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2022 US Senate election in North Carolina

Ted Budd (Republican) beat Cheri Beasley (Democrat) in North Carolina in 2022, 50.5% to 47.3%, a margin of 3.2 points and 121,728 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2016, when Richard Burr won.

Republicans led in 79 of the 100 counties and Democrats in 21. The largest, Wake, cast 452,904 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.6 points. The closest was Washington, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ted Budd won Republican 1,905,603 50.5%
Cheri Beasley Democratic 1,783,875 47.3%
All other candidates 81,562 2.2%
Total3,771,040

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wake 281,367 62.1% 160,818 35.5% 10,719 452,904 D+26.6
Mecklenburg 234,787 65.2% 117,742 32.7% 7,544 360,073 D+32.5
Guilford 108,688 58.1% 74,544 39.8% 3,846 187,078 D+18.3
Forsyth 73,524 54.6% 58,350 43.3% 2,866 134,740 D+11.3
Durham 103,630 80.9% 22,107 17.3% 2,289 128,026 D+63.7
Buncombe 73,807 61.5% 43,222 36.0% 3,038 120,067 D+25.5
New Hanover 46,785 49.8% 45,012 47.9% 2,170 93,967 D+1.9
Union 31,354 34.8% 56,882 63.2% 1,779 90,015 R+28.4
Cumberland 46,449 55.3% 35,674 42.5% 1,837 83,960 D+12.8
Johnston 28,121 37.0% 46,239 60.8% 1,652 76,012 R+23.8
Cabarrus 32,372 42.8% 41,468 54.8% 1,791 75,631 R+12.0
Gaston 25,676 35.0% 46,256 63.0% 1,465 73,397 R+28.0
Brunswick 26,685 36.5% 44,911 61.5% 1,442 73,038 R+25.0
Iredell 21,442 30.8% 46,598 67.0% 1,537 69,577 R+36.2
Orange 51,125 76.9% 14,213 21.4% 1,184 66,522 D+55.5
Alamance 25,866 43.1% 32,866 54.8% 1,249 59,981 R+11.7
Davidson 14,643 24.7% 43,393 73.3% 1,189 59,225 R+48.5
Catawba 16,076 28.9% 38,252 68.9% 1,208 55,536 R+39.9
Pitt 27,705 50.4% 26,160 47.6% 1,128 54,993 D+2.8
Henderson 20,167 39.4% 29,798 58.3% 1,183 51,148 R+18.8
Randolph 9,313 19.3% 38,030 78.7% 968 48,311 R+59.4
Rowan 14,282 29.7% 32,766 68.0% 1,116 48,164 R+38.4
Onslow 13,544 30.8% 29,106 66.2% 1,310 43,960 R+35.4
Moore 14,586 34.5% 26,874 63.5% 828 42,288 R+29.1
Chatham 22,493 57.0% 16,275 41.3% 678 39,446 D+15.8
Craven 14,101 38.2% 21,981 59.5% 873 36,955 R+21.3
Harnett 13,133 35.6% 22,860 61.9% 911 36,904 R+26.4
Lincoln 9,418 26.0% 26,130 72.0% 721 36,269 R+46.1
Nash 16,401 45.9% 18,796 52.6% 529 35,726 R+6.7
Wayne 13,990 39.6% 20,723 58.7% 591 35,304 R+19.1
Cleveland 10,557 32.2% 21,654 66.0% 615 32,826 R+33.8
Rockingham 10,110 31.1% 21,617 66.5% 799 32,526 R+35.4
Carteret 8,827 27.4% 22,709 70.5% 684 32,220 R+43.1
Burke 8,847 29.5% 20,456 68.3% 661 29,964 R+38.7
Caldwell 6,404 23.0% 20,900 74.9% 583 27,887 R+52.0
Franklin 11,701 42.4% 15,292 55.4% 619 27,612 R+13.0
Haywood 9,972 37.3% 16,078 60.1% 707 26,757 R+22.8
Robeson 10,586 39.7% 15,555 58.3% 538 26,679 R+18.6
Wilson 12,503 47.6% 13,310 50.7% 427 26,240 R+3.1
Surry 5,828 23.6% 18,303 74.2% 546 24,677 R+50.6
Wilkes 4,770 19.4% 19,294 78.7% 467 24,531 R+59.2
Stanly 5,163 21.9% 17,927 75.9% 523 23,613 R+54.1
Pender 7,548 32.1% 15,466 65.8% 504 23,518 R+33.7
Rutherford 5,538 23.6% 17,330 73.9% 567 23,435 R+50.3
Watauga 11,677 51.3% 10,455 45.9% 633 22,765 D+5.4
Granville 9,950 44.8% 11,770 53.0% 505 22,225 R+8.2
Lee 7,767 40.4% 11,042 57.4% 413 19,222 R+17.0
Columbus 6,888 36.2% 11,723 61.6% 411 19,022 R+25.4
Beaufort 6,245 32.9% 12,338 65.0% 386 18,969 R+32.1
Lenoir 7,872 42.1% 10,452 55.9% 360 18,684 R+13.8
Stokes 3,803 20.9% 13,915 76.6% 459 18,177 R+55.6
Davie 4,501 24.9% 13,191 73.1% 351 18,043 R+48.2
Sampson 6,045 33.9% 11,574 64.8% 238 17,857 R+31.0
Dare 7,097 39.9% 10,236 57.6% 433 17,766 R+17.7
Transylvania 6,867 42.5% 8,832 54.7% 462 16,161 R+12.2
McDowell 3,895 24.2% 11,776 73.3% 404 16,075 R+49.0
Macon 4,617 29.3% 10,698 68.0% 418 15,733 R+38.7
Halifax 8,884 56.6% 6,631 42.2% 190 15,705 D+14.3
Edgecombe 9,213 59.5% 6,046 39.0% 224 15,483 D+20.5
Person 5,905 38.3% 9,201 59.6% 329 15,435 R+21.4
Alexander 3,031 19.9% 11,833 77.6% 383 15,247 R+57.7
Duplin 5,071 33.4% 9,852 64.8% 276 15,199 R+31.5
Jackson 6,556 43.9% 7,920 53.1% 449 14,925 R+9.1
Pasquotank 6,468 45.8% 7,304 51.7% 359 14,131 R+5.9
Yadkin 2,400 17.3% 11,117 80.2% 340 13,857 R+62.9
Hoke 7,111 54.4% 5,589 42.7% 376 13,076 D+11.6
Vance 7,097 54.8% 5,620 43.4% 244 12,961 D+11.4
Richmond 5,016 39.8% 7,317 58.1% 256 12,589 R+18.3
Cherokee 2,448 20.1% 9,493 77.9% 239 12,180 R+57.8
Ashe 3,172 26.9% 8,371 70.9% 267 11,810 R+44.0
Bladen 4,799 40.8% 6,745 57.3% 232 11,776 R+16.5
Currituck 2,739 23.6% 8,593 73.9% 294 11,626 R+50.4
Madison 3,959 39.2% 5,797 57.4% 339 10,095 R+18.2
Polk 3,635 38.1% 5,686 59.6% 225 9,546 R+21.5
Scotland 4,359 45.8% 4,922 51.8% 230 9,511 R+5.9
Yancey 2,940 33.1% 5,705 64.3% 226 8,871 R+31.2
Martin 3,841 43.9% 4,717 53.9% 186 8,744 R+10.0
Montgomery 2,667 30.7% 5,834 67.2% 179 8,680 R+36.5
Caswell 3,121 38.5% 4,867 60.0% 127 8,115 R+21.5
Warren 4,344 60.5% 2,753 38.3% 82 7,179 D+22.2
Anson 3,324 46.4% 3,711 51.9% 122 7,157 R+5.4
Avery 1,595 23.4% 5,089 74.5% 146 6,830 R+51.2
Northampton 3,718 54.9% 2,962 43.7% 92 6,772 D+11.2
Hertford 4,096 62.1% 2,400 36.4% 100 6,596 D+25.7
Mitchell 1,353 20.7% 5,024 77.0% 149 6,526 R+56.3
Bertie 3,492 54.9% 2,781 43.7% 86 6,359 D+11.2
Pamlico 2,091 34.1% 3,908 63.7% 137 6,136 R+29.6
Greene 2,410 39.9% 3,518 58.2% 115 6,043 R+18.3
Chowan 2,047 37.1% 3,360 60.9% 109 5,516 R+23.8
Clay 1,339 24.3% 4,073 73.9% 102 5,514 R+49.6
Perquimans 1,557 28.5% 3,813 69.8% 96 5,466 R+41.3
Alleghany 1,249 24.9% 3,648 72.7% 122 5,019 R+47.8
Swain 1,708 35.8% 2,884 60.4% 179 4,771 R+24.6
Gates 1,756 40.8% 2,431 56.5% 115 4,302 R+15.7
Camden 1,006 23.5% 3,127 73.2% 139 4,272 R+49.6
Washington 2,002 49.2% 1,996 49.0% 73 4,071 D+0.1
Jones 1,397 36.1% 2,382 61.6% 91 3,870 R+25.5
Graham 639 18.1% 2,791 78.8% 110 3,540 R+60.8
Hyde 731 39.3% 1,083 58.3% 45 1,859 R+18.9
Tyrrell 481 37.6% 770 60.2% 28 1,279 R+22.6

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Ted Budd (R) R+3.2
2020 Thom Tillis (R) R+1.7
2016 Richard Burr (R) R+5.7
2014 Thom Tillis (R) R+1.6
2010 Richard Burr (R) R+11.8
2008 Kay Hagan (D) D+8.5
2004 Richard Burr (R) R+4.6
2002 Elizabeth H. Dole (R) R+8.6
1998 John Edwards (D) D+4.1
1996 Jesse Helms (R) R+6.7
1992 Lauch Faircloth (R) R+4.0
1990 Jesse Helms (R) R+5.1
1986 Terry Sanford (D) D+3.5
1984 Jesse Helms (R) R+3.9
1980 John P. East (R) R+0.6
1978 Jesse Helms (R) R+9.0
1974 Robert B. Morgan (D) D+24.0
1972 Jesse Helms (R) R+8.0
1968 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+21.1
1966 B. Everett Jordan (D) D+11.2
1962 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+20.9
1960 B. Everett Jordan (D) D+22.9
1956 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+33.1
1954 W. Kerr Scott (D) D+31.8
1950 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+37.3
1948 J. Melville Broughton (D) D+42.2
1944 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+40.5
1942 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+31.8
1938 Robert R. Reynolds (D) D+27.6
1936 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+41.5
1932 Robert R. Reynolds (D) D+37.2
1930 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+21.2
1926 Lee S. Overman (D) D+21.0
1924 Furnifold Simmons (D) D+23.1
1920 Lee S. Overman (D) D+15.0
1918 Furnifold Simmons (D) D+21.0
1914 Lee S. Overman (D) D+16.4