House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ted Budd prevailed in North Carolina's battleground Senate race, once again dashing Democrats' long-running quest for a Senate seat in the Tar Heel State.
Budd's defeat of Cheri Beasley, a former state supreme court judge who Democrats had hoped would be the state's first Black senator, is the latest blow to a party that has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into North Carolina since 2008 — without a Senate or presidential victory to show for it.
Budd is one of the most conservative members in the House and was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. His win marks a notable shift to the right from the seat's current occupant, retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr, who voted to convict the former president during his second impeachment trial. It's also a worrying sign for Democrats' future efforts in North Carolina just two years after President Joe Biden narrowly lost the state to Donald Trump.
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