An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all 120 members to
North Carolina's
House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the
U.S Senate,
U.S. House of Representatives, and
state senate. The
primary election was originally going to be held on March 8, 2022, with a run-off in June 2022; however, the
North Carolina Supreme Court delayed the primary until May 17, 2022, pending challenges over the State's districts and paused candidate filing.[1] Prior to this pause, several candidates had already filed to run.[2] The elections would be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in House Bill 976 to account for population changes following the 2020 census.[3] The maps were later overturned by the
North Carolina Supreme Court, who ordered the legislature to draw new maps. The
North Carolina General Assembly later redrew the maps (House Bill 980) which were upheld by the Wake County Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court.[4] Candidate filing resumed on February 24, 2022, and concluded on March 4, 2022.[5]
District 83 (Cabarrus & Rowan Counties) won by Kevin Crutchfield (R)
District 112 (Mecklenburg County) won by
Tricia Cotham (D)
Detailed results
Districts 1-19
District 1
County results
Goodwin
≥90%
Precinct results
Goodwin
≥90%
The new 1st District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans
Ed Goodwin, who had represented the 1st District since 2019, and
Bobby Hanig, who had represented the 6th District since 2019. Hanig announced that he would not seek re-election, and instead would run for the
North Carolina Senate.[7]
North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2022[8]
Incumbent Democratic
Howard Hunter III had represented the 5th District since 2015. Bill Ward won the Republican nomination and then defeated Hunter in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th District Republican primary election, 2022[14]
The new 6th District is based in
Harnett County and had no incumbent.
Joe Pike won the Republican nomination, defeating Murray Simpkins. Pike won the Republican nomination and then easily won the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 6th District Republican primary election, 2022[16]
Incumbent Democrat
Kandie Smith had represented the 8th District since 2019. Smith was retiring to run for the
North Carolina Senate.[19] Sharon McDonald Evans[20] and Gloristine Brown[21] sought the Democratic nomination. Brown won the Democratic nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 8th District Democratic primary election, 2022[22]
The new 10th District includes the homes of incumbent Republican Majority Leader
John Bell, who had represented the 10th District since 2013, and incumbent Democrat
Raymond Smith Jr., who had represented the 21st District since 2019. Smith was retiring to run for the
North Carolina Senate.
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2022[26]
Incumbent Republican
Pat McElraft had represented the 13th District since 2007. She was retiring.[30] Celeste Cairns won the Republican nomination, defeating Pete Benton and Eden Gordon Hill.[31]
North Carolina House of Representatives 13th District Republican primary election, 2022[32]
Incumbent Republican
George Cleveland had represented the 14th District since 2005. Debbie Burke was challenging Cleveland for the Republican nomination. Eric Whitfield and Isiah "Ike" Johnson sought the Democratic nomination.[34]
North Carolina House of Representatives 14th District Democratic primary election, 2022[35]
Incumbent Democrat
James Gailliard had represented the 25th District since 2019.
Allen Chesser won the Republican nomination, defeating Alsey Beth Hopkins and Yvonne McLeod. Chesser then defeated Gailliard in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 25th District Republican primary election, 2022[48]
Incumbent Republican
Donna McDowell White had represented the 26th District since 2017. Rick Walker unsuccessfully challenged McDowell White for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 26th District Republican primary election, 2022[50]
Incumbent Democrat
Michael Wray had represented the 27th District since 2005. Jerry McDaniel unsuccessfully challenged Wray for the Democratic nomination.
Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[52]
North Carolina House of Representatives 27th District Democratic primary election, 2022[53]
Incumbent Republican
Larry Strickland had represented the 28th District since 2017. James Davenport unsuccessfully challenged Strickland for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 28th District Republican primary election, 2022[55]
Incumbent Democrat
Grier Martin had represented the 34th District since 2013, but he resigned on July 8, 2022, and ended his re-election campaign. Fellow Democrat
Jack Nichols was appointed to finish the remainder of Martin's term. Zach Padgett was initially chosen to replace Martin on the ballot, but he later withdrew and was replaced by
Tim Longest.[63] Ashley Seshul defeated Joshua Jordan to win the Republican nomination. Longest won the open seat.
North Carolina House of Representatives 34th District Republican primary election, 2022[64]
Incumbent Democrat
Terence Everitt had represented the 35th District since 2019. Fred Von Canon won the Republican nomination, defeating Brandon Panameno.
North Carolina House of Representatives 35th District Republican primary election, 2022[66]
Incumbent Republican
Erin Paré had represented the 37th District since 2021. Mary Bethel, Christine Kelly, and Elizabeth Parent sought the Democratic nomination. Kelly won the Democratic nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 37th District Democratic primary election, 2022[69]
Incumbent Democrat
Joe John had represented the 40th District since 2017. Marguerite Creel unsuccessfully challenged John for the Democratic nomination. John defeated former representative
Marilyn Avila in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district Democratic primary election, 2022[73]
Incumbent Democrat
Marvin Lucas had represented the 42nd District since 2001. Naveed Aziz unsuccessfully challenged Lucas for the Democratic nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district Democratic primary election, 2022[77]
Incumbent Democrat
Billy Richardson had represented the 44th District since 2015. Richardson did not seek re-election.
Charles Smith won the Democratic nomination and ran unopposed in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district Democratic primary election, 2022[82]
Incumbent Republican
John Szoka had represented the 45th District since 2013. Szoka originally announced that he would retire to run for Congress,[84] but switched races and chose to run for the
Cumberland County Commission. Keith Byrd, Chris Davis, and 2020 nominee
Frances Jackson sought the Democratic nomination. Jackson won the Democratic nomination and then defeated Republican nominee Susan Chapman in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2022[85]
Incumbent Democrat
Charles Graham had represented the 47th District since 2011. Graham was retiring to run for Congress.[88]Jarrod Lowery won the Republican nomination. Charles Townsend won the Democratic nomination.[89]
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2022[90]
Incumbent Democrat
Graig Meyer had represented the 50th District since 2013. Meyer was retiring to run for
North Carolina Senate.[94] Renee Price won the Democratic nomination, defeating Matt Hughes.[95][96]
North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district Democratic primary election, 2022[97]
The new 52nd District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans
Jamie Boles, who had represented the 52nd District since 2009, and
Ben Moss, who had represented the 66th District since 2021. Moss defeated Boles to win the Republican nomination.[100][101]
North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district Republican primary election, 2022[102]
Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader
Robert Reives had represented the 54th District since 2014. Republican former
Chatham County commissioner Walter Petty[106] and Craig Kinsey sought the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district Republican primary election, 2022[107]
Incumbent Democrat
Verla Insko had represented the 56th District and its predecessors since 1997. Insko was not seeking re-election.[111] Jonah Garson and Allen Buansi are seeking the Democratic nomination.[112]
North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district Democratic primary election, 2022[113]
Incumbent Republican
Jon Hardister had represented the 59th District since 2013. He was running for re-election.[117] Eddie Aday and Sherrie Young are seeking the Democratic nomination.[118]
North Carolina House of Representatives 59th district Democratic primary election, 2022[119]
Incumbent Democrat
Ricky Hurtado had represented the 63rd District since 2021. Ed Priola, former representative
Stephen Ross, and
Peter Boykin sought the Republican nomination, with Ross winning the primary and then defeating Hurtado in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district Republican primary election, 2022[124]
Incumbent Republican
Reece Pyrtle had represented the 65th District since his appointment on August 11, 2021. He was running for re-election.[127] Joseph A. Gibson III is challenging Pyrtle for the Republican nomination.[128] Jay Donecker and Gary L. Smith are seeking the Democratic nomination.[128]
North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Democratic primary election, 2022[129]
The new 66th District is based in north central
Wake County and had no incumbent. State Senator
Sarah Crawford won the Democratic nomination defeating Wesley Knott and Frank (Jeremiah) Pierce. Crawford easily won the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 66th district Democratic primary election, 2022[131]
Incumbent Democrat
Evelyn Terry had represented the 71st District since 2013. She was retiring.[138]Kanika Brown won the Democratic nomination, defeating David M. Moore and Frederick N. Terry. Brown was unopposed in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2022[139]
The new 73rd District includes portions of eastern
Cabarrus County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican
Larry Pittman, who had represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2011. Prior to the completion of redistricting, Pittman announced that he would not seek re-election.[142] Brian Echevarria won the Republican nomination, defeating then North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans Chairwoman and
state Republican central committee member
Catherine Whiteford and Parish Moffitt.
