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Ted Budd will run for second Senate term in North Carolina

United States Senator Ted Budd told the Washington Examiner he will seek re-election in North Carolina in 2028.

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Republican United States Senator Ted Budd will run for a second term in the Senate in 2028. The 55-year-old senator confirmed his decision to the Washington Examiner at the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, stating that he intends to continue representing the state. [1]

Budd has served as the junior senator for North Carolina since 2023. He previously served as the U.S. representative for the 13th congressional district of North Carolina from 2017 to 2023. [5]

Budd grew up on a family farm in Davie County, North Carolina. He earned degrees from Appalachian State University, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Wake Forest University before managing family enterprises and acquiring a gun range business in Rural Hall. [8]

The early campaign announcement avoids an open Senate seat for Republicans in North Carolina. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Democrat Roy Cooper previously flipped the state's other Republican-held Senate seat by defeating Michael Whatley. [1][10]

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In short

  • Senator Ted Budd announced he will run for re-election in 2028.
  • Budd has served in the U.S. Senate representing North Carolina since 2023.
  • Budd served as a U.S. representative from 2017 to 2023 before his Senate term.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North CarolinaWashington Examiner, 16h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]How the ‘blue tsunami’ crested in North CarolinaRoll Call, 1d ago
  3. [3]Meet the Marine veteran flipping historic homes in North Carolina—and making sure they qualify for VA loansNew York Post, 1d ago
  4. [4]A North Carolina WWII Veteran Celebrated His 100th Birthday With Family From BelgiumParade Magazine, 1d ago

Background

  1. [5]Ted Budd on Wikipedia
  2. [6]North Carolina on Wikipedia
  3. [7]2026 United States Senate election in Georgia on Wikipedia
  4. [8]Ted Budd on Grokipedia
  5. [9]North Carolina on Grokipedia
  6. [10]Democrats flip key Senate seat in North Carolina during midterm elections FTMQ News, 7d ago
  7. [11]Libertarian North Carolina Senate candidate arrested after live posting police standoff FTMQ News, 15d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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