An election will be held on November 8, 2022 to elect all 50 members to

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. The election will coincide with the

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for other offices, including the U.S Senate,

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, and

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. The filing period lasted from February 24, 2022 to March 4, 2022, with the

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

being held on May 17, 2022 (prior to the redistricting challenges it was scheduled to be held on March 8, 2022). The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census, however, following a ruling by the

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, the General Assembly redrew the maps (Senate Bill 744) to comply with the court's ruling.

Predictions

Results summary

Close races

''Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:''

Retiring incumbents

* Donald Davis (D-District 5), to run for U.S House *

Wiley Nickel George Wiley Nickel III (born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2023. Nickel served as a member of the North Carolina Se ...

(D-District 16), to run for U.S House * Sarah Crawford (D-District 18), to run for

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* Ben Clark (D-District 24), due to redistricting *

Valerie Foushee Valerie Jean Foushee (née Paige; born May 7, 1956) is an American politician who is a representative-elect to the U.S. House of Representatives and is currently serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. Elected to the North ...

(D-District 23), to run for U.S House * Jeff Jackson (D-District 42), to run for U.S House *

Kathy Harrington Kathy Harrington (born December 24, 1958) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 43rd district since 2011. She was elected Senate Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries u ...

(R-District 43) *

Chuck Edwards Charles Marion Edwards (born September 13, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 48th district in the ...

(R-District 48), to run for U.S House

Newly created seats

*District 10 (Johnston County) *District 13 (Wake County) *District 36 (Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, and Yadkin counties)

Incumbents defeated in primary

Bob Steinburg Bob Steinburg (born July 30, 1948) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He served 3 terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives and 1.5 terms in the North Carolina Senate. Early life, education, marriage ...

(R-District 1), defeated by

Norman Sanderson Norman Wesley Sanderson Jr. (born July 7, 1951) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's second Senate district, which includes Carteret, Craven, Pamlico counties. Sanderson was formerly a member o ...

(R-District 1) in a redistricting contest. * Ernestine Bazemore (D-District 3), defeated by Valerie Jordan (D) *

Kirk DeViere Kirk Joseph deViere (born January 27, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, having representing the 19th district from 2019 to 2023. He was first elected in the 2018 elections, defeating incumbent state senator ...

(D-District 19), defeated by Val Applewhite (D) *

Deanna Ballard Deanna Ballard (born October 2, 1978) is an American politician served in the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representa ...

(R-District 47), defeated by

Ralph Hise Ralph E. Hise, Jr. (born August 15, 1976) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represents District 47 in the North Carolina Senate. Hise joined the Senate in 2011 after winning election on November 2, 2010. He is from ...

(R-District 47) in a redistricting contest

Detailed results

Districts 1-25

District 1

The new 1st district includes all of

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, Hyde, Cateret, Pamlico,

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, Chowan,

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Pasquotank counties. It includes the home of incumbent Republicans

, who has represented the 1st district since 2019, and

, who has represented the 2nd district since 2013. Sanderson defeated Steinburg to win the Republican nomination.

District 2

The new 2nd district includes all of

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Craven Craven may refer to: * Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district ** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire formed in 1974 Places * Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see ...

, and

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counties. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Jim Perry, who has represented the 7th district since 2019. He is running for re-election.

District 3

The new 3rd district includes all of

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Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

, Halifax,

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, Bertie,

Hertford Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census. The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, ne ...

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, Currituck, and Tyrrell counties. Incumbent Democrat Ernestine Bazemore has represented the 3rd district since 2021. Valerie Jordan defeated Bazemore to win the Democratic nomination. State representative

Bobby Hanig Robert Otho Hanig is an American politician who is a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing District 3. He was appointed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to serve the remainder of Senator Bob Steinburg's term representing District ...

was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

District 4

The new 4th district includes all of Greene, Wayne, and

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counties. Incumbent Democrat

Toby Fitch Milton Frederick "Toby" Fitch Jr. (born October 20, 1946) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic former member of the North Carolina State Senate. He is a retired North Carolina Superior Court Judge, serving from 2002 to 2018. Fitch al ...

has represented the 4th district since 2018. State Representative Raymond Smith Jr. unsucessfully challenged Fitch for the Democratic nomination. Former state senator

Buck Newton Eldon Sharpe "Buck" Newton III (born July 5, 1968) was a Republican state senator in the North Carolina General Assembly (the state's legislature) representing N.C. District 11 (Wilson and Nash counties). Newton won his seat in the 2010 election ...

won the Republican nomination.

District 5

The new 5th district includes all of Edgecombe and Pitt counties. Incumbent Democrat Donald Davis has represented the 5th district since 2013. Davis is retiring to run for Congress. State representative

Kandie Smith Kandie Diane Smith (born October 20, 1969) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Smith has represented the 8th district (including constituents in Pitt County) since 2019. She was previously the interim mayor of ...

won the Democratic nomination for the seat.

District 6

The new 6th district includes all of

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. Incumbent Republican

Michael Lazzara Michael A. Lazzara is a North Carolina politician. Early life and education Lazzara was born in Palermo, Sicily and raised in Chicago. Military career Lazzara served in the United States Marine Corps from 1982 to 1986 and was stationed at Cam ...

has represented the 6th district since 2021.

District 7

The new 7th district includes most of

New Hanover County New Hanover County is one of 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702. Though the second-smallest NC county in land area, it is one of the most populous, as its county seat, Wilm ...

. The new district includes the home of incumbent Republican Michael Lee, who has represented the 9th district since 2021.

District 8

The new 8th district includes all of

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and Brunswick counties as well as part of New Hanover county. Incumbent Republican

Bill Rabon William Peter Rabon (born July 6, 1951) is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, and a veterinarian. He is the Chairman of the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee, the Select Committee on Nominations, and the Finance C ...

has represented the 8th district since 2011.

District 9

The new 9th district includes all of

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, Duplin, Pender, and Bladen counties as well as most of

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county. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican

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, who has represented the 10th district since 2011.

District 10

The new 10th district includes all of Johnston County and has no incumbent. Benton Sawrey won the Republican nomination.

District 11

The new 11th district includes all of Nash,

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, and Vance counties. Incumbent Republican

Lisa Stone Barnes Lisa Stone Barnes (born July 16, 1966) is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2018 after serving for six y ...

has represented the 11th district since 2021. She is running for re-election.

District 12

The new 12th district includes all of

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and

Lee Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

counties as well as a small portion of

county. Incumbent Republican Jim Burgin has represented the 12th district since 2019. David Buboltz and Ernie Watson unsuccessfully challenged Burgin for the Republican nomination.

District 13

The new 13th district includes portions of northern Wake County and has no incumbent. Lisa Grafstein won the Democratic nomination. David Bankert won the Republican nomination.

District 14

The new 14th district includes portions of eastern Wake County. Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader

Dan Blue Daniel Terry Blue Jr. (born April 18, 1949) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district, and is the Senate minority leader. Early life and education Bl ...

has represented the 14th district since 2009.

District 15

The new 15th district includes portions of central Wake County. Incumbent Democrat

Jay Chaudhuri Jay Chaudhuri (born August 6, 1969) is an American attorney, professor, politician and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. First appointed to fill a vacancy in April 2016 caused by the resignation of Josh Stein (to run for North ...

has represented the 15th district and its predecessors since 2016.

District 16

The new 16th district includes portions of western Wake County. Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 16th district since 2019. Nickel is running for congress and isn’t seeking re-election. State Representative

Gale Adcock Gale Adcock (born January 25, 1954) is a family nurse practitioner and Americans, American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate representing the 16th district (including constituents in Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County) ...

has announced that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat.

District 17

The new 17th district includes portions of southern Wake County. Incumbent Democrat

Sydney Batch Sydney Jeanene Batch is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who has represented the state's 17th Senate district since 2021 and formerly represented the State's 37th House district from 2019 until 2021. Education and ...

has represented the 17th district since her appointment on January 11, 2021.

District 18

The new 18th district includes all of Granvile county as well a portion of northern Wake County. Incumbent Democrat Sarah Crawford has represented the 18th district since 2021. Crawford is running for the

. E.C. Sykes won the Republican nomination.

District 19

The new 19th district includes most of

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. Incumbent Democrat

Kirk deViere Kirk Joseph deViere (born January 27, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, having representing the 19th district from 2019 to 2023. He was first elected in the 2018 elections, defeating incumbent state senator ...

has represented the 19th district since 2019. Val Applewhite defeated deViere to win the Democratic nomination. Former Senator

Wesley Meredith Wesley Alan Meredith (born December 22, 1963) is a former Republican senator in the North Carolina General Assembly in the state's nineteenth Senatorial district. In 2018 he lost the election to Democrat Kirk DeViere. The 19th district is made up ...

won the Republican nomination. ;Democratic primary polling

District 20

The new 20th district includes all of Chatham County and portions of southern Durham County. Incumbent Democrat

Natalie Murdock Natalie S. Murdock is an American politician, Co-Chair of the North Carolina Future Caucus under the Millennial Action Project and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. Upon being sworn in, she became ...

has represented the 20th district since 2020.

