitt counties. Incumbent Democrat Don Davis had represented the 5th District since 2013. Davis retired to run for Congress.[16] State representative Kandie Smith won the Democratic nomination for the seat.[17]

North Carolina Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2022[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 13,604 86.58%
Democratic Lenton Brown 2,109 13.42%
Total votes 15,713 100%
North Carolina Senate 5th district general election, 2022[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kandie Smith 36,557 52.23%
Republican Karen Kozel 33,432 47.77%
Total votes 69,989 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

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The new 6th District includes all of Onslow County. Incumbent Republican Michael Lazzara had represented the 6th District since 2021.

North Carolina Senate 6th district general election, 2022[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Lazzara (incumbent) 33,339 100%
Total votes 33,339 100%
Republican hold

District 7

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The new 7th District includes most of New Hanover County. The new district includes the home of incumbent Republican Michael Lee, who had represented the 9th District since 2021. The original Democratic nominee was Jason Minnicozzi; however, Minnicozzi dropped out and was replaced on the ballot by Marcia Morgan.[21]

North Carolina Senate 7th district general election, 2022[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Lee (incumbent) 44,908 50.97%
Democratic Marcia Morgan 43,198 49.03%
Total votes 88,106 100%
Republican hold

District 8

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The new 8th District includes all of Columbus and Brunswick counties as well as part of New Hanover County. Incumbent Republican Bill Rabon had represented the 8th District since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 8th district general election, 2022[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Rabon (incumbent) 67,693 100%
Total votes 67,693 100%
Republican hold

District 9

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The new 9th District includes all of Jones, Duplin, Pender, and Bladen counties as well as most of Sampson County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Brent Jackson, who had represented the 10th District since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 9th district general election, 2022[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brent Jackson (incumbent) 50,252 100%
Total votes 50,252 100%
Republican hold

District 10

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The new 10th District includes all of Johnston County and had no incumbent. Benton Sawrey won the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 10th district Republican primary election, 2022[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benton Sawrey 12,318 65.60%
Republican Jill Homan 3,729 19.86%
Republican Matt Ansley 2,730 14.54%
Total votes 18,777 100%
North Carolina Senate 10th district general election, 2022[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benton Sawrey 48,083 63.90%
Democratic Gettys Cohen Jr. 27,165 36.10%
Total votes 75,248 100%
Republican win (new seat)

District 11

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The new 11th District includes all of Nash, Franklin, and Vance counties. Incumbent Republican Lisa Stone Barnes had represented the 11th District since 2021. She ran for re-election.[27]

North Carolina Senate 11th district general election, 2022[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Stone Barnes (incumbent) 41,701 54.85%
Democratic Mark Speed 34,333 45.15%
Total votes 76,034 100%
Republican hold

District 12

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The new 12th District includes all of Harnett and Lee counties as well as a small portion of Sampson County. Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin had represented the 12th District since 2019. David Buboltz and Ernie Watson unsuccessfully challenged Burgin for the Republican nomination.[29]

North Carolina Senate 12th district Republican primary, 2022[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Burgin (incumbent) 6,511 52.85%
Republican David Buboltz 4,495 36.49%
Republican Ernie Watson 1,314 10.67%
Total votes 12,320 100%
North Carolina Senate 12th district general election, 2022[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Burgin (incumbent) 36,304 63.45%
Democratic Richard Chapman 20,914 36.55%
Total votes 57,218 100%
Republican hold

District 13

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The new 13th District includes portions of northern Wake County and had no incumbent. Lisa Grafstein won the Democratic nomination. David Bankert won the Republican nomination.[32]

North Carolina Senate 13th district Democratic primary, 2022[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Grafstein 11,931 66.59%
Democratic Patrick Buffkin 5,987 33.41%
Total votes 17,918 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district Republican primary, 2022[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Bankert 5,230 52.23%
Republican Jeff Werner 4,783 47.77%
Total votes 10,013 100%
North Carolina Senate 13th district general election, 2022[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Grafstein 50,937 62.34%
Republican David Bankert 28,001 34.27%
Libertarian Michael C. Munger 2,769 3.39%
Total votes 81,707 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

District 14

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The new 14th District includes portions of eastern Wake County. Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader Dan Blue had represented the 14th District since 2009.

North Carolina Senate 14th district general election, 2022[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Blue (incumbent) 45,020 68.97%
Republican Chris Baker 18,378 28.16%
Libertarian Matthew Laszacs 1,875 2.87%
Total votes 65,273 100%
Democratic hold

District 15

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The new 15th District includes portions of central Wake County. Incumbent Democrat Jay Chaudhuri had represented the 15th District and its predecessors since 2016.

North Carolina Senate district general election, 2022[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Chaudhuri (incumbent) 52,472 67.52%
Republican Emanuela Prister 22,776 29.31%
Libertarian Sammie Brooks 2,463 3.17%
Total votes 77,711 100%
Democratic hold

District 16

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The new 16th District includes portions of western Wake County. Incumbent Democrat Wiley Nickel had represented the 16th District since 2019. Nickel ran for congress and did not seek re-election.[36] State Representative Gale Adcock announced that she would seek the Democratic nomination for the seat.[37]

North Carolina Senate 16th district general election, 2022[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Adcock 49,204 65.18%
Republican James Powers 23,161 30.68%
Libertarian Dee Watson 1,771 2.35%
Green Michael Trudeau 1,348 1.79%
Total votes 75,484 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

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The new 17th District includes portions of southern Wake County. Incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch had represented the 17th District since her appointment on January 11, 2021.

North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2022[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sydney Batch (incumbent) 45,279 51.83%
Republican Mark Cavaliero 40,167 45.97%
Libertarian Patrick J. Bowersox 1,922 2.20%
Total votes 87,368 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

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The new 18th District includes all of Granvile County as well a portion of northern Wake County. Incumbent Democrat Sarah Crawford had represented the 18th District since 2021. Crawford ran for the state house. E. C. Sykes won the Republican nomination.

North Carolina State Senate 18th district Republican primary election, 2022[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican E. C. Sykes 11,124 84.86%
Republican Dimitry Slabyak 1,985 15.14%
Total votes 13,109 100%
North Carolina Senate 18th district general election, 2022[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wills Bode 42,783 51.36%
Republican E. C. Sykes 38,296 45.97%
Libertarian Ryan Brown 2,219 2.66%
Total votes 83,298 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

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The new 19th District includes most of Cumberland County. Incumbent Democrat Kirk deViere had represented the 19th District since 2019. Val Applewhite defeated deViere to win the Democratic nomination. Former senator Wesley Meredith[42] won the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[r] 		Margin
of error 		Val
Applewhite 		Kirk
deViere 		Ed
Donaldson 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] March 11–13, 2022 391 (LV) ± 5.0% 32% 17% 9% 42%
North Carolina Senate 19th district Democratic primary election, 2022[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Val Applewhite 7,588 56.24%
Democratic Kirk deViere (incumbent) 4,972 36.85%
Democratic Ed Donaldson 931 6.90%
Total votes 13,491 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2022[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Meredith 5,781 72.42%
Republican Dennis Britt 2,202 27.58%
Total votes 7,983 100%
North Carolina Senate 19th district general election, 2022[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Val Applewhite 30,755 52.70%
Republican Wesley Meredith 27,601 47.30%
Total votes 58,356 100%
Democratic hold

District 20

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The new 20th District includes all of Chatham County and portions of southern Durham County. Incumbent Democrat Natalie Murdock had represented the 20th District since 2020.

North Carolina Senate 20th district general election, 2022[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Natalie Murdock (incumbent) 64,550 72.83%
Republican Alvin Reed 24,085 27.17%
Total votes 88,635 100%
Democratic hold

District 21

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The new 21st District includes all of Moore County as well as portions of Northwestern Cumberland County. When the district was drawn it originally had no incumbent, but Republican Tom McInnis switched his residence to Moore County so that he could run for re-election in the new district.

North Carolina Senate 21st district general election, 2022[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McInnis (incumbent) 36,468 54.63%
Democratic Frank McNeill Jr. 30,281 45.37%
Total votes 66,749 100%
Republican hold

District 22

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The new 22nd District includes most of Durham County. Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard had represented the 22nd District since 2013. Larry Coleman won the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 22nd district Republican primary election, 2022[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Coleman 3,189 68.55%
Republican John Tarantino 1,463 31.45%
Total votes 4,652 100%
North Carolina Senate 22nd district general election, 2022[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Woodard (incumbent) 60,402 78.43%
Republican Larry Coleman 15,070 19.57%
Libertarian Ray Ubinger 1,543 2.00%
Total votes 77,015 100%
Democratic hold

