NC's 2022 primary is delayed. What it means in the race for Senate -- and who benefits [View all]

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Supreme Court recently delayed all of the state’s 2022 primary elections from March until May while two ongoing gerrymandering lawsuits play out.

The decision to keep all the primaries on the same day, rather than ask voters to pay attention to — and counties to pay for — two different primaries meant that even races that have nothing to do with the redistricting lawsuits are delayed, most notably for U.S. Senate.

There will be hard-fought primaries in both the Democratic and Republican primaries for who gets to be on the ballot this November. The incumbent, Republican Sen. Richard Burr, is not seeking reelection, which means the race is wide open on both sides of the aisle.

But what does it mean that the primary is delayed an extra two months?

The bottom line: Money is the biggest factor. The extra time is a double-edged sword, and the question could be which campaign does the best at capitalizing on that time to raise more money.

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