Ted Budd has won the 2022 Republican U.S. Senate nomination, defeating former Gov. Budd, a three-term Congressman from Davie County, will face Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley in the November general election to succeed the retiring Richard Burr. In a statement, Budd said of the win, “In this contested primary, there were many days my team struggled to stay ahead. It is the honor of a lifetime to fight to represent our state in this general election. We have a lot of work to do; let’s win this one together, God bless you, North Carolina, and God bless America!”North Carolina’s other senator, Republican Thom Tillis, offered congratulations to Budd on Twitter.