Who is running for Congress in 2022 in North Carolina? Here’s what we know so far.
UPDATE: Filing resumed in February. Go here to see our list of candidates who have filed.
The required redrawing of North Carolina’s congressional map in advance of the 2022 elections was destined to create excitement among incumbents and potential candidates.
And it has lived up to that expectation since state lawmakers finalized the 14-seat congressional maps on Nov. 4.
An extra seat due to population growth. District hopping. Two retirements (so far). Two lawsuits (so far). And lots of candidates getting into races — or, in the case of House Speaker Tim Moore, not.
The biggest shakeup was U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s decision to run in the 13th district, instead of the 14th district, where he lives. (Unlike candidates for the North Carolina legislature, congressional candidates do not have to live in their district.)
That is, it was the biggest for about a month, until the state Supreme Court halted candidate filing, delayed the March primary to May 17, and put everyone on notice that maps could have to be redrawn all over again.
As notable names voice their intentions throughout the state, The News & Observer and Charlotte Observer are tracking who has officially declared themselves as candidates. Are we missing someone? Notify us at dbattaglia@mcclatchydc.com.
Here is a list of candidates:
District 1
Counties: Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Tyrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Pitt, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Pamlico, Carteret and parts of Onslow.
Incumbent: Greg Murphy, a Republican from Pitt County, announced he is running for reelection.
Republicans: Murphy.
Democrats: Joseph Swartz.
District 2
Counties: Washington, Bertie, Martin, Hertford, Northampton, Halifax, Edgecombe, Greene, Nash, Wilson, Greene, Franklin, Warren, Vance, Granville, Person, Caswell and parts of Wayne.
Incumbent: G.K. Butterfield, a Democrat from Wilson County. Butterfield announced his retirement on Nov. 18.
Republicans: Sandy Smith, Billy Strickland, Sandy Roberson, Richard Ahrens Jr., Brad Murphy, Brent Roberson, Laura Pichardo.
Democrats: Jason Spriggs, Erica Smith, Don Davis, James Gailliard.
District 3
Counties: Duplin, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Robeson and parts of Onslow.
Incumbent: David Rouzer, a Republican from New Hanover County, said he plans to run for reelection.
Republicans: Max Beckwith, Brian Friend.
Democrats: Jason Minnicozzi, Steve Miller, Yushonda Midgette, Stephen Miller.
District 4
Counties: Sampson, Cumberland, Harnett, Johnston and part of Wayne.
Incumbent: None.
Republicans: Alan Swain, Nat Robertson, Christine Villaverde, DeVan Barbour, Kelly Daughtry, John Szoka, Rene Borghese
Democrats: Denton Lee, Matt Grooms, Ben Clark, Charles Graham, Charles E. Evans.
District 5
Counties: Wake
Incumbent: Deborah Ross, a Democrat from Wake County, has announced her plan to run for reelection.
Republicans: Adina Safta.
Democrats: Ross.
District 6
Counties: Orange, Durham and parts of Wake
Incumbent: David Price, a Democrat from Chapel Hill, is retiring and will not run in 2022.
Republicans: Robert Thomas, Mahesh Ganorkar, Courtney Geels.
Democrats: Nida Allam, Wiley Nickel, Ashley Chandler Ward, Nathan Click, Valerie Foushee, Richard Watkins, Stephen Valentine.
District 7
Counties: Lee, Chatham, Alamance, Randolph, and parts of Davidson, Guilford and Wake.
Incumbent: None.
Republicans: Bo Hines, Kent Keirsey, Jennyfer Bucardo, Lee Haywood, Christian Castelli, Peter Boykin, Marvin Boguslawski, Chad Slotta.
Democrats: Kyle Parrish, Crystal Cavalier.
District 8
Counties: Hoke, Scotland, Richmond, Moore, Montgomery, Anson, Stanly, Union and parts of Mecklenburg.
Incumbent: None.
Republicans: U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, a Republican whose Mecklenburg County home is in the nearby 9th District, is running in the 8th District, which includes much of his current district.
District 9
Counties: Mecklenburg
Incumbents: Bishop and Alma Adams, a Democrat from Mecklenburg County. Adams is running for reelection. Bishop is moving to the 8th District which includes the majority of the area he served before the maps were redrawn.
Republicans: Francisco Rios.
Democrats: Adams.
District 10
Counties: Cabarrus, Rowan, Davie and parts of Davidson, Guilford and Iredell.
Incumbent: Richard Hudson, a Republican, is running for reelection.
Republicans: Hudson.
Democrats: Scott Huffman.
District 11
Counties: Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Wilkes, Caldwell, Alexander and parts of Wautaga and Guilford.
Incumbent: Virginia Foxx, a Republican from Watauga County, and Kathy Manning, a Democrat from Guilford County.
Foxx is running for reelection, but Manning has not announced her plans.
Republicans: Foxx
District 12
Counties: Lincoln, Catawba, Yadkin, Forsyth and parts of Iredell
Incumbent: Patrick McHenry, a Republican from Lincoln County, announced he is running for reelection.
Republicans: McHenry, Terry Gentle
District 13
Counties: Gaston, Cleveland, Burke, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk and parts of Mecklenburg.
Incumbent: None.
Republicans: Cawthorn, Karen Bentley, Tyler Lee, Richard Speer, John Aneralla, Pat Harrigan.
Democrats: Josh Remillard.
District 14
Counties: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery and parts of Watauga.
Incumbent: Cawthorn, a Republican from Henderson County, announced he will run in the 13th District.
Republicans: Rod Honeycutt, Bruce OConnell, Wendy Nevarez, Michele Woodhouse, Matthew Burril, Chuck Edwards, Ken McKim.
Democrats: Jasmine Beach-Ferrarra, Katie Dean, Jay Carey, Brooker Smith, Bo Hess, Eric Gash.
This story was originally published November 13, 2021, 10:00 AM.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misidentified a candidate, Brooker Smith.
