Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Richard Lee Watkins
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · North Carolina
- Filing address
- Durham, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- WATKINS, RICHARD LEE DR.
- Next election
- Primary March 8, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina
FEC candidate ID S2NC00406 · Principal campaign committee: DR. RICHARD WATKINS FOR SENATE
2021–2022 cycle totals through September 30, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$99,231.2491%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$9,485.789%
Self-funding: $9,485.78 (9% of money raised): $4,093.00 given and $5,392.78 lent by the candidate. $550.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
North Carolina U.S. Senate, 2022 · 33 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lee Watkins (D) | $108,717.02 | $22,250.34 | 2022-09-30 |
| Cheri Beasley (D) | $38,948,343.76 | $47,367.79 | 2022-12-31 |
| Theodore P Budd (R) | $14,904,162.55 | $272,187.73 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jeff Jackson (D) | $5,707,177.36 | $80,065.83 | 2022-12-31 |
| Patrick Lloyd McCrory (R) | $4,646,398.58 | $58,782.03 | 2022-12-31 |
| Erica Danette Smith (D) | $960,472.91 | $22,203.07 | 2022-12-31 |
| Majorie K Eastman (R) | $855,054.67 | $0.00 | 2022-11-17 |
| Bradley Mark Walker (R) | $835,232.16 | $22,642.68 | 2022-12-31 |
| Everette (rett) S. Newton (D) | $216,484.27 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Matthew Patrick Hoh (G) | $193,242.25 | $9,985.41 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Ted Budd 50.3% · Cheri Beasley 45.2% (Budd +5.1). Averages listed on Wikipedia from Real Clear Politics, FiveThirtyEight, 270toWin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 4–6, 2022 | 1,098 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ted Budd 51% · Cheri Beasley 45% |
| Data for Progress (D) | November 2–6, 2022 | 1,322 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Ted Budd 51% · Cheri Beasley 45% |
| East Carolina University | November 1–3, 2022 | 1,183 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Ted Budd 52% · Cheri Beasley 47% |
| ActiVote | August 5 – November 3, 2022 | 250 (LV) | ± 6.0% | Ted Budd 48% · Cheri Beasley 47% |
| Remington Research Group (R) | November 1–2, 2022 | 1,140 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ted Budd 50% · Cheri Beasley 43% |
| Civiqs | October 29 – November 2, 2022 | 674 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Ted Budd 49% · Cheri Beasley 49% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DR. RICHARD WATKINS FOR SENATE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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