North Carolina Senate Forecast & Polls
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RacetotheWH Forecast & Interactives
In 2020, Republicans outperformed expectations in North Carolina and retained a Senate seat, outpacing Democrats by just over 2%. Senator Richard Burr has decided not to run for re-election, leaving the seat wide open for 2022. Former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley (D) will be facing Congressman Ted Budd (R) in the general election.
RacetotheWH launched in the 2020 election cycle, and our forecast was one of the nation's most accurate. It called over 93% of races right, and was more accurate than all of its top competitors at predicting the final margin in close Senate races. We’re projecting the result for all 34 Senate Races up in 2022.