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North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
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| Primary | May 17, 2022 |
| Primary runoff | July 5, 2022 |
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Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was held on May 17, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled to be held on July 5, 2022. The filing deadline was March 4, 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. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified 29 battleground races in the North Carolina House of Representatives 2022 elections, 17 of which were Democratic-held districts while the other 12 were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
All 120 seats were up for election in 2022. As of the 2022 election, the Republican Party controlled 68 seats and the Democratic Party controlled 51 seats with one vacancy.
At the time of the 2022 election, North Carolina had had divided government since Democrats took control of the governorship in 2016, breaking the state’s Republican trifecta. Democrats needed to win control of the state senate and the state house in order to win a trifecta. Republicans needed to maintain control of one or both chambers to maintain the state's divided government. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.
Party control
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 51 | 49 | |
| Republican Party | 69 | 71 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
Candidates
General
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2022 battleground chamber
The North Carolina House of Representatives was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.
What was at stake?
- The Democratic Party needed to gain nine or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Republican Party needed to lose eight or fewer seats to maintain control.
- This race had the potential to change North Carolina's trifecta status. Democrats needed to win control of the state house and the state senate in order to win a trifecta. Republicans needed to maintain control of one or both chambers to maintain the state's divided government. Because the governorship was not up for election in 2022, Republicans did not have a chance to gain a trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: The Democratic Party needed to flip nine seats (8% of seats up) in order to win control of the chamber.
- Seats decided by less than 10% in the last election: Nineteen of the seats up for election (16% of seats up) in 2022 were decided by margins of 10 percentage points or smaller the last time they were up.
- 2020 battleground chamber: The North Carolina House of Representatives was a battleground chamber in 2020. That year, the Republican Party gained four seats from the Democratic Party, expanding their existing majority. Read more about the 2020 elections here.
Battleground races
District 2
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting and was rated as Leans Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Republican incumbent Larry Yarborough was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Cindy Deporter’s 39.6% of the vote. |
District 5
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting and was rated as a Toss-up by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Howard Hunter III was re-elected with 56.7% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Donald Kirkland’s 43.3% of the vote. |
District 9
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as a Toss-up by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic candidate Brian Farkas was elected with 51.2% of the vote compared to Republican incumbent Perrin Jones’s 48.8% of the vote. |
District 12
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election and the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 53% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Chris Humphrey was re-elected with 54.6% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Virginia Cox-Daugherty’s 45.4% of the vote. |
District 18
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Deb Butler was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Warren Kennedy’s 40.2% of the vote. |
District 20
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Ted Davis Jr. was re-elected with 55.3% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Adam Ericson’s 44.7% of the vote. |
District 24
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 53% of the vote in the last election. Going into 2020 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 52% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as a Toss-up by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Linda Cooper-Suggs was re-elected with 52.6% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Mick Rankin’s 48.8% of the vote. |
District 25
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 52% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 52% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Tilts Republican by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent James Gailliard was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote compared to Republican candidate John Check’s 44.7% of the vote and Libertarian candidate Nicholas Taylor’s 3.7% of the vote. |
District 32
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district rated as Leans Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Terry Garrison was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote compared to Republican candidate David Woodson’s 38.8% of the vote. |
District 35
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 51% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Tilts Republican by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Terence Everitt was re-elected with 50.7% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Fred Von Canon’s 45.7% of the vote and Libertarian candidate Michael Nelson’s 3.6% of the vote. |
District 36
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 54% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Lean Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Julie von Haefen was re-elected with 53.2% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Kim Coley’s 43.1% of the vote and Libertarian candidate Bruce Basson’s 3.7% of the vote. |
District 37
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 51% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 52% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Erin Paré was elected with 50.1% of the vote compared with Democratic incumbent Sydney Batch’s 46.8% of the vote and Libertarian candidate Liam Leaver’s 3.1% of the vote. |
District 40
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Joe John was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote compared with Republican candidate Gerard Falson’s 43.5% of the vote. |
District 43
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 52% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Diane Wheatley was elected with 51.8% of the vote compared with Democratic candidate Kimberly Hardy’s 43.5% of the vote. |
District 45
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 51% of the vote in the last election and no incumbent was running. Going into the 2022 election, the district was rated as Leans Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Republican incumbent John Szoka was re-elected with 50.9% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Frances Jackson’s 49.1% of the vote. |
District 47
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 53% of the vote in the last election and no incumbent was running. Going into the 2022 election, the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Charles Graham was re-elected with 52.4% of the vote compared with Republican candidate Olivia Oxendine’s 47.6% of the vote. |
District 48
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Garland Pierce was re-elected with 55.9% of the vote compared with Republican candidate Johnny Boyles’s 44.1% of the vote. |
District 54
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 53% according to Dave’s Redistricting and was rated as Tilts Democratic by CNalysis . In 2020, Democratic incumbent Robert Reives was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote compared with Republican candidate George Gilson Jr.’s 38.8% of the vote. |
District 59
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 53% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Leans Republican by CNalysis. In 2020, Republican incumbent Jon Hardister was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Nicole Quick’s 47.7% of the vote. |
District 62
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent John Faircloth was re-elected with 57.4% of the vote compared with Republican candidate Brandon Gray’s 42.6% of the vote. |
District 63
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 51% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 52% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as a Toss-up by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic candidate Ricky Hurado was elected with 50.6% of the vote compared to Republican incumbent Stephen M. Ross’s 49.4% of the vote. |
District 73
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district with no incumbent running. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as a Toss-up by CNalysis. In 2020, Republican incumbent Lee Zachary was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate William Stinson’s 35.5% of the vote. |
District 74
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 52% of the vote in the last election and the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 52% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Jeff Zenger was elected with 51.2% of the vote compared with Democratic candidate Dan Besse’s 48.8% of the vote. |
District 98
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 52% of the vote in the last election and the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 51% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate John Bradford III was elected with 51.7% of the vote compared with Democratic incumbent Christy Clark’s 48.3% of the vote. |
District 103
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election and no incumbentwas running. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 50% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as a Toss-up by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Rachel Hunt was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote compared to Republican candidate William Brawley’s 45.1% of the vote. |
District 104
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 54% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 53% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Tilts Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Brandon Lofton was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Dan Pomeroy’s 46.1% of the vote. |
District 105
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting and the district was rated as Leans Democratic by CNalysis. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Wesley Harris was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Ann Bynum’s 45.2% of the vote. |
District 115
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 54% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent John Ager was re-elected with 62.3% of the vote compared with Republican candidate Mark Crawford’s 37.7% of the vote. |
District 119
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the incumbent won less than 55% of the vote in the last election. Going into the 2022 election, the Republican Party maintained a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave’s Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Mike Clampitt was elected with 54.1% of the vote compared with Democratic incumbent Joe Sam Queen’s 45.9% of the vote. |
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Click a link below to read survey responses from candidates in that district:
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Campaign finance
Campaign finance by district
The section below contains data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
Seven incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
Three incumbents lost in the May 17 primaries.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Jamie Boles |  Republican |
House District 52 |
| Patricia Hurley | Republican |
House District 70 |
| David Rogers | Republican |
House District 113 |
Retiring incumbents
Eighteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| Paul O'Neal | Republican |
House District 6 | Other office[2] |
| Kandie Smith |  Democratic |
House District 8 | Other office |
| Patricia McElraft | Republican |
House District 13 | Retired |
| Raymond Smith Jr. | Democratic |
House District 21 | Other office |
| Jack Nichols | Democratic |
House District 34 | Retired[3] |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic |
House District 41 | Other office |
| William Richardson | Democratic |
House District 44 | Retired |
| John Szoka | Republican |
House District 45 | Retired |
| Charles Graham | Democratic |
House District 47 | Other office |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic |
House District 50 | Other office |
| Evelyn Terry | Democratic |
House District 71 | Retired |
| Lee Zachary | Republican |
House District 73 | Other office |
| Allen McNeill | Republican |
House District 78 | Retired |
| Larry G. Pittman | Republican |
House District 83 | Retired |
| Rachel Hunt | Democratic |
House District 103 | Other office |
| John Ager | Democratic |
House District 115 | Retired |
| Brian Turner | Democratic |
House District 116 | Retired |
| Timothy Moffitt | Republican |
House District 117 | Other office |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in North Carolina. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
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.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[4]
| Open Seats in North Carolina House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 120 | 20 (17 percent) | 100 (83 percent) |
| 2020 | 120 | 15 (13 percent) | 105 (87 percent) |
| 2018 | 120 | 11 (9 percent) | 109 (91 percent) |
| 2016 | 120 | 14 (12 percent) | 106 (88 percent) |
| 2014 | 120 | 9 (8 percent) | 111 (92 percent) |
| 2012 | 120 | 33 (28 percent) | 87 (72 percent) |
| 2010 | 120 | 10 (8 percent) | 110 (92 percent) |
Incumbents running in new districts
When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election. In 2022, four incumbents filed to run for re-election in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Those incumbents were:
| Incumbents running in new districts | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Originally represented ... | Filed in 2022 in ... | New district open? | ||
| Ben Moss | Republican |
House District 66 | House District 52 | No | ||
| David Rogers | Republican |
House District 112 | House District 113 | No | ||
| John Ager | Democratic |
House District 115 | House District 114 | Yes | ||
| Caleb Rudow | Democratic |
House District 114 | House District 116 | Yes | ||
Process to become a candidate
For partisan candidates
See statutes: Chapter 163, Article 10, Section 106 of the North Carolina General Statutes
A partisan candidate must be registered as an affiliate of the party with which he or she intends to campaign. A partisan candidate must also do the following:[5]
- file a notice of candidacy with the appropriate board of elections (state or county-level)
- file a felony conviction disclosure form
- provide for payment of required filing fees
Filing fees for primary elections are established by Chapter 163, Article 10, Section 107, of the North Carolina General Statutes. Filing fees formulas are summarized in the table below.[6]
| Filing fees | |
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| Office | How the fee is determined |
| Governor | 1% of the office's annual salary |
| Lieutenant governor | 1% of the office's annual salary |
| State executive offices | 1% of the office's annual salary |
| United States Senator | 1% of the office's annual salary |
| United States Representative | 1% of the office's annual salary |
| State senator | 1% of the office's annual salary |
| State representative | 1% of the office's annual salary |
For independent candidates
See statutes: Chapter 163, Article 11, Section 122 of the North Carolina General Statutes
An unaffiliated candidate must file the same forms and pay the same filing fees as partisan candidates. In addition, the candidate must petition to appear on the ballot. Signature requirements are as follows (additional petition requirements are discussed below).[7][8]
| Signature requirements for independent candidates | |
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| Office | Signature requirement formula |
| Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices | 1.5% of the total number of voters who voted in the most recent general election for governor (must include at least 200 signatures from each of three congressional districts) |
| United States Representative | 1.5% of the total number of registered voters in the district as of January 1 of the election year |
| State legislative seats (including those that cover more than one county) | 4% of the total number of registered voters in the district as of January 1 of the election year |
For write-in candidates
See statutes: Chapter 163, Article 11, Section 123 of the North Carolina General Statutes
To be certified, a write-in candidate must submit a declaration of intent and petition. Signature requirements are as follows (additional petition requirements are discussed below).[9]
| Signature requirements for write-in candidates | |
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| Office | Required number of signatures |
| Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices | 500 |
| United States Representative; state house and state senate seats for districts that cover more than one county | 250 |
| State house and state senate seats for districts that lie within one county | If there are 5,000 or more registered voters in the district, 100 signatures; if fewer than 5,000, 1% of the number of registered voters |
Petitions are due on noon 90 days before the general election.[10] Write-in candidates do not have to pay filing fees.[10]
Qualifications
Article 2, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution states: Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[11] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $13,951/year | $104/day |
When sworn in
North Carolina legislators assume office on January 1 the year after their election.[12]
North Carolina political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
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| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in North Carolina
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in North Carolina, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
||
| ✔ |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
49.9
|
2,758,775 | 15 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
48.6
|
2,684,292 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
0.9
|
48,678 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.2
|
12,195 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party) |
0.1
|
7,549 | 0 | |
 | Jade Simmons (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
119 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.2
|
13,196 | 0 | ||
 |
Total votes: 5,524,804 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, North Carolina, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 46.2% | 2,189,316 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
49.8% | 2,362,631 | 15 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 2.7% | 130,126 | 0 | |
| - | Write-in votes | 1.3% | 59,491 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 4,741,564 | 15 | |||
| Election results via: North Carolina State Board of Elections | |||||
North Carolina presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 18 Democratic wins
- 14 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Carolina
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted new legislative district boundaries.[13] The legislation adopting the new Senate districts passed the state Senate by a vote of 28-17 and the State House by a vote of 63-40.[14] The legislation adopting the new House districts passed the state Senate by a vote of 27-17 and the State House by a vote of 62-44.[15] All four votes were strictly along party lines with all votes in favor by Republicans and all votes against by Democrats.[16][17][18][19] WUNC's Rusty Jacobs wrote that Catawba College Prof. Michael "Bitzer said Republicans have drawn maps that have a strong chance of preserving their veto-proof super majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Bitzer noted that constitutional provisions, like requiring legislators to keep counties whole when drawing state legislative districts, make it more difficult for lawmakers to gerrymander these maps more aggressively."[20]
Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
North Carolina State House Districts
before 2020 redistricting cycle
Click a district to compare boundaries.
North Carolina State House Districts
after 2020 redistricting cycle
Click a district to compare boundaries.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ O'Neal was appointed to fill a vacancy left by Rep. Robert Hanig (R) who resigned after the primary.
- ↑ Nichols was appointed to fill a vacancy left by Rep. Grier Martin (D) who resigned after the primary.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ North Carolina General Statutes, "Chapter 163, Article 10, Section 106," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ North Carolina General Statutes, "Chapter 163, Article 10, Section 107," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ North Carolina General Statutes, "Chapter 163, Article 11, Section 122," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Senate Bill 656," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ North Carolina General Statutes, "Chapter 163, Article 11, Section 123," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Write-in Candidate Petitions," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ North Carolina Constitution, "Article II, Section 9," accessed February 12, 2021
- ↑ The Carolina Journal, "New state House, Senate, and congressional maps finalized," October 25, 2023
- ↑ North Caroliina General Assembly, "Senate Bill 758 / SL 2023-146," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ North Caroliina General Assembly, "House Bill 898 / SL 2023-149," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "House Roll Call Vote Transcript for Roll Call #614," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ North Caroliina General Assembly, "Senate Roll Call Vote Transcript for Roll Call #499," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ North Caroliina General Assembly, "Senate Roll Call Vote Transcript for Roll Call #504," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ North Caroliina General Assembly, "House Roll Call Vote Transcript for Roll Call #604," accessed October 26, 2023
- ↑ WUNC, "New district maps show signs of GOP partisan gerrymandering," October 24, 2023
