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Democratic Party primaries in North Carolina, 2022

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2020

Democratic Party primaries, 2022

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Primary Date
May 17, 2022

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of North Carolina
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Carolina utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Parties decide who may vote in their respective primaries. Voters may choose a primary ballot without impacting their unaffiliated status.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in North Carolina took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in North Carolina, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 14 U.S. House districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:

District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 10

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 11

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 12

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 13

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 14

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
The North Carolina State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Sanderson (i)
Bob Steinburg (i)

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Perry* (i)

District 3

Ernestine Bazemore (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Jordan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hanig* (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMilton F. Fitch Jr. (i)
Raymond Smith Jr.

Joe Democko
Green check mark transparent.pngEldon Sharpe Newton III

District 5

Lenton Brown  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngKandie Smith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Kozel*

District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lazzara* (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Minnicozzi*

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Lee* (i)

District 8

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Rabon* (i)

District 9

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Jackson* (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngGettys Cohen Jr.*

Matt Ansley
Jill Homan
Green check mark transparent.pngBenton Sawrey

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Speed*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Barnes* (i)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Chapman*

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Burgin (i)
David Buboltz  Candidate Connection
Ernie Watson  Candidate Connection

District 13

Patrick Buffkin
Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Grafstein  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bankert  Candidate Connection
Jeff Werner  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Munger*
District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Blue* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Baker*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Laszacs*
District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Chaudhuri* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEmanuela Prister*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSammie Brooks*
District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngGale Adcock*

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Powers*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngDee Watson*
District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngSydney Batch* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Cavaliero*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Bowersox*
District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Wills Bode*

Dimitry Slabyak  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngE.C. Sykes

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Brown*
District 19

Kirk deViere (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngVal Applewhite
Ed Donaldson

Dennis Britt  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngWesley Meredith

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Murdock* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlvin Reed*  Candidate Connection

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank McNeill*

Green check mark transparent.pngTom McInnis* (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Woodard* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Coleman  Candidate Connection
John Tarantino

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngRay Ubinger*
District 23

Jamie DeMent Holcomb
Green check mark transparent.pngGraig R. Meyer

Bill Cooke
Green check mark transparent.pngLandon Woods

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngDarrel Gibson Jr.*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Earl Britt* (i)

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Ewing*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Galey* (i)  Candidate Connection

District 26

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Berger* (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Garrett* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Sessoms*  Candidate Connection

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngGladys Robinson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Schumacher*  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngBrooke Crump*

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Craven* (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngMonique Johnson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Jarvis (i)  Candidate Connection
Eddie Gallimore

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Krawiec* (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Lowe* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge K. Ware*  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngTangela Morgan*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Ford* (i)  Candidate Connection

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngKeshia Sandidge*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Newton* (i)

District 35

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Johnson* (i)

District 36

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Shirley Randleman
Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Settle
Vann Tate
Lee Zachary

District 37

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngVickie Sawyer (i)
Tom Fyler

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngMujtaba Mohammed* (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDeAndrea Salvador* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Robeson*  Candidate Connection

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Waddell* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBobbie Shields*  Candidate Connection

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngNatasha Marcus* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBonni Leone*

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Hunt*

Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Russo  Candidate Connection
Scott Stone

District 43

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Overcash*

District 44

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTed Alexander* (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngAusten Gilbert*

Green check mark transparent.pngH. Dean Proctor* (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Martin*

Green check mark transparent.pngWarren Daniel (i)
Mark Crawford

District 47

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Deanna Ballard (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Hise (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Justice*

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Moffitt*

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie Mayfield (i)
Taylon Breeden  Candidate Connection
Sandra Kilgore

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Anderson*

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren McCracken*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Corbin* (i)


House of Representatives

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
The North Carolina House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
Show more

North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEd Goodwin* (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRay Jeffers*

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Yarborough* (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngGavin Bell*
District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Tyson* (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngWesley Boykin*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Dixon* (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Hunter III* (i)

Donald Kirkland
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Ward  Candidate Connection

