2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina


The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8, 2022, to elect U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, concurrent with nationwide elections 2022 [United States House of Representatives elections|to the House of Representatives] and U.S. Senate, alongside legislative elections to the state 2022 [North Carolina House of Representatives election|house] and senate. Primaries were held on May 17, 2022.

Background

As a result of population growth over the preceding decade, the state's Congressional delegation increased from thirteen seats to fourteen in 2022. Republican-drawn districts adopted by the state legislature was struck down by the North Carolina Supreme Court as unconstitutional partisan gerrymander, and court-drawn maps issued in their place. Democrats flipped the redrawn 13th district from Republican control, and won the newly created 14th district, yielding an even 7–7 House delegation.

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat G. K. Butterfield, who was re-elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2020.
The 1st district includes Vance, Warren, Franklin, Halifax, Northampton, Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe, Greene, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Washington, and Tyrell counties. It also includes the majority of Pitt County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Polling

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Democrat		Generic
Republican		Undecided
GQR Research October 10–13, 2022402 –52%43%5%

District 2

The incumbent was Democrat Deborah Ross, who was elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2020.
The 2nd district includes most of Wake County, including the state capital of Raleigh and surrounding towns such as Apex and Cary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Michael Camero - Democratic party North Carolina District 2
Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Christine Villaverde, disaster response consultant and former police officer
    Eliminated in primary
  • Max Ganorkar, stay-at-home dad
  • Adina Safta, realtor

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Greg Murphy, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2020.
The 3rd district includes Beaufort, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico, and Sampson counties, as well as portions of Pitt and Wayne counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Greg Murphy, incumbent U.S. representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Tony Cowden, small business owner
  • Eric Earhart
  • Brian Michael Friend
  • George Papastrat, business owner

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Barbara Gaskins, nonprofit founder
    Eliminated in primary
  • Joe Swartz, U.S. Army veteran

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat David Price, who was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2020. On October 18, 2021, he announced his retirement.
The 4th district includes Durham, Orange, Alamance, Granville, and Person counties, as well as a small section of Caswell County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Courtney Geels, healthcare worker
    Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Thomas

District 5

The incumbent was Republican Virginia Foxx, who was re-elected with 66.9% of the vote in 2020.
The 5th district includes Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Davie, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties. It also includes portions of Caldwell and Forsyth counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Virginia Foxx, incumbent U.S. representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Ackerman, former CCSO deputy

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kyle Parrish, IT worker

District 6

The incumbent was Democrat Kathy Manning, who was elected with 62.3% of the vote in 2020. On November 8, 2022, Manning won re-election to her house seat against Republican Christian Castelli by a vote of 139,553 to 116,635.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independents and third parties

Candidates

Declared
  • Thomas Watercott

District 7

The incumbent was Republican David Rouzer, who was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2020.
The 7th district includes Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, and Robeson counties, as well as a portion of Cumberland County.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Max Southworth-Beckwith, businessman and U.S. Marine veteran

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Charles Evans, Cumberland County commissioner
  • Yushonda Midgette
  • Steve Miller, retired chemist
    Withdrawn
  • Jason Minnicozzi, assistant public defender ''''

District 8

Due to redistricting, the incumbent was Republican Dan Bishop, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 9

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ben Clark, state senator
    Withdrawn
  • Maddie Parra, businesswoman

District 10

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Pam Genant, nurse and former Army officer
    Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Felder

District 11

The incumbent was Republican Madison Cawthorn, who was elected with 54.5% of the vote in 2020. Due to Cawthorn's role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and other controversies, he was defeated for renomination in 2022 by North Carolina State Senator Chuck Edwards, who won the general election.
The 11th district includes Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, Polk, and McDowell counties, as well as the western half of Rutherford County.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Buncombe County commissioner
    Eliminated in primary
  • Jay Carey, U.S. Army veteran
  • Katie Dean, auto repair shop owner
  • Marco Gutierrez
  • Bo Hess, psychotherapist
  • Bynum Lunsford
    Withdrawn
  • Eric Gash, pastor
  • Josh Remillard, veteran
  • Brooker Smith, U.S. Air Force veteran

Independents and third parties

Candidates

Declared
  • David Coatney

District 12

The incumbent was Democrat Alma Adams, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • John Sharkey

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

District 13

Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, this is a new district with no incumbent.
The 13th district includes all of Johnston County, the southern half of Wake County, the western half of Wayne County, and the eastern half of Harnett County. Democratic nominee Wiley Nickel defeated Republican nominee Bo Hines in the November 8 general election by 8,834 votes.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Wiley Nickel, state senator ''''
    Eliminated in primary
  • Jamie Campbell Bowles
  • Nathan Click, Air Force veteran and small business owner
  • Denton Lee, teacher and unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina's 26th General Assembly District in 2020
  • Sam Searcy, former state senator
    Endorsements

General election

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Bo
Hines 		Wiley
Nickel 		Undecided
Margin
FiveThirtyEightAugust 6 – October 24, 2022October 26, 202241.8%42.6%15.6%Nickel +0.9

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bo
Hines 		Wiley
Nickel 		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA October 21–24, 2022584 ± 4.2%43%44%–13%
Global Strategy Group August 29 – September 1, 2022500 ± 4.4%40%44%–16%
Public Policy Polling August 23–24, 2022506 ± 4.4%40%40%–20%
RMG ResearchJuly 31 – August 6, 2022400 ± 4.9%44%39%3%14%
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department May 18–19, 2022429 ± 4.7%43%45%–12%

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Change Research October 19, 2022––45%43%12%
Public Policy Polling October 18, 2022––42%42%16%
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department May 18–19, 2022429 ± 4.7%48%45%7%

District 14

Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, this is a new district with no incumbent. The Democratic nominee, State Senator Jeff Jackson, defeated the Republican nominee Pat Harrigan by 39,724 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee