# Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North Carolina

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 10, 2026, 6:33 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4799572/ted-budd-run-second-senate-term-north-carolina/>

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) will run for a second term in the Senate in 2028, an early announcement that spares Republicans an open seat in purple North Carolina. “That’s the plan. Absolutely, I’m in,” Budd, 55, told the Washington Examiner at the Capitol on Tuesday. “This is an awesome state. It’s an honor

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- Nov 10, 2026, 6:33 PM: [Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North Carolina](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4799572/ted-budd-run-second-senate-term-north-carolina/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) will run for a second term in the Senate in 2028, an early announcement that spares Republicans an open seat in purple North Carolina. “That’s the plan. Absolutely, I’m in,” Budd, 55, told the Washington Examiner at the Capitol on Tuesday. “This is an awesome state. It’s an honor