District 23

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The new 23rd District includes all of Caswell, Person, and Orange counties. Incumbent Democrat Valerie Foushee had represented the 23rd District since 2013. Foushee retired to run for Congress.[50] State Representative Graig Meyer won the Democratic nomination.[51] Landon Woods won the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 23rd district Democratic primary election, 2022[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Graig Meyer 23,717 82.38%
Democratic Jamie DeMent Holcomb 5,072 17.62%
Total votes 28,789 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district Republican primary election, 2022[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Landon Woods 5,798 58.29%
Republican Bill Cooke 4,149 41.71%
Total votes 9,947 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd district general election, 2022[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Graig Meyer 59,973 67.30%
Republican Landon Woods 29,140 32.70%
Total votes 89,113 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

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The new 24th District includes all of Robeson, Hoke, and Scotland counties. The new district includes the home of incumbent Republican Danny Britt, who had represented the 13th District since 2017, and incumbent Democrat Ben Clark, who had represented the 21st District since 2013. Clark did not seek re-election.[54]

North Carolina Senate 24th district general election, 2022[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Britt (incumbent) 28,717 58.35%
Democratic Darrel "BJ" Gibson Jr. 20,494 41.65%
Total votes 49,211 100%
Republican hold

District 25

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The new 25th District includes all of Alamance County as well as portions of Northeastern Randolph County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Amy Galey, who had represented the 24th District since 2021.

North Carolina Senate 25th district general election, 2022[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amy Galey (incumbent) 47,355 62.82%
Democratic Sean C. Ewing 28,031 37.18%
Total votes 75,386 100%
Republican hold

Districts 26–50

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District 26

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The new 26th District includes all of Rockingham County as well as portions of northern and eastern Guilford County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican president pro tempore Phil Berger, who had represented the 30th District and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina Senate 26th district general election, 2022[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Berger (incumbent) 54,717 85.20%
Write-in 7,882 12.27%
Independent Alvin D. Robinson (write-in) 1,624 2.53%
Total votes 64,223 100%
Republican hold

District 27

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The new 27th District includes portions of western and southern Guilford County. Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett had represented the 27th District since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 27th district general election, 2022[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Garrett (incumbent) 37,055 54.50%
Republican Richard "Josh" Sessoms 30,932 45.50%
Total votes 67,987 100%
Democratic hold

District 28

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The new 28th District includes portions of central Guilford County. Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson had represented the 28th District since 2011.

North Carolina Senate 28th district general election, 2022[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gladys Robinson (incumbent) 46,455 73.05%
Republican Paul Schumacher 17,140 26.95%
Total votes 63,595 100%
Democratic hold

District 29

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The new 29th District includes all of Anson, Richmond, and Montgomery counties as well as portions of Randolph and Union counties. The district includes the home of incumbent Republicans Tom McInnis, who had represented the 25th District since 2015, and Dave Craven, who had represented the 26th District since 2020. McInnis switched his residence from Richmond County to Moore County and ran for re-election in the new 21st District.

North Carolina Senate 29th district general election, 2022[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Craven (incumbent) 51,618 73.05%
Democratic Brooke Crump 19,048 26.95%
Total votes 70,666 100%
Republican hold

District 30

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The new 30th District includes all of Davidson and Davie counties. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Steve Jarvis, who had represented the 29th District since 2021. Former state Senator Eddie Gallimore unsuccessfully challenged Jarvis for the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 30th district Republican primary election, 2022[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Jarvis (incumbent) 15,986 65.69%
Republican Eddie Gallimore 8,348 34.31%
Total votes 24,334 100%
North Carolina Senate 30th district general election, 2022[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Jarvis (incumbent) 59,091 76.60%
Democratic Monique D. Johnson 18,051 23.40%
Total votes 77,142 100%
Republican hold

District 31

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The new 31st District includes all of Stokes County as well as portions of northern and eastern Forsyth County. Incumbent Republican Joyce Krawiec had represented the 31st District since 2014.

North Carolina Senate 31st district general election, 2022[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joyce Krawiec (incumbent) 48,815 100%
Total votes 48,815 100%
Republican hold

District 32

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The new 32nd District includes portions of western and southern Forsyth County. Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. had represented the 32nd District since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 32nd district general election, 2022[64]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Lowe Jr. (incumbent) 46,986 59.32%
Republican George K. Ware 32,220 40.68%
Total votes 79,206 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

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The new 33rd District includes all Rowan and Stanly counties. Incumbent Republican Carl Ford had represented the 33rd District since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 33rd district general election, 2022[65]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl Ford (incumbent) 52,235 73.27%
Democratic Tangela "Lucy Horne" Morgan 19,058 26.73%
Total votes 71,293 100%
Republican hold

District 34

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The new 34th District includes most of Cabarrus County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Paul Newton, who had represented the 36th District since 2017.

