An election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was originally going to be held on March 8, 2022, with a run-off in June 2022; however, the North Carolina Supreme Court delayed the primary until May 17, 2022, pending challenges over the State's districts and paused candidate filing. Prior to this pause, several candidates had already filed to run. The elections would be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in House Bill 976 to account for population changes following the 2020 census. The maps were later overturned by the North Carolina Supreme Court, who ordered the legislature to draw new maps. The North Carolina General Assembly later redrew the maps (House Bill 980) which were upheld by the Wake County Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court. Candidate filing resumed on February 24, 2022, and concluded on March 4, 2022.

Predictions

Results summary

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Incumbents defeated in primaries

Republicans

1. District 52: Jamie Boles lost renomination to fellow incumbent Ben Moss in a redistricting race.
2. District 70: Pat Hurley lost renomination to Brian Biggs.
3. District 113: David Rogers lost renomination to fellow incumbent Jake Johnson in a redistricting race.

Incumbents defeated in the general election

• Larry Yarborough (R-District 2), defeated by Ray Jeffers (D)
• Howard Hunter III (D-District 5), defeated by Bill Ward (R)
• Linda Cooper-Suggs (D-District 24), defeated by Ken Fontenot (R)
• James Gailliard (D-District 25), defeated by Allen Chesser (R)
• Terry Garrison (D-District 32), defeated by Frank Sossamon (R)
• Ricky Hurtado (D-District 63), defeated by Stephen Ross (R)
• Brian Farkas (D-District 9), defeated by Timothy Reeder (R)

Open seats that changed parties

• Charles Graham (D-District 47) retired to run for Congress, seat won by Jarrod Lowery (R)
• Larry Pittman (R-District 73) retired, seat won by Diamond Staton-Williams (D)

Newly created seats

• District 6 (Harnett County) won by Joe Pike (R)
• District 21 (Wake County) won by Ya Liu (D)
• District 66 (Wake County) won by Sarah Crawford (D)
• District 83 (Cabarrus & Rowan Counties) won by Kevin Crutchfield (R)
• District 112 (Mecklenburg County) won by Tricia Cotham (D)

Detailed results

Districts 1-19

District 1

The new 1st District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Ed Goodwin, who had represented the 1st District since 2019, and Bobby Hanig, who had represented the 6th District since 2019. Hanig announced that he would not seek re-election, and instead would run for the North Carolina Senate.

District 2

Incumbent Republican Larry Yarborough had represented the 2nd District since 2015.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Tyson had represented the 3rd District since 2021. He was running for re-election.

District 4

Incumbent Republican Jimmy Dixon had represented the 4th District since 2011. He was running for re-election.

District 5

Incumbent Democratic Howard Hunter III had represented the 5th District since 2015. Bill Ward won the Republican nomination and then defeated Hunter in the general election.

District 6

The new 6th District is based in Harnett County and had no incumbent. Joe Pike won the Republican nomination, defeating Murray Simpkins. Pike won the Republican nomination and then easily won the general election.

District 7

Incumbent Republican Matthew Winslow had represented the 7th District since 2021.

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Kandie Smith had represented the 8th District since 2019. Smith was retiring to run for the North Carolina Senate. Sharon McDonald Evans and Gloristine Brown sought the Democratic nomination. Brown won the Democratic nomination.

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Brian Farkas had represented the 9th District since 2021. Timothy Reeder won the Republican nomination, defeating Tony Moore.

District 10

The new 10th District includes the homes of incumbent Republican Majority Leader John Bell, who had represented the 10th District since 2013, and incumbent Democrat Raymond Smith Jr., who had represented the 21st District since 2019. Smith was retiring to run for the North Carolina Senate.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Allison Dahle had represented the 11th District since 2019.

District 12

Incumbent Republican Chris Humphrey had represented the 12th District since 2019. He was running for re-election.

District 13

Incumbent Republican Pat McElraft had represented the 13th District since 2007. She was retiring. Celeste Cairns won the Republican nomination, defeating Pete Benton and Eden Gordon Hill.

District 14

Incumbent Republican George Cleveland had represented the 14th District since 2005. Debbie Burke was challenging Cleveland for the Republican nomination. Eric Whitfield and Isiah "Ike" Johnson sought the Democratic nomination.

District 15

Incumbent Republican Phil Shepard had represented the 15th District since 2011.

District 16

Incumbent Republican Carson Smith had represented the 16th District since 2019.

District 17

Incumbent Republican Frank Iler had represented the 17th District since 2009. Edward M. McKeithan and Eric Terashima sought the Democratic nomination.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Deb Butler had represented the 18th District since 2017.

District 19

Incumbent Republican Charlie Miller had represented the 19th District since 2021.

Districts 20-39

District 20

Incumbent Republican Ted Davis Jr. had represented the 20th District and its predecessors since 2012.

District 21

The new 21st District is based in western Wake County and had no incumbent. Cary Town Council member Ya Liu won the open seat.

District 22

Incumbent Republican William Brisson had represented the 22nd District since 2007.

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Shelly Willingham had represented the 23rd District since 2015.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Linda Cooper-Suggs had represented the 24th District since 2020. She lost re-election to Republican Ken Fontenot.

District 25

Incumbent Democrat James Gailliard had represented the 25th District since 2019. Allen Chesser won the Republican nomination, defeating Alsey Beth Hopkins and Yvonne McLeod. Chesser then defeated Gailliard in the general election.

District 26

Incumbent Republican Donna McDowell White had represented the 26th District since 2017. Rick Walker unsuccessfully challenged McDowell White for the Republican nomination.

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Michael Wray had represented the 27th District since 2005. Jerry McDaniel unsuccessfully challenged Wray for the Democratic nomination. Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

District 28

Incumbent Republican Larry Strickland had represented the 28th District since 2017. James Davenport unsuccessfully challenged Strickland for the Republican nomination.

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Vernetta Alston had represented the 29th District since 2020.

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Marcia Morey had represented the 30th District since 2017.

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Zack Forde-Hawkins had represented the 31st District since 2019.

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Terry Garrison had represented the 32nd District since 2017. Garrison lost re-election to Republican Frank Sossamon.

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Rosa Gill had represented the 33rd District since 2009. Nate Blanton unsuccessfully challenged Gill for the Democratic nomination.

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Grier Martin had represented the 34th District since 2013, but he resigned on July 8, 2022, and ended his re-election campaign. Fellow Democrat Jack Nichols was appointed to finish the remainder of Martin's term. Zach Padgett was initially chosen to replace Martin on the ballot, but he later withdrew and was replaced by Tim Longest. Ashley Seshul defeated Joshua Jordan to win the Republican nomination. Longest won the open seat.

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Terence Everitt had represented the 35th District since 2019. Fred Von Canon won the Republican nomination, defeating Brandon Panameno.

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Julie von Haefen had represented the 36th District since 2019.

District 37

Incumbent Republican Erin Paré had represented the 37th District since 2021. Mary Bethel, Christine Kelly, and Elizabeth Parent sought the Democratic nomination. Kelly won the Democratic nomination.

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Abe Jones had represented the 38th District since 2021.

District 39

Incumbent Democrat James Roberson had represented the 39th District since his appointment on January 11, 2021. He was elected to a full term.

Districts 40-59

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Joe John had represented the 40th District since 2017. Marguerite Creel unsuccessfully challenged John for the Democratic nomination. John defeated former representative Marilyn Avila in the general election.

District 41

Incumbent Democratic Deputy Minority Leader Gale Adcock had represented the 41st District since 2015. Adcock retired to run for the North Carolina Senate. Wake County Commissioner Maria Cervania won the open seat.

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas had represented the 42nd District since 2001. Naveed Aziz unsuccessfully challenged Lucas for the Democratic nomination.

District 43

Incumbent Republican Diane Wheatley had represented the 43rd District since 2021. Former representative Elmer Floyd won the Democratic nomination.

District 44

Incumbent Democrat Billy Richardson had represented the 44th District since 2015. Richardson did not seek re-election. Charles Smith won the Democratic nomination and ran unopposed in the general election.

District 45

Incumbent Republican John Szoka had represented the 45th District since 2013. Szoka originally announced that he would retire to run for Congress, but switched races and chose to run for the Cumberland County Commission. Keith Byrd, Chris Davis, and 2020 nominee Frances Jackson sought the Democratic nomination. Jackson won the Democratic nomination and then defeated Republican nominee Susan Chapman in the general election.

District 46

Incumbent Republican Brenden Jones had represented the 46th District since 2017.

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Charles Graham had represented the 47th District since 2011. Graham was retiring to run for Congress. Jarrod Lowery won the Republican nomination. Charles Townsend won the Democratic nomination.

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Garland Pierce had represented the 48th District since 2005.

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Cynthia Ball had represented the 49th District since 2017.

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Graig Meyer had represented the 50th District since 2013. Meyer was retiring to run for North Carolina Senate. Renee Price won the Democratic nomination, defeating Matt Hughes.

District 51

Incumbent Republican John Sauls had represented the 51st District since 2017.

District 52

The new 52nd District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Jamie Boles, who had represented the 52nd District since 2009, and Ben Moss, who had represented the 66th District since 2021. Moss defeated Boles to win the Republican nomination.

District 53

Incumbent Republican Howard Penny Jr. had represented the 53rd District since 2020. Brian Hawley challenged Penny for the Republican nomination.

District 54

Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader Robert Reives had represented the 54th District since 2014. Republican former Chatham County commissioner Walter Petty and Craig Kinsey sought the Republican nomination.

District 55

Incumbent Republican Mark Brody had represented the 55th District since 2013. Brandon Smith challenged Brody for the Republican nomination.

District 56

Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko had represented the 56th District and its predecessors since 1997. Insko was not seeking re-election. Jonah Garson and Allen Buansi are seeking the Democratic nomination.

District 57

Incumbent Democrat Ashton Clemmons had represented the 57th District since 2019.

District 58

Incumbent Democrat Amos Quick had represented the 58th District since 2017.

District 59

Incumbent Republican Jon Hardister had represented the 59th District since 2013. He was running for re-election. Eddie Aday and Sherrie Young are seeking the Democratic nomination.

Districts 60-79

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Cecil Brockman had represented the 60th District since 2015.

District 61

Incumbent Democrat Pricey Harrison had represented the 61st District and its predecessors since 2005.

District 62

Incumbent Republican John Faircloth had represented the 62nd District and its predecessors since 2011.

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Ricky Hurtado had represented the 63rd District since 2021. Ed Priola, former representative Stephen Ross, and Peter Boykin sought the Republican nomination, with Ross winning the primary and then defeating Hurtado in the general election.

District 64

Incumbent Republican Dennis Riddell had represented the 64th District since 2013.

District 65

Incumbent Republican Reece Pyrtle had represented the 65th District since his appointment on August 11, 2021. He was running for re-election. Joseph A. Gibson III is challenging Pyrtle for the Republican nomination. Jay Donecker and Gary L. Smith are seeking the Democratic nomination.

District 66

The new 66th District is based in north central Wake County and had no incumbent. State Senator Sarah Crawford won the Democratic nomination defeating Wesley Knott and Frank (Jeremiah) Pierce. Crawford easily won the general election.

District 67

Incumbent Republican Wayne Sasser had represented the 67th District since 2019.

District 68

Incumbent Republican David Willis had represented the 68th District since 2021.

District 69

Incumbent Republican Dean Arp had represented the 69th District since 2013.

District 70

Incumbent Republican Pat Hurley had represented the 70th District since 2007. Brian Biggs defeated Hurley for the Republican nomination.

District 71

Incumbent Democrat Evelyn Terry had represented the 71st District since 2013. She was retiring. Kanika Brown won the Democratic nomination, defeating David M. Moore and Frederick N. Terry. Brown was unopposed in the general election.

District 72

Incumbent Democrat Amber Baker had represented the 72nd District since 2021.

District 73

The new 73rd District includes portions of eastern Cabarrus County. The district includes the home of incumbent Republican Larry Pittman, who had represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2011. Prior to the completion of redistricting, Pittman announced that he would not seek re-election. Brian Echevarria won the Republican nomination, defeating then North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans Chairwoman and state Republican central committee member Catherine Whiteford and Parish Moffitt.

District 74

Incumbent Republican Jeff Zenger had represented the 74th District since 2021. Carla Catalan Day won the Democratic nomination, defeating Sean Lew.

District 75

Incumbent Republican Donny Lambeth had represented the 75th District since 2013.

District 76

Incumbent Republican Harry Warren had represented the 76th District and its predecessors since 2011.

District 77

The new 77th District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Julia Craven Howard, who had represented the 77th District and its predecessors since 1989, and Lee Zachary, who had represented the 73rd District since 2015. Zachary unsuccessfully ran for the North Carolina Senate.

District 78

Incumbent Republican Allen McNeill had represented the 78th District since 2012. He retired. Neal Jackson won the Republican nomination, defeating David Ashley and Cory Bortree.

District 79

Incumbent Republican Keith Kidwell had represented the 79th District since 2019. Ed Hege unsuccessfully challenged Kidwell for the Republican nomination.

Districts 80-99

District 80

Incumbent Republican Sam Watford had represented the 80th District since 2021.

District 81

Incumbent Republican Larry Potts had represented the 81st District since 2017.

District 82

Incumbent Republican Kristin Baker had represented the 82nd District since 2020.

District 83

The new 83rd District includes portions of eastern Cabarrus County and southern Rowan County and hds no incumbent. Kevin Crutchfield won the Republican nomination, defeating Grayson Haff and Brad Jenkins. Crutchfield was unopposed in the general election.

District 84

Incumbent Republican Jeffrey McNeely had represented the 84th District since 2019.

District 85

Incumbent Republican Dudley Greene had represented the 85th District since 2021.

District 86

Incumbent Republican Hugh Blackwell had represented the 86th District since 2009.

District 87

Incumbent Republican Destin Hall had represented the 87th District since 2017.

District 88

Incumbent Democrat Mary Belk had represented the 88th District since 2017.

District 89

Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer had represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999. Benjamin Devine and Kelli Weaver Moore unsuccessfully challenged Setzer for the Republican nomination.

District 90

Incumbent Republican Sarah Stevens had represented the 90th District since 2009. Benjamin Romans unsuccessfully challenged Stevens for the Republican nomination.

District 91

Incumbent Republican Kyle Hall had represented the 91st District since 2015. James Douglas and Stephen L. James unsuccessfully challenged Hall for the Republican nomination.

District 92

Incumbent Democrat Terry Brown had represented the 92nd District since 2021.

District 93

Incumbent Republican Ray Pickett had represented the 93rd District since 2021. He was running for re-election.

District 94

Incumbent Republican Jeffrey Elmore had represented the 94th District since 2013.

District 95

Incumbent Republican Grey Mills had represented the 95th District since 2021.

District 96

Incumbent Republican Jay Adams had represented the 96th District since 2015.

District 97

Incumbent Republican Jason Saine had represented the 97th District since 2011.

District 98

Incumbent Republican John Bradford had represented the 98th District since 2021.

District 99

Incumbent Democrat Nasif Majeed had represented the 99th District since 2019.

Districts 100-120

District 100

Incumbent Democrat John Autry had represented the 100th District since 2017.

District 101

Incumbent Democrat Carolyn Logan had represented the 101st District since 2019.

District 102

Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney had represented the 102nd District since 2003.

District 103

Incumbent Democrat Rachel Hunt had represented the 103rd District since 2019. Hunt was retiring to run for the North Carolina Senate. Former representative Bill Brawley sought the Republican nomination. Laura Budd won the Democratic nomination, defeating Ann Harlan. Budd defeated Brawley in the general election.

District 104

Incumbent Democrat Brandon Lofton had represented the 104th District since 2019.

District 105

Incumbent Democrat Wesley Harris had represented the 105th District since 2019.

District 106

Incumbent Democrat Carla Cunningham had represented the 106th District since 2013.

District 107

Incumbent Democrat Kelly Alexander had represented the 107th District since 2009. Vermanno Bowman unsuccessfully challenged Alexander for the Democratic nomination.

District 108

Incumbent Republican John Torbett had represented the 108th District since 2011.

District 109

Incumbent Republican Donnie Loftis had represented the 109th District since his appointment on November 1, 2021. Lauren Bumgardner Current, John Gouch, and Ronnie Worley unsuccessfully challenged Loftis for the Republican nomination.

District 110

Incumbent Republican Kelly Hastings had represented the 110th District since 2011.

District 111

Incumbent Republican Speaker of the House Tim Moore had represented the 111th District since 2003.

District 112

The new 112th District is based in eastern Mecklenburg County and had no incumbent. Former representative Tricia Cotham won the Democratic nomination, defeating Jay Holman, Yolanda Holmes, and former representative Rodney Moore. Cotham won the general election.

District 113

The new 113th District includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Jake Johnson, who had represented the 113th District since 2019, and David Rogers, who had represented the 112th District since 2016. Both Rogers and Johnson were seeking re-election.

District 114

The new 114th District includes the home of incumbent Democrat John Ager, who hds represented the 115th District since 2015. Ager did not seek re-election.

District 115

The new 115th District includes the home of incumbent Democrat Brian Turner, who had represented the 116th District since 2015. Turner did not seek re-election. Pratik Bhakta won the Republican nomination, defeating Sherry M. Higgins.

District 116

The new 116th District includes the home of incumbent Democrat Caleb Rudow, who had represented the 114th District since 2022.

District 117

Incumbent Republican Tim Moffitt had represented the 117th District since 2020. Moffitt was retiring to run for North Carolina Senate. Jennifer Capps Balkcom won the Republican nomination, defeating Dennis Justice and Chelsea Walsh.

District 118

Incumbent Republican Mark Pless had represented the 118th District since 2021.

District 119

Incumbent Republican Mike Clampitt had represented the 119th District since 2021.

District 120

Incumbent Republican Karl Gillespie had represented the 120th District since 2021. He was running for re-election.

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