2022 U.S Senate election in North Carolina (Ultraverse)

The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8th, 2022 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina.
Incumbent three-term Republican U.S Senator Richard Burr decided not to run for a fourth term, leaving his seat open. 
Democratic nominee and former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Cheri Beasley defeated Republican nominee and former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory by a 0.15% Margin, making it the closest senate race in the 2022 election cycle. Beasley became the first African American to represent North Carolina in the Senate.
== Democratic primary ==
In the Democratic primary, many candidates ran. But the main two were former N.C Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and a state senator from the Charlotte area, Jeff Jackson. In the primary, Beasley defeated Jackson narrowly. Beasley support came from eastern North Carolina and African-Americans across the state, helped her win. 
=== Candidates ===
==== Declared ====
* Cheri Beasley, former Chief Justice of the N.C Supreme Court (2019-20) (Nominee)
* Jeff Jackson, state senator (2014-)
* Erica D. Smith, former state senator (2014-2021)
* Heath Shuler, former U.S Representative from NC-11 (2007-2013)
* Grier Martin, state representative (2005-)
* Richard Watkins III, scientist and candidate for NC-04 in 2018
* Rett Newton, mayor of Beaufort (2017-)
==== Declined ====
* Sydney Batch, state senator (2021-)
* Anita Earls, Associate justice of the N.C supreme court (2019-) endorsed Beasley
* Anthony Foxx, former U.S Secretary of Transportation (2013-2017) 
* Joan Higginbotham, electrical engineer and former NASA astronaut
* Vi Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte (2017-)
* Deborah K. Ross, U.S Representative from NC-02 (2021-) (ran for re-election)
* Josh Stein, N.C Attorney General (2017-2025)
* Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina (2017-2025)
* Terence Everitt, state representative
== Republican primary ==
=== Candidates ===
==== Declared ====
* Pat McCrory, former N.C Governor (2017-2021) and former Charlotte Mayor (1995-2009) (Nominee)
* Mark Walker, former U.S Representative from NC-06 (2015-2021)
* Ted Budd, U.S Representative from NC-13 (2017-2023)
* Dan Forest, former N.C Lieutenant Governor (2013-2021)
* George Holding, former U.S Representative from NC-02 (2017-2021)
==== Declined ====
* Lara Trump, Donald Trump's daughter-in-law
* Tim Moore, Speaker of the N.C House of Representatives
* Michael Whatley, chair of the N.C Republican Party
* David Curtis, former State Senator (2013-2018)
* Richard Burr, incumbent U.S Senator
* Mark Meadows, former White House Chief of Staff and former U.S representative from NC-11 (2013-2020)
* Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (2021-)
== Independent and Third Party candidates ==
=== Libertarian Party ===
==== Declared ====
* Shannon Bray, author, U.S Navy Veteran, candidate for NC-03 in 2019 and nominee for U.S Senate in 2020 (Nominee)
=== Independent ===
==== Declared ====
* Kimrey Rhinehardt, faculty member at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, former lobbyist for the University of North Carolina system, and former staffer for incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Burr 
== Endorsements ==
=== Cheri Beasley ===
==== Executive Branch Officials ====
* Joe Biden, 46th and current U.S President
* Barack Obama, 44th U.S President
* Kamala Harris, 49th and current U.S Vice President
==== Governors ====
* Roy Cooper, Governor of N.C
==== U.S Congress ====
* Raphael Warnock, U.S Senator from Georgia
* Jon Ossoff, U.S Senator from Georgia
* Cory Booker, U.S Senator from New Jersey
* Chuck Schumer, U.S Senator from New York
==== U.S Representatives ====
* G.K. Butterfield, U.S Representative (NC-01)
* Deborah Ross, U.S Representative (NC-02)
* Kathy Manning, U.S Representative (NC-06)
* Alma Adams, U.S Representative (NC-12)
==== State Officeholders ====
* Stacey Abrams, Democratic nominee for Georgia Governor (2018 and 2022)
* Josh Stein, N.C Attorney General
=== Pat McCrory ===
==== Executive Branch Officials ====
* Donald Trump, 45th U.S President
* Mike Pence, 48th U.S Vice President
==== U.S Senators ====
* Thom Tillis, U.S Senator from North Carolina
* Mitch McConnell, U.S Senator from Kentucky
* Rick Scott, U.S Senator from Florida
* Lindsey Graham, U.S Senator from South Carolina
==== U.S Representatives ====
* Greg Murphy, U.S Representative (NC-03)
* Virginia Foxx, U.S Representative (NC-05)
* David Rouzer, U.S Representative (NC-07)
* Richard Hudson, U.S Representative (NC-08)
* Dan Bishop, U.S Representative (NC-09)
* Madison Cawthorn, U.S Representative (NC-11)
* Ted Budd, U.S Representative (NC-13)
==== State Officeholders ====
* Mark Robinson, N.C Lieutenant Governor
* Dan Forest, former N.C Lieutenant Governor
== General election ==
The North Carolina Senate race was widely predicted to be one of the most competitive senate races of the 2022 Midterms. Lot of money was spent on this senate race by both parties. The DCCC attacked Pat McCrory for his unpopular and transphobic bill he signed while he was Governor, which effected the state economically and the NRCC attacked Cheri Beasley, painting her as a radical leftist. On election night, Pat McCrory was leading for most of the night, but as more ballots came in from Democratic areas, Beasley took the lead. The Race was called by AP for Beasley on November 9th, 2022. 
However, Pat McCrory claimed that the election was stolen from him, without no evidence. The State of North Carolina did a recall on November 16th, 2022, and Beasley still won by the same amount. McCrory never really acknowledged his loss in the election, but he stopped efforts to overturn after the Supreme Court case McCrory v North Carolina on December 29th, 2022.
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