2018Final results
2018 election for North Carolina Senate District 22
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Mike Woodard (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Rick Padgett (R) by 25.7 points.
Mike WoodardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%46,153
Rick PadgettRepublican
36.1%26,989
Ray UbingerLibertarian
2.0%1,527
74,669 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET