Republican congressman Ted Budd won his first term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley.

Primary elections were scheduled for March 8, 2022,[1] but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17.

[2] Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Cheri Beasley[3] and U.S. Representative Ted Budd won the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.

[10] Despite Budd's win in the election, it marked the Class III seat's worst performance by a Republican since 1998.

[12] Walker opted to retire from the House and not run for reelection in 2020 because his district was made much more favorable to the Democratic Party after redistricting.

The former president also took a shot at McCrory, saying, "You can't pick people that have already lost two races, that do not stand for our values."

[5] Meanwhile, North Carolina redrew its congressional maps, making Walker's house seat more favorable to Republicans than it had been before 2020.

After that, Trump met with Walker and promised to endorse him if he left the Senate race to instead run for his old House seat, newly numbered as the 7th district.

[21][22] The first televised debate was held by WRAL-TV on April 14 and featured McCrory and Walker, with Budd once again declining to attend.

[24] A fourth debate, sponsored by Nexstar Media Group, was held on April 26 and aired on television stations across North Carolina, including WJZY, WNCN, WGHP, and WNCT-TV.

In January 2021, Jackson officially launched his campaign, and began a tour of the state, holding town hall events in all 100 counties.

[108] In November 2021, Smith filed papers to run for North Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2022 after Representative G. K. Butterfield announced he would not seek reelection.