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngKiara Johnson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Pike
Murray Simpkins

District 7

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Winslow* (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngGloristine Brown
Sharon McDonald Evans

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Vincent*

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Farkas* (i)

Tony Moore
Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Reeder  Candidate Connection

District 10

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Bell* (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Dahle* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngLillie Williams*

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Humphrey* (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Tomberlin*

Pete Benton
Green check mark transparent.pngCeleste Cairns
Eden Gordon Hill

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngIsaiah Johnson
Eric Whitfield

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Cleveland* (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Debbie Burke 

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Schulte*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Shepard* (i)

District 16

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCarson Smith Jr.* (i)

District 17

Edward McKeithan
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Terashima  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Iler* (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Butler* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hinnant*

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Miller* (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Block DeLoach*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Davis Jr.* (i)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngYa Liu*

Green check mark transparent.pngGerard Falzon*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Morris*
District 22

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brisson* (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngShelly Willingham* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Crowell Proctor*

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Cooper-Suggs* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Fontenot*

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Gailliard* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAllen Chesser II  Candidate Connection
Alsey Heth Hopkins  Candidate Connection
Yvonne McLeod

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Taylor*
District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Bennett*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna McDowell White (i)
Rick Walker  Candidate Connection

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Wray (i)
Jerry McDaniel

Green check mark transparent.pngWes Tripp*

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy May*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Strickland (i)
Jim Davenport  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngVernetta Alston* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcia Morey* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Antico*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngGuy Meilleur*
District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngZack Hawkins* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Haugh*
District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Garrison* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Sossamon*

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngRosa Gill (i)
Nate Blanton  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Dingee*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Costello*
District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngGrier Martin* (i)

Joshua Jordan  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Seshul  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngKat McDonald*  Candidate Connection
District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngTerence Everitt* (i)

Brandon Panameno
Green check mark transparent.pngFred Von Canon

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Serio*
District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie von Haefen* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Harris*  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Ward*  Candidate Connection
District 37

Mary Bethel  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Kelly  Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Parent  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngErin Paré* (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Robinson*
District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngAbraham P. Jones* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Mizelle*
District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Roberson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Jones*

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe John (i)
Marguerite Creel  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Avila*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Nelson*
District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Cervania*

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Forster*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngTravis Groo*
District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Lucas, Jr. (i)
Naveed Aziz

Green check mark transparent.pngGloria Carrasco*

District 43

Prince Christian
Green check mark transparent.pngElmer Floyd
Kimberly Hardy

Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Wheatley (i)
Clarence Goins

District 44

Terry Johnson
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Smith  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 45

Keith Byrd
Chris Davis
Green check mark transparent.pngFrances Jackson

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Chapman*

District 46

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrenden Jones* (i)

District 47

Aminah Ghaffar
Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Townsend

Mickey Biggs  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJarrod Lowery  Candidate Connection

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngGarland Pierce* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Swarbrick*  Candidate Connection

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Ball* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Robertson*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Oakes*  Candidate Connection
District 50

Matt Hughes  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRenée Price  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Lopez*  Candidate Connection

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngMalcolm Hall*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Sauls* (i)

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jamie Boles (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Moss (i)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngNewanda Colvin*

Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Penny Jr. (i)
Brian Hawley

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Reives* (i)

Craig Kinsey
Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Petty

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMark Brody (i)
Brandon Smith

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngAllen Buansi (i)  Candidate Connection
Jonah Garson  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngAshton Clemmons* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Bardsley*  Candidate Connection

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngAmos Quick* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChrissy Smith*  Candidate Connection

District 59

Eddie Aday
Green check mark transparent.pngSherrie Young  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Hardister* (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngCecil Brockman* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Blasingame*

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Harrison* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Gray-Hill*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Faircloth Jr.* (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Hurtado* (i)

Peter Boykin
Ed Priola
Green check mark transparent.pngStephen M. Ross

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Osborne*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Riddell* (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Donecker  Candidate Connection
Gary L. Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngA. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection
Joseph A. Gibson III  Candidate Connection

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Crawford
Wesley Knott  Candidate Connection
Frank Pierce  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngIves Brizuela de Sholar*

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMicao Penaflor*
District 67

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngClayton Sasser* (i)

District 68

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Willis* (i)

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngLeigh Coulter*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Arp* (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Scott*  Candidate Connection

Patricia Hurley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Biggs

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngKanika Brown
David M. Moore
Frederick N. Terry

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngAmber Baker* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngShelton Stallworthy*

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngDiamond Staton-Williams*

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Echevarria  Candidate Connection
Parish Moffitt
Catherine Whiteford

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngCarla Day  Candidate Connection
Sean Lew  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Zenger* (i)

District 75

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDonny C. Lambeth* (i)

District 76

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Warren* (i)

District 77

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJulia Howard* (i)

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngErik Davis*  Candidate Connection

David Ashley
Cory Bortree  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngNeal Jackson

District 79

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Kidwell (i)
Edwin Hege

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis S. Miller*

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Watford* (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Watkins*

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Potts* (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Jeanes*

Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Baker* (i)

District 83

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Crutchfield
Grayson Haff
Brad Jenkins  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Grant Campbell 

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngSeptember McCrady*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey McNeely* (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Cordle*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDudley Greene* (i)

District 86

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngHugh Blackwell* (i)

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Kirby*

Green check mark transparent.pngDestin Hall* (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Belk* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Peacock*  Candidate Connection

District 89

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMitchell Setzer (i)
Benjamin Devine
Kelli Moore

District 90

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Stevens (i)
Benjamin Romans

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Hall (i)
James Douglas
Stephen James

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Brown Jr.* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMario Robinson*

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Massey*

Green check mark transparent.pngRay Pickett* (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Hubbard*

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Elmore* (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Kotis*

Green check mark transparent.pngGrey Mills Jr.* (i)

District 96

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJay Adams* (i)

District 97

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Saine* (i)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngChristy Clark*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Bradford III* (i)  Candidate Connection

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngNasif Majeed* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngElsa Karman*

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Autry* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Logan* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Mauney*

District 102

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Carney* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Clementi*

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Budd  Candidate Connection
Ann Harlan  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brawley*

District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Lofton* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Pomeroy*

District 105

Green check mark transparent.pngWesley Harris* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Niday*

District 106

Green check mark transparent.pngCarla Cunningham* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Henning*

District 107

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Alexander, Jr. (i)
Vermanno Bowman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Cook*

District 108

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Torbett* (i)

District 109

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Hughes*

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Loftis (i)
Lauren Current
John Gouch
Ronnie Worley

District 110

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Hastings* (i)

District 111

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy K. Moore* (i)

District 112

Green check mark transparent.pngTricia Cotham
Jay Holman
Yolonda Holmes  Candidate Connection
Rodney Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Long*

District 113

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJake Johnson (i)
David Rogers (i)

District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngJ. Eric Ager*

Did not make the ballot:
Caleb Rudow (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEverett Pittillo*

District 115

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Prather*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPratik Bhakta  Candidate Connection
Sherry Higgins

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngCaleb Rudow* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMollie Rose*

District 117

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael O'Shea*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Balkcom
Dennis Justice
Chelsea Walsh

District 118

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Remillard*

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Pless* (i)

District 119

Green check mark transparent.pngAl Platt*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Clampitt* (i)

District 120

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Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Gillespie* (i)


State supreme court

See also: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2022
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Court of Appeals

See also: North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
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Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in North Carolina. For more information about this data, click here.


U.S. Senate competitiveness

U.S. House competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in North Carolina in 2022. Information below was calculated on March 31, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 103 candidates filed to run for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House districts, including 60 Republicans, 40 Democrats, two Libertarians, and one independent. That’s 7.4 candidates per district, up from 5.3 in 2020 and 5.0 in 2018.

Here are some other highlights from filings in 2022:

  • This was the first filing deadline to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. North Carolina was apportioned 14 seats after the 2020 census, up from 13 seats in the last round of apportionment following the 2010 census.
  • Two incumbents filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one they represented before redistricting. 8th District Rep. Richard Hudson (R) filed for re-election in the 9th District. 9th District Rep. Dan Bishop (R) filed for re-election in the 8th District.
  • Four seats were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. In addition to the newly-created 14th District, this included the 1st, 4th, and 13th Districts: Rep. Ted Budd (R) filed to run for U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election. Reps. G.K. Butterfield (D) and David Price (D) retired from politics.
  • This marked the largest number of open seats since at least 2012. There were three open seats in 2020 and none in 2018.
  • Fifteen candidates filed to run in the 11th District, more than any other. This figure includes eight Republicans, six Democrats, and one Libertarian.

State legislative competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in North Carolina in 2022. Information below was calculated on March 21, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

The number of uncontested state legislative districts in North Carolina grew from 14 in 2020 to 51 in 2022. Uncontested districts lack major party competition, meaning candidates from only one of the two major parties filed to run.

Democrats were effectively guaranteed to win 10 districts, and Republicans were guaranteed 41 at the time of the filing deadline. Candidates from both major parties filed to run in the remaining 119 districts.

In 2022, the increase in uncontested districts was driven by a drop in Democratic challengers. In 2020, Democrats ran in 166 of the state’s 170 districts, and Republicans ran in 160. In 2022, Republicans once again filed to contest 160 districts while Democrats filed to run in 129.

This decrease brought the number of Republicans running without Democratic opponents back to a level similar to the 2014 and 2016 election cycles.

In 2018, the state saw its highest level of major party competition when two major party candidates contested 168 of the 170 districts. This increased level of competition remained in the 2020 cycle before dropping in 2022.

Additional takeaways from the 2022 filing deadline include:

  • Overall, 386 major party candidates filed to run in 2022: 167 Democrats and 219 Republicans. This equals 2.3 candidates per district.
  • The number of open districts, those without an incumbent seeking re-election, increased from 27 in 2020 to 29 in 2022. This was lower than the 30 open districts in 2018, but a larger figure than earlier election cycles.
  • Of the 340 possible major party primaries, 73 (22%) were contested, a larger number than every election cycle since 2014 except for 2018, which had 75 contested primaries.
  • Of the 145 incumbents seeking re-election, 33 (23%) filed alongside primary challengers. Again, this was second only to the 2018 election cycle, when 35 incumbents faced contested primaries.
  • Due to redistricting, four incumbents—all Republicans—were drawn into new districts where they will run against other Republican incumbents in contested primaries. This guaranteed the defeats of at least four Republican incumbents.

Context of the 2022 elections

North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
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State party overview

Democratic Party of North Carolina

See also: Democratic Party of North Carolina

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Carolina utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Parties decide who may vote in their respective primaries. Voters may choose a primary ballot without impacting their unaffiliated status.[3][4]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In North Carolina, polling places are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Any voter who is standing in line at the time polls close must be permitted to vote.[5]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register to vote in North Carolina, each applicant must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county in which they are registering to vote for at least 30 days before the election, be at least 16 years old at the time of application and at least 18 years old by the time of the subsequent general election, and not be serving a felony sentence, including probation and parole [6][7] The North Carolina voter registration application is available online.

Voter registration applications can be completed online or submitted to the appropriate county board of elections. Applications must be submitted at least 25 days before the election, but voters can also register and vote on the same day during the early voting period, but not on Election Day.[8]

Voter registration services are also provided by the following agencies:[9]

  • Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  • Division of Services for the Blind
  • Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Division of Health Benefits
  • Division of Child and Family Well-Being/WIC
  • Division of Social Services
  • Division of Rehabilitation Services
  • Division of Employment Security (DES)
  • Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities

Automatic registration

North Carolina does not practice automatic voter registration.[10]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

North Carolina has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.[10]

Same-day registration

North Carolina allows same-day voter registration during the early voting period only.[11][12]

Residency requirements

Prospective voters must reside in the county in which they are registering to vote for at least 30 days before the election.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

North Carolina does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a voter who fraudulently or falsely registers is guilty of a "Class I felony under Chapter 163 of the NC General Statutes."[13]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[14] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The North Carolina State Board of Elections allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

North Carolina requires voters to present photo ID when voting.[15]

Note: According to the Board of Elections website, "On April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed an injunction against implementation of photo ID legislation. As a result, photo ID laws enacted in 2018 and 2019 will be implemented moving forward, starting with the municipal elections in September, October, and November 2023. A separate federal case challenging the same laws is pending, but no injunction against the laws exists in that case." The injunction was issued on December 16, 2022.[15]

The following documents were acceptable forms of identification as of May 2024:[16]

Any of the following that is unexpired, or expired for one year or less:
  • North Carolina driver’s license
  • State ID from the NCDMV (also called “non-operator ID”)
  • Driver’s license or non-driver ID from another state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory (only if voter registered in North Carolina within 90 days of the election)
  • U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport card
  • North Carolina voter photo ID card issued by a county board of elections (...)
  • College or university student ID approved by the State Board of Elections (...)
  • State or local government or charter school employee ID approved by the State Board of Elections (...)

Note: A voter 65 or older may use an expired form of acceptable ID if the ID was unexpired on their 65th birthday.

Any of the following, regardless of whether the ID contains an expiration or issuance date:

  • Military or veterans ID card (with photo) issued by the U.S. government
  • Tribal enrollment card (with photo) issued by a tribe recognized by the State of North Carolina or the federal government
  • ID card (with photo) issued by an agency of the U.S. government or the State of North Carolina for a public assistance program (Note: Although this is an acceptable form of ID under North Carolina law, the State Board is not aware of any such ID in circulation that contains a photo. All IDs for voting are required to have a photo.)[17]

For a list of acceptable student and public employee IDs, click here.

Early voting

North Carolina permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in North Carolina. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[18]

An absentee ballot request form must either be submitted online or by mail before 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before Election Day. Completed ballots must be returned either in person or by mail and received no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.[18][19]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Six of 100 North Carolina counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Bladen County, North Carolina 9.39% 1.97% 2.07%
Gates County, North Carolina 9.07% 4.11% 5.22%
Granville County, North Carolina 2.49% 4.54% 6.58%
Martin County, North Carolina 0.43% 4.65% 4.64%
Richmond County, North Carolina 9.74% 2.95% 1.50%
Robeson County, North Carolina 4.27% 17.41% 13.78%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won North Carolina with 49.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 46.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, North Carolina voted Democratic 53.5 percent of the time and Republican 25 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, North Carolina voted Republican all five times with the exception of the 2008 presidential election.[20]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in North Carolina. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[21][22]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 40 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 44 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won three districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 80 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 22.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 76 out of 120 state House districts in North Carolina with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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External links

Footnotes

  1. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
  2. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Information," accessed October 7, 2024
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
  4. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Information," accessed October 7, 2024
  5. Justia, "NC Gen Stat § 163-166.01 (2022) Hours for voting," accessed May 1, 2023
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Registering to Vote,” accessed October 7, 2024
  7. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Who Can Register,” accessed October 7, 2024
  8. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Register in Person During Early Voting,” accessed October 7, 2024
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “National Voter Registration Act (NVRA),” accessed October 7, 2024
  10. 10.0 10.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed August 30, 2024
  11. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Register in Person During Early Voting,” accessed May 1, 2023
  12. Justia, “NC Gen Stat § 163-227.2 (2022),” accessed May 1, 2023
  13. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "North Carolina Voter Registration Application," accessed November 2, 2024
  14. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  15. 15.0 15.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Voter ID," accessed May 1, 2023
  16. North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Voter ID,” accessed May 23, 2024
  17. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  18. 18.0 18.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "FAQ: Voting By Mail," accessed October 7, 2024
  19. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "North Carolina Absentee Ballot Request Form," accessed October 7, 2024
  20. 270towin.com, "North Carolina," accessed June 1, 2017
  21. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  22. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017