2022 North Carolina Senate Election
News coverage of the North Carolina Senate election. See the race between Ted Budd, polling at 46%, and Cheri Beasley, polling at 43%. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our North Carolina election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
Top North Carolina Candidates
Republican CandidateTed Budd Polls: 46% Sample: 31,064Percentage of News: 47%
News Diet Breakdown
15%
Right: 79%
Democrat CandidateCheri Beasley Polls: 43% Sample: 37,935Percentage of News: 53%
News Diet Breakdown
Left: 62%
Center: 34%
Coverage Breakdown
Coverage Breakdown is based on the number of articles published per candidate.
Ted Budd
Cheri Beasley
Top 2022 North Carolina Senate Election News
U.S. Senate · North CarolinaRepublican Rep. Ted Budd defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s competitive Senate race Tuesday, NBC News projects, letting Republicans retain a seat that will be vacated by retiring Sen. Richard Burr. See the Story
Republican Ted Budd wins North Carolina Senate race
39% Right coverage: 36 sources
US & Canada · RaleighDemocrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd agreed to a one-hour debate. Beasley is a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court and would be the first Black senator for North Carolina if elected. Budd is a three-term congressman from Davie County who received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.See the Story
NC Senate candidates to meet in likely only televised debate
50% Left coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · North CarolinaRepublican Tedd Budd has defeated Democrat Cheri Beasley in the North Carolina U.S. Senate Race. The race was one of several nationwide expected to determine which party would control what is now a 50-50 Senate. Republicans have won seven of the eight Senate elections, with only Democrat Kay Hagan coming out on top in 2008.See the Story
Ted Budd takes lead against Cheri Beasley in race for NC's seat in US Senate
Coverage: 10 sources
Latest 2022 North Carolina Senate Election News
Ted BuddWVTM 13 visited with all three U.S. Senate candidates hoping to earn your vote and replace retiring Sen. Richard Shelby. Democratic nominee Dr. Will Boyd, Republican nominee Katie Britt and Libertarian nominee John Sophocleus will all be on the ballot Nov. 8. WVTM13 asked them all what voters are most concerned about and what voters want them to focus on.See the Story
Pence comes to N.C. for GOP Senate candidate Budd
56% Left coverage: 9 sources
US & Canada · RaleighRep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) has widened his lead to 6 points over Democratic challenger Cheri Beasley in the race for North Carolina’s Senate seat, according to a new East Carolina University (ECU) poll.See the Story
Budd widens lead over Beasley in North Carolina Senate race: poll
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · North CarolinaFormer President Trump will be heading to North Carolina later this month to stump for North Carolina Senate hopeful Rep. Ted Budd (R), according to an advisory from his Save America PAC. Trump is slated to campaign for the North Carolina lawmaker and his other endorsees in the state on Sept. 23 in Wilmington, N.C., about a month and a half out from the November midterms. See the Story
Trump to stump for Senate candidate Budd in North Carolina
57% Center coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · RaleighCheri Beasley leads Ted Budd 45.6%-43.2% in new poll. In May, Budd led Beasley by 6.8 percentage points in projected head-to-head battle. Nearly 6 in 10 voters say they think Budd will win on Nov. 8.See the Story
Budd holds 3-point lead over Beasley in North Carolina Senate race: poll
66% Center coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · Raleigh North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race is a statistical dead heat with the economy as the driving issue for voters in all parties, according to a WRAL News Poll released on Monday. The online survey found 43% of likely voters favor Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, while 42% prefer the Democrat, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. Thirteen percent of the 677 likely voters surveyed are undecided. Two percent plan to back Libertarian candidate Shannon Bray, and less than 1% support Green Party candidate Matthew Hoh.See the Story
North Carolina Senate Race Is Very Close
100% Center coverage: 5 sources
US & CanadaTed Budd and Cheri Beasley have officially announced their intent to hit the stage. The debate will be sponsored by Spectrum News. Budd agreed to the debate on Sunday. His announcement came after Beasley's campaign slammed Budd for refusing to debate in a proposed event sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters.See the Story
Beasley, Budd agree to debate in key US Senate contest
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · North CarolinaNorth Carolina’s Senate race has emerged as perhaps the year’s most quiet toss-up contest. But both parties are taking the race — one of a handful that could decide control of the upper chamber — seriously. Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd met for the first time on Friday night to debate a laundry list of issues that are playing out in key races across the country.See the Story
Five takeaways from the North Carolina Senate debate
60% Left coverage: 5 sources
US & Canada · RaleighRepublican Ted Budd is running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. But some of his fellow Republicans worry he is not fighting hard enough. Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley has spent the summer running TV ads and campaigning. The North Carolina contest is one of a handful that could determine which party controls the Senate.See the Story
A competitive Senate race in North Carolina has Republicans worried
Coverage: 4 sources
Ted Budd · North CarolinaRep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) is leading Democrat Cheri Beasley in the race for a seat in the upper chamber, according to a new Marist College poll. The poll found that 49 percent of respondents who said they will definitely vote in next month's election supported Budd, while 45 percent of those surveyed said they'll vote for Beasley. The Budd-Beasley contest is one of the few Senate races in November's midterm election that could determine which party keeps control.See the Story
Budd leading Beasley by 4 points: North Carolina Senate poll
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 North Carolina Senate Election?2022 North Carolina Senate Election often has a balanced coverage.
Left: 34%
Center: 29%
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