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Eric Earhart
Eric Earhart (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Earhart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Eric Earhart was born in Hampton, Virginia.[1] Earhart served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1995. He earned an associate degree from James Sprunt Community College in 1998, an associate degree from Emmaus Bible College in 1999, and a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and development from Regent University in 2014. Earhart’s career experience includes working as an author and the founding/senior pastor at Upper Room Assembly Church in Gatesville, North Carolina.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Incumbent Gregory Murphy defeated Barbara Gaskins in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gregory Murphy (R) | 66.9 | 166,520 |
 | Barbara Gaskins (D)  | 33.1 | 82,378 | |
| Total votes: 248,898 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Barbara Gaskins defeated Joe Swartz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Gaskins | 80.8 | 23,051 |
 | Joe Swartz | 19.2 | 5,495 | |
| Total votes: 28,546 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tyron Brown (D)
- Jason Minnicozzi (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3
Incumbent Gregory Murphy defeated Tony Cowden, Eric Earhart, George Papastrat, and Brian Friend in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Murphy | 75.7 | 50,123 |
 | Tony Cowden | 14.1 | 9,332 | |
 | Eric Earhart | 4.9 | 3,274 | |
 | George Papastrat | 2.7 | 1,789 | |
 | Brian Friend | 2.6 | 1,698 | |
| Total votes: 66,216 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric Earhart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Earhart's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Freedom is the most important blessing our constitution recognizes. It must be defended by every generation. My first priority is ensuring that the federal government is answerable to the people.
- An America first agenda that seeks energy independence and national sovereignty in business, finance and border security.
- Fight for accountability of those who serve through eliminating government service unions and prohibit market trading by members of congress.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House North Carolina District 3 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 7, 2022
- ↑ Eric Earhart for Congress, "About," accessed April 23, 2022
