2022Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2022 election for North Carolina House District 5
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Bill Ward (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Howard Hunter III (D) by 7.7 points.
Bill WardRepublican · winner
53.8%15,784
Howard Hunter IIIDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%13,537
29,321 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET