2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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All 14 North Carolina seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 8 5

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections are scheduled for May 17, 2022.[1]

District 1[]

The incumbent is Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who was re-elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Julian Bishop Sr.[3]
  • Don Davis, state senator (2009-2011; since 2013)[4]
  • Jason Spriggs, Henderson city councilman[5]
  • Erica Smith, former state senator (2015-2021) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022[6]
Democratic candidates[a]
Declined[]
  • G. K. Butterfield, incumbent U.S. Representative[7]
Withdrawn[]
  • James Gailliard, state representative[8] (running for re-election to N.C. House)[3]

Endorsements[]

Don Davis
Organizations
Erica Smith
Organizations
  • Brand New Congress[11]
  • Progressive Change Campaign Committee[12]
  • Working Families Party[13]
Individuals
  • Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020[14]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Likely D February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Lean D March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Lean D March 2, 2022

District 2[]

The incumbent is Democrat Deborah K. Ross, who was elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Deborah K. Ross, incumbent U.S. Representative[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Max Ganorkar, stay-at-home dad[3]
  • Adina Safta, realtor[3]
  • Christine Villaverde, disaster response consultant and former police officer[19][15][3]

Endorsements[]

Christine Villaverde
U.S. Senators
  • Joni Ernst, vice chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference and senator from Iowa (2015–present)[20]
U.S. Representatives
Individuals

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid D February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid D March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe D March 2, 2022

District 3[]

The incumbent is Republican Greg Murphy, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Tony Cowden, small business owner[3]
  • Eric Earhart[3]
  • Brian Michael Friend[3]
  • Greg Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative[21]
  • George Papastrat, business owner[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Barbara Gaskins[3]
  • Joe Swartz, U.S. Army Veteran[3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R March 2, 2022

District 4[]

The incumbent is Democrat David Price, who was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2020.[2] On October 18, 2021, he announced his retirement.[22]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Clay Aiken, former American Idol runner-up, activist, and nominee for NC-02 in 2014[23]
  • Nida Allam, Durham County Commissioner (since 2020)[24]
  • Crystal Cavalier[3]
  • Valerie Foushee, state senator (since 2013)[25]
  • Matt Grooms[3]
  • Stephen Valentine[3]
  • Ashley Ward, Duke University Senior Policy Associate[26]
  • Richard Watkins III, scientist and candidate for NC-04 in 2018[25]
Democratic candidates[a]
Withdrawn[]
Declined[]
  • Graig Meyer, state representative (since 2013)[27]
  • Natalie Murdock, state senator (since 2020)[27][25]
  • Zack Hawkins, state representative (since 2019)[27]
  • David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative[22]
  • Mike Woodward, state senator (since 2013)[27][25]
  • Jessica Holmes, former Wake County Commissioner and nominee for Commissioner of Labor in 2020[27]
  • Matt Hughes, Hillsborough Town Commissioner[27]
  • Floyd McKissick Jr., former state senator (2007-2020)[27]

Endorsements[]

Clay Aiken
Individuals
  • Dee Snider, American singer, songwriter, radio personality, and actor[28]
Organizations
Nida Allam
Statewide officials
U.S. Representatives
  • Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative from MN-05 (since 2019)[30]
  • Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative from MI-13 (since 2019)[31]
Organizations
Valerie Foushee
State legislators
  • Graig Meyer, state representative (since 2013)[25]
  • Mickey Michaux, former state senator (2020) and former state representative (1973-1977; 1985-2019)[25]
  • Marcia Morey, state representative (since 2017)[25]
  • Natalie Murdock, state senator (since 2020)[25]
  • Sam Searcy, former state senator (2019-2020)[25]
  • Mike Woodard, state senator (since 2013)[25]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Courtney Geels, healthcare worker[3]
  • Robert Thomas[25][3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid D February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid D March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe D March 2, 2022

District 5[]

The incumbent is Republican Virginia Foxx, who was re-elected with 66.9% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Michael Ackerman, former CCSO deputy[34]
  • Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. Representative[35]

Endorsements[]

Virginia Foxx
Organizations

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Kyle Parrish, IT worker[3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R March 2, 2022

District 6[]

The incumbent is Democrat Kathy Manning, who was elected with 62.3% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Kathy Manning, incumbent U.S. Representative[37]

Endorsements[]

Kathy Manning
Organizations
  • Pro-Israel America[38]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Thomas Watercott[3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Likely D February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Likely D March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Likely D March 2, 2022

District 7[]

The incumbent is Republican David Rouzer, who was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • David Rouzer, incumbent U.S. Representative[41]
  • Max Southworth-Beckwith, businessman and U.S. Marine veteran[3]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Charles Evans, Cumberland County commissioner[42][3]
  • Charles Graham, state representative (since 2011)[43][44]
  • Steve Miller, retired chemist[45][15]
  • Yushonda Midgette[3]
Withdrawn[]
  • Jason Minnicozzi, assistant public defender[46] (running for N.C. Senate)
Democratic candidates[a]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R March 2, 2022

District 8[]

The incumbent is Republican Dan Bishop, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
Declined[]

Endorsements[]

Dan Bishop
Organizations

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R March 2, 2022

District 9[]

Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, Republican Representatives Richard Hudson and Ted Budd were moved to the same district. Budd has declared his Candidacy for U.S. Senate.[54]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
Republican candidates[a]
Withdrawn[]
  • Grayson Haff (running for NC House District 83)[52]
  • John Szoka, state representative (since 2013)[55][56][57]
Declined[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Ben Clark, state senator (since 2013)[60][61]
Democratic candidates[a]
Withdrawn[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Likely R March 2, 2022

District 10[]

The incumbent is Republican Patrick McHenry, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Jeff Gregory[3]
  • Michael Magnotta[3]
  • Patrick McHenry, incumbent U.S. Representative[63]
  • Gary Robinson[3]
  • Richard Speer, U.S. Army Veteran[3]
Declined[]
  • Tim Moore, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2015–present)[64][65][66]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Michael Felder[3]
  • Pam Genant, nurse and former Army officer[67][3]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R March 2, 2022

District 11[]

The incumbent is Republican Madison Cawthorn, who was elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2020.[2]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Matthew Burril[3]
  • Madison Cawthorn, incumbent U.S. Representative[68][69][70]
  • Chuck Edwards, state senator[71][3]
  • Rod Honeycutt, former U.S. Army colonel[72]
  • Wendy Nevarez, social security claims specialist and U.S. Navy veteran[73]
  • Bruce O'Connell, hotel manager[74]
  • Kristie Sluder[3]
  • Michele Woodhouse, North Carolina Republican Party District Chair for NC-11[75]
Republican candidates[a]
Withdrawn[]
  • Eric Batchelor, Haywood County deputy sheriff[76][77]
Declined[]

Endorsements[]

Madison Cawthorn
Organizations
  • Turning Point Action[80]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Matthew
Burril
Madison
Cawthorn
Chuck
Edwards
Rod
Honeycutt
Bruce
O'Connell
Wendy
Navarro
Michele
Woodhouse
Undecided
Spry Strategies (R)[A] March 2022 603 (LV) ± 4.0% 5% 62% 10% 2% 6% 3% 1% 11%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Buncombe County commissioner[81]
  • Jay Carey, U.S. Army veteran[82][15]
  • Katie Dean, auto repair shop owner[74][15]
  • Marco Gutierrez[3]
  • Bo Hess, psychotherapist[83][15]
  • Bynum Lunsford[3]
Withdrawn[]
  • Eric Gash, pastor[84][85]
  • Josh Remillard, veteran[86] (running for N.C. House)[87]
  • Brooker Smith, U.S. Air Force veteran[88][15]
Democratic candidates[a]

Endorsements[]

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara
Organizations

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid R February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid R March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R March 2, 2022

District 12[]

The incumbent is Democrat Alma Adams, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.[2]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. Representative[92][47]
  • John Sharkey[3]

Endorsements[]

Alma Adams
Organizations
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America[93]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Andrew Huffman[3]
  • Nalini Joseph[3]
  • Tyler Lee, real estate investor[94]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid D February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Solid D March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe D March 2, 2022

District 13[]

Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, this is a new district with no Incumbent.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
Republican candidates[a]
Endorsements[]
Bo Hines
U.S. Executive Branch officials
  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[98]
U.S. Representatives
  • Madison Cawthorn[99]
Individuals
  • Ryan Fournier, chairman of Students for Trump[99]
  • Catalina Lauf, Illinois congressional candidate and former Trump administration staffer [99]
  • Karoline Leavitt, New Hampshire congressional candidate and former assistant press secretary to Donald Trump[99]
Organizations
  • Club for Growth[51]
  • Turning Point Action[80]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
DeVan
Barbour
Tony
Cowden
Kelly
Daughtry
Bo
Hines
Alan
Swain
John
Szoka
Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R) February 2022 – (LV) 7% 1% 14% 9% 6% 11% 51%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Jamie Campbell Bowles[3]
  • Nathan Click, Air Force veteran and small business owner[100][27]
  • Denton Lee, teacher and unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina's 26th General Assembly District in 2020[3]
  • Wiley Nickel, state senator (since 2019)[3][27] (previously filed to run in North Carolina's 4th congressional district)
  • Sam Searcy, former state senator (2019-2020)[101]
Democratic candidates[a]
Endorsements[]
Wiley Nickel
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
  • Rufus L. Edmisten, former North Carolina Secretary of State (1989-1996), former North Carolina Attorney General (1974-1984)[103]
State legislators
  • Terry Van Duyn, former member of the North Carolina Senate from the 49th district (2014-2021)[102]
  • Allen Wellons, former member of the North Carolina Senate from the 11th district (1997-2003)[103]
Local officials
Labor Unions

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Tossup February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Tossup March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Tossup March 2, 2022

District 14[]

Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, this is a new district with no Incumbent.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]
  • Jeff Jackson, Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 37th district (2014–present), candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022[104][105][106]
  • Ramin Mammadov, quality assurance manager[107][15][3]
Democratic candidates[a]
Declined[]
  • Malcolm Graham, Member of the Charlotte City Council from the 2nd district (2019–present) and 1st district (1999-2004), former Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 40th district (2005-2015)[105]
  • Brandon Lofton, Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 104th district (2019–present)[108][109](running for re-election)
  • Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte (2017–present), former Mayor Pro Tempore of Charlotte (2015-2017)[105] (running for re-election)[110]
  • Julie Eiselt, Mayor Pro Tem of Charlotte (2017–present), At-Large Member of the Charlotte City Council (2015–present)[108][105]
  • Chaz Beasley, former Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 92nd district (2017-2021), candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2020[108]
  • Dan McCready, former U.S. Marine, businessman, and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2018 and 2019[108]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Solid D February 23, 2022
Inside Elections[17] Likely D March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Likely D March 2, 2022

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
  2. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Cawthorn's campaign

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