North Carolina Senate 34th district general election, 2022[66]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Newton (incumbent) 40,991 56.90%
Democratic Keshia Sandidge 31,044 43.10%
Total votes 72,035 100%
Republican hold

District 35

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The new 35th District includes most of Union County and a small portion of southeastern Cabarrus County. Incumbent Republican Todd Johnson had represented the 35th District since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 35th district general election, 2022[67]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Johnson (incumbent) 58,501 100%
Total votes 58,501 100%
Republican hold

District 36

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The new 36th District includes all of Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, and Yadkin counties. The district had no incumbent. Eddie Settle won the Republican nomination defeating former state senator Shirley B. Randleman,[68] State Representative Lee Zachary, and Vann Tate.

North Carolina Senate 36th district Republican primary election, 2022[69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eddie Settle 10,756 37.23%
Republican Shirley B. Randleman 9,228 31.94%
Republican Lee Zachary 5,053 17.49%
Republican Vann Tate 3,852 13.33%
Total votes 28,889 100%
North Carolina Senate 36th district general election, 2022[70]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eddie Settle 65,973 100%
Total votes 65,973 100%
Republican hold

District 37

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The new 37th District includes all of Iredell County as well as a small portion of far northwestern Mecklenburg County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Vickie Sawyer, who had represented the 34th District since 2019. She ran for re-election.[71] Tom Fyler unsuccessfully challenged Sawyer for the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 37th district Republican primary election, 2022[72]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vickie Sawyer (incumbent) 15,969 82.40%
Republican Tom Fyler 3,411 17.60%
Total votes 19,380 100%
North Carolina Senate 37th district general election, 2022[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vickie Sawyer (incumbent) 63,763 100%
Total votes 63,763 100%
Republican hold

District 38

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The new 38th District includes portions of eastern Mecklenburg County. Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba Mohammed had represented the 38th District since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 38th district general election, 2022[74]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mujtaba Mohammed (incumbent) 53,072 100%
Total votes 53,072 100%
Democratic hold

District 39

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The new 39th District includes portions of southwestern Mecklenburg County. Incumbent Democrat DeAndrea Salvador had represented the 39th District since 2021.

North Carolina Senate 39th district general election, 2022[75]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic DeAndrea Salvador (incumbent) 47,284 63.86%
Republican Mark Robeson 26,760 36.14%
Total votes 74,044 100%
Democratic hold

District 40

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The new 40th District includes a portion of eastern Mecklenburg County. Incumbent Democrat Joyce Waddell had represented the 40th District since 2015.

North Carolina Senate 40th district general election, 2022[76]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joyce Waddell (incumbent) 36,799 67.21%
Republican Bobbie Shields 17,954 32.79%
Total votes 54,753 100%
Democratic hold

District 41

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The new 41st District includes portions of northern and western Mecklenburg County. Incumbent Democrat Natasha Marcus had represented the 41st District since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 41st district general election, 2022[77]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Natasha Marcus (incumbent) 46,358 66.52%
Republican Bonni Leone 23,331 33.48%
Total votes 69,689 100%
Democratic hold

District 42

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The new 42nd District includes portions of southeastern Mecklenburg County. The district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson, who had represented the 37th District since 2014. Jackson retired to run for Congress.[78] State Representative Rachel Hunt was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[37] Cheryl Russo won the Republican nomination, defeating former state Representative Scott Stone.

North Carolina Senate 42nd district Republican primary election, 2022[79]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cheryl Russo 6,775 50.51%
Republican Scott Stone 6,638 49.49%
Total votes 13,413 100%
North Carolina Senate 42nd district general election, 2022[80]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Hunt 47,621 54.96%
Republican Cheryl Russo 39,024 45.04%
Total votes 86,645 100%
Democratic hold

District 43

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The new 43rd District includes most of Gaston County. Incumbent Republican Majority Leader Kathy Harrington had represented the 43rd District since 2011. She did not seek re-election.[81]

North Carolina Senate 43rd district general election, 2022[82]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Overcash 48,218 100%
Total votes 48,218 100%
Republican hold

District 44

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The new 44th District includes all of Cleveland and Lincoln counties as well as a small portion of Gaston County. Incumbent Republican Ted Alexander had represented the 44th District since 2019.

North Carolina Senate 44th district general election, 2022[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Alexander (incumbent) 58,525 100%
Total votes 58,525 100%
Republican hold

District 45

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The new 45th District includes all of Catawba County as well as portions of eastern Caldwell County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Dean Proctor, who had represented the 42nd District since 2020.

North Carolina Senate 45th district general election, 2022[84]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Proctor (incumbent) 61,327 100%
Total votes 61,327 100%
Republican hold

District 46

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The new 46th District includes all of Burke and McDowell counties as well as portions of eastern Buncombe County. Incumbent Republican Warren Daniel had represented the 46th District and its predecessors since 2011. Mark Crawford unsuccessfully challenged Daniel for the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 46th district Republican primary election, 2022[85]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Daniel (incumbent) 12,395 61.28%
Republican Mark Crawford 7,831 38.72%
Total votes 20,226 100%
North Carolina Senate 46th district general election, 2022[86]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Daniel (incumbent) 47,709 60.25%
Democratic Billy Martin 31,478 39.75%
Total votes 79,187 100%
Republican hold

District 47

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The new 47th District includes all of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, and Madison counties, as well as portions of Caldwell and Haywood counties. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Ralph Hise, who had represented the 47th District since 2011, and Deanna Ballard, who had represented the 45th District since 2016. Hise defeated Ballard to win the Republican nomination.

North Carolina Senate 47th district Republican primary election, 2022[87]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Hise (incumbent) 13,163 50.70%
Republican Deanna Ballard (incumbent) 12,801 49.30%
Total votes 25,964 100%
North Carolina Senate 47th district general election, 2022[88]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Hise (incumbent) 62,436 100%
Total votes 62,436 100%
Republican hold

District 48

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The new 48th District includes all of Henderson, Polk, and Rutherford counties. Incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards had represented the 48th District since 2016. Edwards retired to run for congress.[89] State representative Tim Moffitt sought the Republican nomination for the seat.[90] The original Democratic nominee was Stephanie A. Justice; however, she dropped out and was replaced on the ballot by Jay Carey.[91]

North Carolina Senate 48th district general election, 2022[92]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Moffitt 54,223 64.79%
Democratic Jay Carey 29,466 35.21%
Total votes 83,689 100%
Republican hold

District 49

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The new 49th District includes most of Buncombe County. Incumbent Democrat Julie Mayfield had represented the 49th District since 2021. Taylon Breeden and Sandra Kilgore unsuccessfully challenged Mayfield for the Democratic nomination.

North Carolina Senate 49th district Democratic primary election, 2022[93]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Mayfield (incumbent) 16,055 68.25%
Democratic Sandra Kilgore 4,869 20.70%
Democratic Taylon Breeden 2,599 11.05%
Total votes 23,523 100%
North Carolina Senate 49th district general election, 2022[94]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Mayfield (incumbent) 56,351 65.70%
Republican John Anderson 29,417 34.30%
Total votes 85,768 100%
Democratic hold

District 50

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The new 50th District includes all of Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon, Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties, as well as most of Haywood County. Incumbent Republican Kevin Corbin had represented the 50th District since 2021. He ran for re-election.[95]

North Carolina Senate 50th district general election, 2022[96]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Corbin (incumbent) 59,534 66.24%
Democratic Karen Burnette McCracken 30,347 33.76%
Total votes 89,881 100%
Republican hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Redistricted from the 2nd district.
  2. ^ Redistricted from the 7th district.
  3. ^ Redistricted from the 1st district.
  4. ^ Redistricted from the 9th district.
  5. ^ Redistricted from the 10th district.
  6. ^ Redistricted from the 25th district.
  7. ^ Redistricted from the 13th district.
  8. ^ Redistricted from the 21st district.
  9. ^ Redistricted from the 24th district.
  10. ^ Redistricted from the 30th district.
  11. ^ Redistricted from the 26th district.
  12. ^ Redistricted from the 29th district.
  13. ^ Redistricted from the 36th district.
  14. ^ Redistricted from the 34th district.
  15. ^ Redistricted from the 37th district.
  16. ^ Redistricted from the 42nd district.
  17. ^ Redistricted from the 45th district.
  18. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Applewhite's campaign

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