SENATE
North Carolina Senate2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Richard Burr (R)
Retiring
Race summary
If a race from this column does move to (or back to) Toss Up, it would most likely be the Tar Heel State.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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Full Bio:
BURR, Richard M., a Senator and a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., November 30, 1955; graduated from Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1974; B.A., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1978; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2005); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate in 2004; reelected in 2010, and again in 2016 for the term ending January 3, 2023; chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Fourteenth through One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses).
Source: Bioguide
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STATE DATA
North Carolina
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Aug 26, 2022
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