The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 14

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, one from each of the state's 14

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. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives,

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District 1

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Greg Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

General election

Predictions

District 2

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Don Davis, state senator (2009-2011; since 2013) * James Gailliard, state representative (since 2019) *Jason Spriggs,

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city councilman * Erica Smith, former state senator (2015-2021) and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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and

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=Declined

= * G. K. Butterfield, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Sandy Smith, farmer and nominee for

North Carolina's 1st congressional district North Carolina's 1st congressional district is located in the northeastern part of the state. It consists of many Black Belt in the American South, Black Belt counties that border Virginia and it extends southward into several counties of the I ...

General election

Predictions

District 3

The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 60.2% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Steve Miller, retired chemist *Jason Minnicozzi, assistant public defender

General election

Predictions

District 4

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

Renee Ellmers Renee Louise Ellmers ( Jacisin; born February 9, 1964) is an American registered nurse and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party. Ellmers defeated seven-term Democratic incum ...

, former U.S. Representative for

North Carolina's 2nd congressional district North Carolina's 2nd congressional district is located in the central part of the state. The district contains most of Wake County. Prior to court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it also included northern Johnston County, southern Nash County, ...

(2011-2017) and candidate for

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Nat Robertson Nat Robertson (born 1963) is an American businessman and politician, who served as the mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, from December 2, 2013, through December 2017. Robertson had previously served in the Fayetteville City Council for ei ...

, former mayor of Fayetteville (2013-2017) *

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, state representative (since 2013)

=Filed paperwork

= *Christine Villaverde, disaster response consultant and former police officer

Polling

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Ben Clark, state senator (since 2013) *Charles Evans,

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commissioner * Charles Graham, state representative (since 2011)

General election

Predictions

District 5

The incumbent is Democrat

Deborah K. Ross Deborah Ross (née Koff, June 20, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2021. Her district is based in Raleigh. A member of the Democratic Party, Ross served as a member of the North Ca ...

, who was elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Potential

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Potential

General election

Predictions

District 6

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

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, former

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runner-up, activist, and nominee for NC-02 in

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, Durham County Commissioner (since 2020) *Nathan Click, Air Force veteran and small business owner *

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 ...

, state senator (since 2013) *

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 ...

, state senator (since 2019) *Ashley Ward,

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Senior Policy Associate *Richard Watkins III, scientist and candidate for NC-04 in

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=Potential

= *Jessica Holmes, former

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Commissioner and nominee for Commissioner of Labor in

*Matt Hughes, Hillsborough Town Commissioner * Floyd McKissick Jr., former state senator (2007-2020)

=Declined

= * Graig Meyer, state representative (since 2013) *

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 ...

, state senator (since 2020) * Zack Hawkins, state representative (since 2019) * David Price, incumbent U.S. Representative * Mike Woodward, state senator (since 2013)

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Mahesh Ganorkar, home building contractor *Robert Thomas

General election

Predictions

District 7

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Marvin Boguslawski * Peter Boykin, political commentator *Jennyfer Bucardo, substitute teacher *Christian Castelli *Lee Haywood, nominee for

North Carolina's 6th congressional district North Carolina's 6th congressional district is located in north central portion of the state. As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contains all of Guilford County and a portion ...

* Bo Hines, former football player *Kent Keirsey, businessman and

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officer

=Declined

= * Jon Hardister, state representative ''(running for re-election)'' * Mark Walker, former U.S. Representative for

(2015–2021) ''(considered run, currently running for

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=Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Potential

General election

Predictions

District 8

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Alma Adams, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Potential

General election

Predictions

District 9

The incumbent is Republican

Dan Bishop James Daniel Bishop (born July 1, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019, when the district was numbered as the 9th. A Republican, his district includes south-central Mecklenburg, Union, ...

, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Potential

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Ramin Mammadov, quality assurance manager

General election

Predictions

District 10

Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, Republican Representatives Richard Hudson and

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were moved to the same district. Budd has declared his Candidacy for U.S. Senate.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Potential

= * Richard Hudson, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Withdrawn

= *Grayson Haff (running for NC House District 83)

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative (Running for

)

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Nathan Click, business financing consultant and

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veteran *Scott Huffman, businessman and nominee for

North Carolina's 13th congressional district The thirteenth congressional district of North Carolina was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States census. Previously, the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 census unti ...

=Withdrawn

= *Maddie Parra, businesswoman

General election

Predictions

District 11

Incumbent representative

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is running in the 13th district. Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, The district incumbents are Republican

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and Democrat

Kathy Manning Kathy Ellen Manning (born December 3, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. She is the U.S. representative from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. The district is in the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes ...

, who was elected with 62.3% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Potential

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Michael Ackerman, former CCSO deputy *

Virginia Foxx Virginia Ann Foxx ( Palmieri;Foxx, Virginia Ann
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, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

District 12

The incumbent is Republican

Patrick McHenry Patrick Timothy McHenry (born October 22, 1975) is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the cities of Hickory and Mooresville. McHenry was a member of the North Carolina ...

, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Potential

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Potential

General election

Predictions

District 13

The incumbent is Republican

, who was elected in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Karen Bentley, former Mecklenburg County Commissioner (2006-2014) *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for

North Carolina's 11th congressional district North Carolina's 11th congressional district encompasses most of Western North Carolina. Since January 3, 2021, the district has been represented by Madison Cawthorn. Redistricting The 11th district has historically been known for its volat ...

*Tyler Lee, real estate investor

=Announcement pending

= *John Aneralla, former mayor of Huntersville

=Declined

= * Tim Moore,

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(2015–present)

=Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Pam Genant, nurse and former Army officer *Josh Remillard, veteran

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

District 14

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Chuck Edwards, state senator *Rod Honeycutt, former

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colonel *Wendy Nevarez, social security claims specialist and

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veteran *Bruce O'Connell, hotel manager *Michele Woodhouse, North Carolina Republican Party District Chair for NC-11

=Withdrawn

= *Eric Batchelor, Haywood County deputy sheriff

=Declined

= *

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 ...

, state senator

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Jasmine Beach-Ferrara,

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commissioner *Jay Carey,

veteran *Katie Dean, auto repair shop owner *Eric Gash, pastor *Bo Hess, psychotherapist *Brooker Smith,

veteran

Endorsements

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *David Coatney

General election

Predictions

Notes

References

External links

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