Republican Announces Early Entry Into 2022 North Carolina Senate Race

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) speaks at a Make America Great Again rally in Greensboro International Airport, in Greensboro, N.C., on Oct. 27, 2020. Grant Baldwin/AFP via Getty Images

A Republican has entered the race to replace Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) nearly two years before the election.

Burr, 65, has said he plans to retire after his current term.