2022 Primary Election Results

Tuesday marks Primary Election Day across North Carolina. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. in the state and will close at 7:30 p.m. Voters in line when polls close are still eligible to vote.

Voters must go to their precinct location to vote on Election Day. More information regarding voting locations and sample ballots can be found on Chapelboro’s Local Election Coverage page.

97.9 The Hill / WCHL will have live election coverage on 97.9 FM and 1360 AM. Listen live to our Election Night broadcast here or follow along on Twitter for real-time results.

Here are the results for races across Orange County and the state, which will be updated once results begin to be released after 7:30 p.m.

 

U.S. House of Representatives – District 4 (Democratic)
Candidate Votes Percent
Valerie P. Foushee ✔ 40,531 46.15%
Nida Allam 32,424 36.92%
Clay Aiken 6,469 7.37%
Ashley Ward 4,730 5.39%
Richard L. Watkins 1,132 1.29%
Crystal Cavalier 1,104 1.26%
Stephen J. Valentine 1,004 1.14%
Matt Grooms 433 0.49%

Precincts Reported: 162 of 162

 

U.S. House of Representatives – District 4 (Republican)
Candidate Votes Percent
Courtney Geels ✔ 19,526 64.59%
Robert Thomas 10,705 35.41%

Precincts Reported: 162 of 162

 

NC State Senate – District 23 (Democratic)
Candidate Votes Percent
Graig R. Meyer ✔ 23,582 82.36%
Jamie DeMent Holcomb 5,052 17.64%

Precincts Reported: 60 of 60

 

NC State Senate – District 23 (Republican)
Candidate Votes Percent
Landon Woods ✔ 5,775 58.23%
Bill Cooke 4,142 41.77%

Precincts Reported: 60 of 60

 

NC House of Representatives – District 56 (Democratic)
Candidate Votes Percent
Allen Buansi ✔ 7,653 51.56%
Jonah Garson 7,218 48.54%

Precincts Reported: 22 of 22

Note: There are no Republicans running for the NC House in District 56

 

NC House of Representatives – District 50 (Democratic)
Candidate Votes Percent
Renee Price ✔ 8,420 72.00%
Matt Hughes 3,275 28.00%

Precincts Reported: 27 of 27

 

District Attorney – District 18 (Democratic)
Candidate Votes Percent
Jeff Nieman ✔ 20,268 60.04%
Kayley Taber 13,491 39.96%

Precincts Reported: 56 of 56

Note: There are no Republicans running for District Attorney in District 18

 

Orange County Register of Deeds (Democratic)
Candidate Votes Percent
Mark H. Chilton ✔ 15,985 64.41%
Penny Rich 8,831 35.59%

Precincts Reported: 40 of 40

Note: There are no Republicans running for Orange County Register of Deeds

 

Orange County Schools Board of Education
Candidate Votes Percent
Andre Richmond ✔ 8,648 19.08%
Anne Purcell ✔ 7,128 15.73%
Will Atherton ✔ 7,115 15.70%
Sarah Smylie ✔ 6,883 15.19%
Ashley Wheeler 6,434 14.20%
Penny Carter King 5,777 12.75%
Bethni Lee 2,592 5.72%
Garen McClure 588 1.30%

Precincts Reported: 17 of 17

 

Carrboro Town Council
Candidate Votes Percent
Eliazar Posada ✔ 3,396 74.44%
Aja Kelleher 1,123 24.62%

Precincts Reported: 8 of 8

 

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