US midterm elections · 2026
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U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate · Most votes wins

North Carolina

Official filing listNot reported

Holds the seat nowThom TillisRepublican

Roy Cooper

Democratic–Not reported
vsU.S. Senate · North Carolina

Michael Whatley

Republican–Not reported

  • Michael DublinGreen––
  • Michael WhatleyRep––
  • Roy CooperDem––
  • Shannon W. BrayLib––
Not reported. Numbers and bars stay grey until official returns.

Sources12

About this race

Office
U.S. Senate
Level
Federal
How it is decided
Most votes wins
Ballot
Party labels on the ballot
Candidates known from
Official filing list
Results
Not reported
Counties
100 counties (list below)

On the ballot in

Last time

U.S. Senate · 2020

This seat, last time

Thom TillisRep48.7%2,665,598
Cal CunninghamDem46.9%2,569,965
Shannon W. BrayLib3.1%171,571
Kevin E. HayesConst1.2%67,818

Thom Tillis won by 1.7 points (95,633 votes). Certified official result.

Winner by county, 2020 U.S. Senate
Davidson County: Thom Tillis +42.0 Warren County: Cal Cunningham +28.4 Wilson County: Cal Cunningham +4.5 Jackson County: Thom Tillis +6.5 Perquimans County: Thom Tillis +32.8 Davie County: Thom Tillis +43.1 Nash County: Cal Cunningham +1.5 New Hanover County: Cal Cunningham +0.2 Randolph County: Thom Tillis +51.5 Lee County: Thom Tillis +12.4 Scotland County: Thom Tillis +1.5 Ashe County: Thom Tillis +40.5 Cleveland County: Thom Tillis +30.1 Lincoln County: Thom Tillis +43.8 Henderson County: Thom Tillis +20.0 Alexander County: Thom Tillis +52.1 Beaufort County: Thom Tillis +23.1 Moore County: Thom Tillis +27.8 Chatham County: Cal Cunningham +9.6 Hertford County: Cal Cunningham +33.8 Avery County: Thom Tillis +51.3 Camden County: Thom Tillis +47.6 Transylvania County: Thom Tillis +15.1 Stanly County: Thom Tillis +47.2 Martin County: Thom Tillis +0.5 Madison County: Thom Tillis +18.6 Pamlico County: Thom Tillis +25.2 Wilkes County: Thom Tillis +49.7 Swain County: Thom Tillis +16.5 Harnett County: Thom Tillis +20.4 Surry County: Thom Tillis +44.6 Yadkin County: Thom Tillis +54.4 Anson County: Cal Cunningham +7.0 Haywood County: Thom Tillis +23.1 Jones County: Thom Tillis +16.9 Catawba County: Thom Tillis +35.2 Cherokee County: Thom Tillis +51.9 Columbus County: Thom Tillis +22.8 Vance County: Cal Cunningham +21.0 Washington County: Cal Cunningham +12.1 Chowan County: Thom Tillis +16.0 Onslow County: Thom Tillis +27.4 Dare County: Thom Tillis +18.0 Hyde County: Thom Tillis +9.7 Halifax County: Cal Cunningham +23.4 Northampton County: Cal Cunningham +22.8 Currituck County: Thom Tillis +47.2 Orange County: Cal Cunningham +47.7 Wake County: Cal Cunningham +21.6 Person County: Thom Tillis +17.2 Caswell County: Thom Tillis +14.4 Forsyth County: Cal Cunningham +12.1 Granville County: Thom Tillis +4.2 Pitt County: Cal Cunningham +8.8 Bladen County: Thom Tillis +10.0 Union County: Thom Tillis +26.6 Watauga County: Cal Cunningham +6.2 Franklin County: Thom Tillis +10.8 Robeson County: Thom Tillis +13.2 Bertie County: Cal Cunningham +23.0 Polk County: Thom Tillis +24.1 Buncombe County: Cal Cunningham +20.0 Mitchell County: Thom Tillis +53.9 Duplin County: Thom Tillis +19.0 Yancey County: Thom Tillis +28.4 Graham County: Thom Tillis +51.5 Durham County: Cal Cunningham +58.3 Brunswick County: Thom Tillis +23.3 Edgecombe County: Cal Cunningham +29.1 Pasquotank County: Thom Tillis +0.4 Burke County: Thom Tillis +35.8 Greene County: Thom Tillis +8.6 Clay County: Thom Tillis +47.3 Lenoir County: Thom Tillis +2.2 Stokes County: Thom Tillis +51.0 Hoke County: Cal Cunningham +13.2 Wayne County: Thom Tillis +10.3 Alleghany County: Thom Tillis +41.5 Rockingham County: Thom Tillis +27.0 Montgomery County: Thom Tillis +26.5 Mecklenburg County: Cal Cunningham +29.2 McDowell County: Thom Tillis +43.8 Rowan County: Thom Tillis +32.8 Guilford County: Cal Cunningham +21.6 Johnston County: Thom Tillis +22.7 Carteret County: Thom Tillis +39.5 Cumberland County: Cal Cunningham +16.4 Pender County: Thom Tillis +27.8 Craven County: Thom Tillis +17.4 Alamance County: Thom Tillis +7.3 Iredell County: Thom Tillis +32.0 Tyrrell County: Thom Tillis +9.4 Gaston County: Thom Tillis +26.1 Richmond County: Thom Tillis +12.2 Macon County: Thom Tillis +34.9 Cabarrus County: Thom Tillis +10.6 Sampson County: Thom Tillis +20.1 Caldwell County: Thom Tillis +46.5 Rutherford County: Thom Tillis +42.4 Gates County: Thom Tillis +12.4
  • Dem 15+
  • Dem 5–15
  • Dem <5
  • Under 1
  • Rep <5
  • Rep 5–15
  • Rep 15+

Sources43

Questions and answers

Who is running for U.S. Senate?

Michael Dublin (Green), Michael Whatley (Republican), Roy Cooper (Democratic), Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian), according to the official source listed on this page.

Who holds this seat now?

Thom Tillis (Republican).

How is the winner decided?

Most votes wins.

When is the election?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls close at different times in each state; results appear here as each election office publishes its official returns.

When will results be available?

On election night, as each county and state election office publishes its returns. Until a race reports, it shows as not reported, never as zero; results stay unofficial until they are certified.