2026 United States general electionNorth Carolina

U.S. Senate: North Carolina

3 November 2026

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

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Recorded 10 Oct 2026

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The seat

Held by: Thom R. Tillis (Republican)
dl.ncsbe.gov Official source
WHATLEY, MICHAEL DAVID Michael Whatley REP 12/02/2025 1812 KENDRICK RD GASTONIA, NC 28056
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
fec.gov Official source
TILLIS, THOM R SEN* NC Republican Party Incumbent
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: North Carolina Class II
FEC: North Carolina Class II 2026 Official source
North Carolina Class II, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

Roy Cooper Democratic$35M
Michael Whatley Republican$11.3M

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Michael Dublin

Green

North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

DUBLIN, MICHAEL LOUIS JR Michael Dublin GRE 06/15/2026 PO BOX 975 GARNER, NC 27529

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

Nominee

North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

DUBLIN, MICHAEL LOUIS JR Michael Dublin GRE 06/15/2026 PO BOX 975 GARNER, NC 27529

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

Michael Whatley

Republican

FEC: WHATLEY, MICHAEL Official source

WHATLEY, MICHAEL, Republican Party, Senate NC: FEC candidate S6NC00415, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

WHATLEY, MICHAEL DAVID Michael Whatley REP 12/02/2025 1812 KENDRICK RD GASTONIA, NC 28056

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: WHATLEY, MICHAEL Official source

WHATLEY, MICHAEL, Republican Party, Senate NC: FEC candidate S6NC00415, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $11.3M
FEC: WHATLEY, MICHAEL Official source
Receipts $11,272,504, disbursements $7,810,806, cash on hand $3,461,698 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $7.8M
On hand: $3.5M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Roy Cooper

Democratic

FEC: COOPER, ROY Official source

COOPER, ROY, Democratic Party, Senate NC: FEC candidate S6NC00407, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

COOPER, ROY ASBERRY III Roy Cooper DEM 12/03/2025 PO BOX 1190 RALEIGH, NC 27602

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: COOPER, ROY Official source

COOPER, ROY, Democratic Party, Senate NC: FEC candidate S6NC00407, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $35M
FEC: COOPER, ROY Official source
Receipts $34,975,789, disbursements $14,258,222, cash on hand $20,717,567 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $14.3M
On hand: $20.7M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Shannon W. Bray

Libertarian

North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

BRAY, SHANNON WILSON Shannon W. Bray LIB 12/17/2025 375 MATTHEWS MILL POND RD ANGIER, NC 27501

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

Nominee

North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

BRAY, SHANNON WILSON Shannon W. Bray LIB 12/17/2025 375 MATTHEWS MILL POND RD ANGIER, NC 27501

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

8 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Thom R. Tillis (incumbent)	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$8.1M	$3.6M
Wiley Nickel	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$3M	$0
Don Brown	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$225K	$0
Michele Morrow	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$13K	-$187
Thomas Lee Johnson	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$6,720	$0
Marcus W. Williams	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$5,656	$0
Brian McGinnis	Green	Filed with the FEC	-	-
Margot Dupre	Republican	Filed with the FEC	-	-

Sources

19 on record, 17 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

dl.ncsbe.govOfficial source
North Carolina: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source dl.ncsbe.gov
FEC: North Carolina Class II 2026Official source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
FEC: BROWN, DONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: COOPER, ROYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: DUPRE, MARGOTOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: JOHNSON, THOMAS LEEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MCGINNIS, BRIANOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MORROW, MICHELEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: NICKEL, WILEYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TILLIS, THOM R SENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WHATLEY, MICHAELOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WILLIAMS, MARCUS W.Official source fec.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source
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U.S. Senate: North Carolina

The seat

On the ballot

Michael Dublin

Michael Whatley

Roy Cooper

Shannon W. Bray

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