District 21

The new 21st district includes all of Moore County as well as portions of Northwestern

. When the district was drawn it originally had no incumbent, but Republican Tom McInnis switched his residence to Moore County so that he could run for re-election in the new district.

District 22

The new 22nd district includes most of Durham County. Incumbent Democrat Mike Woodard has represented the 22nd district since 2013. Larry Coleman won the Republican nomination.

District 23

The new 23rd district includes all of Caswell,

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, and Orange counties. Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 23rd district since 2013. Foushee is retiring to run for Congress. State Representative Graig Meyer won the Democratic nomination. Landon Woods won the Republican nomination.

District 24

The new 24th district includes all of Robeson, Hoke, and

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counties. The new district includes the home of incumbent Republican

Danny Britt Danny Earl Britt Jr. (born July 6, 1979) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 2017. He is a Lt. Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard The North Carolina ...

, who has represented the 13th distirct since 2017, and incumbent Democrat Ben Clark, who has represented the 21st district since 2013. Clark isn’t seeking re-election.

District 25

The new 25th district includes all of

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as well as portions of Northeastern

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. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican

Amy Galey Amy Scott Galey is an American politician currently serving in the North Carolina Senate. A Republican from Burlington, North Carolina, she has represented the 25th district (including constituents in Alamance Alamance is a village in Alamance ...

, who has represented the 24th district since 2021.

Districts 26-50

District 26

The new 26th district includes all of Rockingham County as well as portions of northern and eastern

Guilford County Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat, and largest municipality, is Greensboro. Si ...

. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican President Pro Tempore

Phil Berger Phil or Philip Berger may refer to: * Philip E. Berger (born 1952), member of the North Carolina General Assembly * Phil Berger Jr. (born 1972), his son, American attorney and jurist * Phil Berger (ice hockey) (born 1966), American ice hocke ...

, who has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 2001.

District 27

The new 27th district includes portions of western and southern

. Incumbent Democrat Michael Garrett has represented the 27th district since 2019.

District 28

The new 28th district includes portions of central

. Incumbent Democrat Gladys Robinson has represented the 28th district since 2011.

District 29

The new 29th district includes all of

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, and Montgomery counties as well as portions of

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and

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counties. The district includes the home of incumbent Republicans Tom McInnis, who has represented the 25th district since 2015, and

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, who has represented the 26th district since 2020. McInnis switched his residence from Richmond County to Moore County and he will run for re-election in the new 21st district.

District 30

The new 30th district includes all of

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and Davie counties. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican

Steve Jarvis Steven Henry Jarvis (born April 22, 1968) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having been initially elected in 2020. He represents the 29th district. He previously served as county commissioner of ...

, who has represented the 29th district since 2021. Former state Senator

Eddie Gallimore Johnny Edward Gallimore (born 1964) is a former Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** ...

unsuccessfully challenged Jarvis for the Republican nomination.

District 31

The new 31st district includes all of

Stokes County Stokes County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,520. Its county seat is Danbury. Stokes County is included in the Winston-Salem, N.C., Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

as well as portions of northern and eastern Forsyth County. Incumbent Republican

Joyce Krawiec Joyce Krawiec (born June 14, 1945) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Repre ...

has represented the 31st district since 2014.

District 32

The new 32nd district includes portions of western and southern Forsyth County. Incumbent Democrat Paul Lowe Jr. has represented the 32nd district since 2015.

District 33

The new 33rd district includes all

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and Stanly counties. Incumbent Republican Carl Ford has represented the 33rd district since 2019.

District 34

The new 34th district includes most of

Cabarrus County Cabarrus County ( )
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

Paul Newton, who has represented the 36th district since 2017.

District 35

The new 35th district includes most of Union County and a small portion of southeastern

Cabarrus County Cabarrus County ( )
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

Todd Johnson Todd Edward Johnson (born December 18, 1978) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 2000s. Johnson played college football for the Un ...

has represented the 35th district since 2019.

District 36

The new 36th district includes all of Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, and Yadkin counties. The district has no incumbent. Eddie Settle won the Republican nomination defeating Former state senator Shirley Randleman, State Representative

Lee Zachary Walter Lee Zachary Jr. (born December 18, 1946) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He represented the 73rd district (including all of Yadkin County Yadkin County is located in the U.S. state of Nort ...

, and Vann Tate.

District 37

The new 37th district includes all of

Iredell County Iredell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,693. Its county seat is Statesville, and its largest town is Mooresville. The county was formed in 1788, subtracted from Ro ...

as well as a small portion of far northwestern Mecklenburg County. The district includes the homes of incumbent Republican

Vickie Sawyer Victoria Burgess Sawyer (born ) is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate. She represents the Senate's 37th district which includes Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties. Sawyer was previously appointed to serve in the Senate for District 34 ...

, who has represented the 34th district since 2019. She is running for re-election. Tom Fyler unsuccessfully challenged Sawyer for the Republican nomination.

District 38

The new 38th district includes portions of eastern

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County. Incumbent Democrat Mujtaba Mohammed has represented the 38th district since 2019.

District 39

The new 39th district includes portions of southwestern

County. Incumbent Democrat

DeAndrea Salvador DeAndrea Salvador is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. She has represented the 39th Senate district since 2021. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), a nonprofit that ed ...

has represented the 39th district since 2021.

District 40

The new 40th district includes a portion of eastern Mecklenburg County. Incumbent Democrat

Joyce Waddell Joyce Waddell (born July 11, 1944) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Repre ...

has represented the 40th district since 2015.

District 41

The new 41st district includes portions of northern and western

County. Incumbent Democrat

Natasha Marcus Natasha Rath Marcus (born April 27, 1969) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 41st Senate district. Biography Marcus earned her bachelor's degree in public policy from Hamilton College and her J ...

has represented the 41st district since 2019.

District 42

The new 42nd district includes portions of southeastern

County. The district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Jeff Jackson, who has represented the 37th district since 2014. Jackson retired to run for

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. State Representative Rachel Hunt was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Cheryl Russo won the Republican nomination, defeating former state Representative

Scott Stone Scott Stone is an American politician and engineer who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 105th from May 16, 2016, through the end of 2018. Education Stone grad ...

District 43

The new 43rd district includes most of

Gaston County Gaston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 227,943. The county seat is Gastonia. Dallas served as the original county seat from 1846 until 1911. Gaston County is included in the C ...

. Incumbent Republican Majority Leader

has represented the 43rd district since 2011. She is not seeking re-election.

District 44

The new 44th district includes all of

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and Lincoln counties as well as a small portion of

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county. Incumbent Republican

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has represented the 44th district since 2019.

District 45

The new 45th district includes all of

Catawba County Catawba County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton, North Carolina, Newton, and its largest city is Hick ...

as well as portions of eastern Caldwell County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Dean Proctor, who has represented the 42nd district since 2020.

District 46

The new 46th district includes all of

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and McDowell counties as well as portions of eastern

Buncombe Buncombe may refer to: * Buncombe County, North Carolina * Buncombe, Illinois * An alternative spelling of Buncom, Oregon * Edward Buncombe Edward Buncombe (1742–1778) was a plantation owner from the Province of North Carolina who served as a co ...

county. Incumbent Republican

Warren Daniel Warren Daniel is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate since 2011. He is a graduate of Freedom High School and the United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known meton ...

has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 2011. Mark Crawford unsuccessfully challenged Daniel for the Republican nomination.

District 47

The new 47th district includes all of Alleghany, Ashe,

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, Avery,

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

, Yancey, and

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

counties, as well as portions of

Caldwell Caldwell may refer to: People * Caldwell (surname) * Caldwell (given name) * Caldwell First Nation, a federally recognized Indian band in southern Ontario, Canada Places Great Britain * Caldwell, Derbyshire, a hamlet * Caldwell, East ...

and

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counties. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans

, who has represented the 47th district since 2011, and

, who has represented the 45th district since 2016. Hise defeated Ballard to win the Republican nomination.

District 48

The new 48th district includes all of

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, and Rutherford counties. Incumbent Republican

has represented the 48th district since 2016. Edwards is retiring to run for congress. State representative

Tim Moffitt Timothy Douglas "Tim" Moffitt is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 117th district (based in Henderson County) since 2020. Moffitt previously represented the 116th district (based in Bunc ...

is seeking the Republican nomination for the seat.

District 49

The new 49th district includes most of Buncombe County. Incumbent Democrat

Julie Mayfield Julie Virginia Mayfield (born April 5, 1967) is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate from the 49th district. Early life and education Mayfield was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated ...

has represented the 49th district since 2021. Taylon Breeden and Sandra Kilgore unsuccessfully challenged Mayfield for the Democratic nomination.

District 50

The new 50th district includes all of

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Graham Graham and Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan G ...

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, Macon,

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, Jackson, and

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counties, as well as most of

county. Incumbent Republican

Kevin Corbin Kevin Corbin is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate, having represented the 50th district since 2021. Corbin previously served 2 terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 120th district from 2017 to 2021. ...

has represented the 50th district since 2021. He is running for re-election.

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