North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district Republican primary election, 2022[143]
The new 77th District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans
Julia Craven Howard, who had represented the 77th District and its predecessors since 1989, and
Lee Zachary, who had represented the 73rd District since 2015. Zachary unsuccessfully ran for the
North Carolina Senate.
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2022[149]
Incumbent Republican
Allen McNeill had represented the 78th District since 2012. He retired.[150] Neal Jackson won the Republican nomination, defeating David Ashley and Cory Bortree.
North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district Republican primary election, 2022[151]
Incumbent Republican
Keith Kidwell had represented the 79th District since 2019. Ed Hege unsuccessfully challenged Kidwell for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district Republican primary election, 2022[153]
The new 83rd District includes portions of eastern
Cabarrus County and southern
Rowan County and hds no incumbent. Kevin Crutchfield won the Republican nomination, defeating Grayson Haff and Brad Jenkins. Crutchfield was unopposed in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district Republican primary election, 2022[158]
Incumbent Republican
Mitchell Setzer had represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999. Benjamin Devine and Kelli Weaver Moore unsuccessfully challenged Setzer for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district Republican primary election, 2022[165]
Incumbent Republican
Sarah Stevens had represented the 90th District since 2009. Benjamin Romans unsuccessfully challenged Stevens for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district Republican primary election, 2022[167]
Incumbent Republican
Kyle Hall had represented the 91st District since 2015. James Douglas and Stephen L. James unsuccessfully challenged Hall for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district Republican primary election, 2022[169]
Incumbent Democrat
Rachel Hunt had represented the 103rd District since 2019. Hunt was retiring to run for the
North Carolina Senate.[75] Former representative
Bill Brawley sought the Republican nomination.[183]Laura Budd won the Democratic nomination, defeating Ann Harlan. Budd defeated Brawley in the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2022[184]
Incumbent Democrat
Kelly Alexander had represented the 107th District since 2009. Vermanno Bowman unsuccessfully challenged Alexander for the Democratic nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2022[188]
Incumbent Republican
Donnie Loftis had represented the 109th District since his appointment on November 1, 2021. Lauren Bumgardner Current, John Gouch, and Ronnie Worley[190] unsuccessfully challenged Loftis for the Republican nomination.
North Carolina House of Representatives 109th district Republican primary election, 2022[191]
The new 112th District is based in eastern
Mecklenburg County and had no incumbent. Former representative
Tricia Cotham won the Democratic nomination, defeating Jay Holman, Yolanda Holmes, and former representative
Rodney Moore. Cotham won the general election.
North Carolina House of Representatives 112th district Democratic primary election, 2022[195]
The new 113th District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans
Jake Johnson, who had represented the 113th District since 2019, and
David Rogers, who had represented the 112th District since 2016. Both Rogers and Johnson were seeking re-election.[197]
North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district Republican primary election, 2022[198]
The new 114th District includes the home of incumbent Democrat
John Ager, who hds represented the 115th District since 2015. Ager did not seek re-election.[200]
North Carolina House of Representatives 114th district general election, 2022[201]
The new 115th District includes the home of incumbent Democrat
Brian Turner, who had represented the 116th District since 2015. Turner did not seek re-election.[202] Pratik Bhakta won the Republican nomination, defeating Sherry M. Higgins.
North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district Republican primary election, 2022[203]
Incumbent Republican
Tim Moffitt had represented the 117th District since 2020. Moffitt was retiring to run for
North Carolina Senate.[206]Jennifer Capps Balkcom won the Republican nomination, defeating Dennis Justice and Chelsea Walsh.
North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district Republican primary election, 2022[207]