Richard Ahrens

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Richard Ahrens

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Republican Party

Richard Ahrens (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. Ahrens did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 2

Incumbent Deborah Ross defeated Christine Villaverde in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Ross (D)	64.7	190,714
		Christine Villaverde (R)	35.3	104,155

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 294,869
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Deborah Ross advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Gailliard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2

Christine Villaverde defeated Mahesh Ganorkar and Adina Safta in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 2 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Villaverde	55.1	19,650
		Mahesh Ganorkar	25.6	9,133
		Adina Safta	19.3	6,872

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,655
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sid Sharma (R)
• Richard Ahrens (R)

Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)