RALEIGH — From Murphy to Manteo, North Carolina will send five new members of Congress to Washington, D.C. in January.
Following litigation from the General Assembly’s 2021 redistricting session that led to a court-ordered drawing of Congressional maps, the districts used in 2022 exist for only the next two years.
NC-01: Don Davis
Don Davis, a Democrat, defeated Republican Sandy Smith to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield in the northeastern part of the state.
NC-04: Valerie Foushee
A longtime elected official from Orange County, Valerie Foushee won the Democratic primary with help from outside spending and cruised to a win in the Triangle’s heavily Democratic 4th Congressional District.
NC-11: Chuck Edwards
After narrowly defeating controversial first-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the Republican primary, Edwards defeated Democratic candidate Jasmine Beach-Ferrera by 30,000 votes and will be the only Republican freshman in the U.S. House from North Carolina.
NC-13: Wiley Nickel
In a surprise outcome to some political observers, the far-left state senator defeated Republican Bo Hines in the closest contest of the election. Nickel branded himself as a moderate in spite of his voting record in the General Assembly and rode high turnout in Wake County to victory.
NC-14: Jeff Jackson
Running in a district drawn just two months after dropping out of the U.S. Senate race, Jeff Jackson goes to Washington, D.C. after all after dispatching Republican Pat Harrigan in the new district covering parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties.
Returning to Congress
Nine representatives will return to Washington for another two years as no incumbent who made it to the general election lost their seat.
NC-02: Deborah Ross
Ross’ Wake County district is the only district entirely contained in a single county and unsurprisingly went strongly for the first-term Democrat. Ross earned 64% of the vote over Republican Christine Villaverde.
NC-03: Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy secured his third term in Congress on election night as he won easily in eastern North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District. He defeated Democrat Barbara Gaskins and won with 67% of the vote.
NC-05: Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx, a conservative stalwart representing the northwestern part of the state, won another term in Congress in the 5th Congressional District. Foxx took over 63% of the vote over Democrat Kyle Parrish in the contest. Foxx is in line to once again helm the House Committee on Education and Labor in 2023.
NC-06: Kathy Manning
Greensboro’s Kathy Manning won a second term in Congress in a race that Republicans thought could be a close contest. Manning won by around 22,000 votes over first-time candidate Christian Castelli in the Triad-area district.
NC-07: David Rouzer
David Rouzer won his fifth term in Congress as his district was redrawn to include some new counties during redistricting litigation. Among those is Robeson County, the home of his Democratic opponent, Charles Graham. Rouzer would win Robeson, though, in addition to the other six counties of the southeastern district.
NC-08: Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop won his third term in Congress and will take on several new counties as he ran for reelection in the 8th Congressional District. Bishop took 70% of the vote in the race.
NC-09: Richard Hudson
Facing a seasoned opponent in the new 9th Congressional District didn’t faze Richard Hudson, who won his sixth term in Congress with 57% of the vote over Democratic state Sen. Ben Clark. Hudson maintains his status as Fort Bragg’s Congressman and is expected to be elected by House Republicans to lead the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2024.
NC-10: Patrick McHenry
Securing his tenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives with the highest margin of any winner, Patrick McHenry is expected to become the chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee in 2023. McHenry won with nearly 73% of the vote.
NC-12: Alma Adams
A redrawn district cut into the typical margins for Alma Adams in the 12th Congressional District but she will return to Congress after winning with 63% of the vote over Republican Tyler Lee.
