2022 US Senate Race Coverage

The winner of North Carolina's primary elections? Big, outside money.
Political interest groups from outside of North Carolina offered an unprecedented level of financial support to candidates, including some who couldn't win without it.

Budd, Beasley pleased with primary outcome; McCrory concerned about conservative voters
Former Gov. Pat McCrory lost in his bid to for the Republican nomination to US Senate and shared his concerns about the party's direction with supporters

Ted Budd gets Republican nod in US Senate race
Ted Bud dominated a Republican field that included former Gov. Pat McCrory and 12 others to claim the nomination and the chance to run against Cheri Beasley in the fall.

Beasley claims Democratic nod in Senate race
Former Democratic state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley easily won the nomination to the U.S. Senate.

Beasley, Budd clinch US Senate nods, advance to November election
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice defeated 10 Democratic U.S. Senate primary opponents. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd defeated 13 Republicans.

Beasley braces for US Senate general election, positions herself as NC's lone moderate
U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley is the presumptive Democratic nominee. She is preparing for a matchup with Republican frontrunner Ted Budd.

On the Record: Cheri Beasley, leading Democratic candidate for US Senate
Cheri Beasley, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, is running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate. She sat down to talk with WRAL's Lena Tillett about the threat to Roe v. Wade and economic pressures facing North Carolina families.

Senate candidate Beasley: Abortion is a Constitutional right
As a political candidate and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, she is keenly interested in the leak earlier this week that shows the U.S. Supreme Court planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that made abortion legal in the 1970s.

NC chief justice, Senate candidate Beasley believes abortion is Constitutional right
As a political candidate and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, she is keenly interested in the leak earlier this week that shows the U.S. Supreme Court planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that made abortion legal in the 1970s.

McCrory and Walker weigh in on Trump's influence at Budd-free US Senate debate
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker participated in the fourth U.S. Senate primary debate. Rep. Ted. Budd did not attend.

Fact check: Ad says McCrory appointees 'mandated' textbooks pushing critical race theory
A conservative education group is attacking Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pat McCrory, claiming that while McCrory was North Carolina's governor, he orchestrated the teaching of critical race theory in the state's classrooms. PolitiFact checks the School Freedom Fund's ad.

School-choice PAC floods NC airwaves in heated US Senate GOP primary
School Freedom Fund, a political action committee aligned with Club for Growth Action, has spent more than $1.3 million attacking former Gov. Pat McCrory ahead of the May 17 election.

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Editorial: Have outside forces taken over North Carolina's GOP?
Friday, April 22, 2022 -- Is North Carolina's Republican Party vanishing? Has it been bought out and swallowed up by former President Donald Trump and organizations backing his endorsed candidates? These are groups such as the "Conservative Outsider PAC" which shares many of the same donors as the Club for Growth that, with Trump, seems to be dominating this state's GOP primary season.

NC GOP Senate candidates tangle over education, 2020 election results
Former Gov. Pat McCrory, former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker and combat veteran Marjorie K. Eastman faced off in a debate Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd declined the invitation.

$1.5M ad campaign touts Robinson's backing of Budd; McCrory calls claims 'total deception'
A Washington, D.C., political action committee is touting Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's support of U.S. Rep. Ted Budd for an open U.S. Senate seat.

Smart tactic or missed opportunity? Budd is the latest GOP frontrunner to avoid debates
U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has avoided four U.S. Senate debates. His top GOP primary opponents are taking aim at the lack of participation as Budd gains momentum.

Fact checking McCrory, Walker claims from the WRAL U.S. Senate debate
Former Gov. Pat McCrory claimed that the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce supported the controversial HB2 "bathroom bill." Former Congressman Mark Walker said mischaracterized an abortion debate. PolitiFact checks four standout claims from their U.S. Senate debate.

US Rep Mark Walker on why he's running for US Senate: 'America lost its way'
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker explained why he is running for U.S. Senate during Thursday night's debate at the WRAL Studios against former Gov. Pat McCrory.

Former Gov. Pat McCrory on why he's running for US Senate: 'We need to save the American dream'
Former Gov. Pat McCrory explained why he is running for U.S. Senate during Thursday night's debate at the WRAL Studios against former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker.