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2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina

Nov 3, 2026

IncumbentThom Tillis Republican

General election

November 3, 2026

Michael Dublin Green
teacher and nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2024
Michael Whatley Republican
former chair of the Republican National Committee (2024–2025)
Roy Cooper Democrat
former governor of North Carolina (2017–2025)
Shannon Bray Libertarian
cybersecurity professional and perennial candidate

Primaries

Democratic primary

March 3, 2026Results 827,755 votes

✓Roy Cooper92.0% 761,345
former governor of North Carolina (2017–2025)
Justin Dues2.7% 22,295
tech consultant and nominee for North Carolina's 8th congressional district in 2024
Marcus Williams2.5% 20,336
attorney and perennial candidate
Daryl Farrow1.2% 9,727
businessman and nominee for in 2020

Republican primary

March 3, 2026Results 627,404 votes

✓Michael Whatley64.6% 405,140
former chair of the Republican National Committee (2024–2025)
Don Brown15.6% 97,891
attorney, author, and candidate for in 2024
Thomas Johnson5.7% 35,534
businessman
Michele Morrow5.6% 35,065
former nurse and nominee for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2024

Also on the ballot:

Elizabeth Temple 3.8%
Richard Dansie 2.4%

Libertarian primary

Shannon Bray
cybersecurity professional and perennial candidate

Green primary

Michael Dublin
teacher and nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in 2024

Other

Michele Palmer Parks Independent
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Individual election

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