North Carolina will have a primary election on May 17, 2022. The results will decide which candidates are on the ballot in November for the general election. That includes North Carolina’s closely watched U.S. Senate race. Here’s what you need to know.
Voters this fall will choose a successor to retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, as well as elect the state’s U.S. House members, the General Assembly, judges and scores of local positions. Candidates who face no opposition in the May 17 primary automatically advance to the Nov. 8 general election.
North Carolina’s gerrymandering trial in Raleigh continued for its second day on Tuesday, with plaintiffs calling witnesses who said the Republican-drawn congressional maps diminish the power of Black voters.