All indications are pointing to a tight race for the U.S. Senate seat in the general election to be held in North Carolina on November 8, 2022. As Incumbent Senator Richard Burr won’t be seeking re-election, the open seat race to ensue is guaranteed to be even tighter. Nine (9) names will be featured on the ballot for the position, but either Democrat Cheri Beasley or Republican Ted Budd is most likely to win the coming election.

Cheri Beasley is a former attorney and jurist. Most recently, she served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She had to deal with a very crowded Democratic primary scene but emerged at the top of the eleven-candidate lineup as the party’s nominee on May 17, 2022. Beasley has received endorsements from notable organizations like the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and the Human Rights Campaign. As an elected official, Beasley plans to fix the immigration system, provide more affordable housing, defend the fundamental rights of Americans, and stand up for women’s rights.

Ted Budd is a businessman who’s also the current U.S representative for North Carolina’s 13th congressional district. He’s currently serving on the Committee on Financial Services as well as two (2) other subcommittees. Budd also faced a challenging primary election and had to defeat thirteen other candidates to become the party’s official nominee on May 17, 2022. If elected into office, Budd intends to defend the second amendment, support law enforcement, reduce taxes, support job creation, and safeguard election sanctity.

The question to be addressed here is, who would make a better representative to the Senate from North Carolina, Democrat Cheri Beasley or Republican Ted Budd?