Ted Budd, U.S. Senator

Ted Budd

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
October 21, 1971
Current age
54
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Senator, North Carolina (present)
On the ballot
2016–2022
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Budd2.5M
Opponents2.3M
4
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2022, Ted Budd ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 4. Budd's biggest single-election total was 1,905,786 votes, in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. Budd's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 13, decided by 17,168 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, every U.S. House race in North Carolina's District 13, or all 2022 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Ted Budd received?

Ted Budd has received 2,519,980 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Ted Budd’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaWon1,905,78650.5%Cheri Beasley
Shannon W. Bray

Matthew Hoh

Michelle Estelle Lewis
2020U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon267,18168.18%Scott Huffman
2018U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon147,57051.54%Kathy Manning
Tom Bailey

Robert Corriher
2016U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon199,44356.1%Bruce Davis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001305) and Wikidata (Q27733792). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ted Budd: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ted-budd. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.