2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina Senate District 22
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Mike Woodard (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Rick Padgett (R) by 19.9 points.
Mike WoodardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%120,820
Rick PadgettRepublican
38.5%79,580
Ray UbingerOther party
3.1%6,361
206,761 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET