Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate

What this job does

One of North Carolina's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years. source: usa.gov

Thom Tillis (Republican) holds this seat today and is not running again. Ted Budd (Republican) holds the other seat, which is not up this year.

Michael Dublin GreenPublic school teacher
Roy Cooper DemocratAttorney; former Governor of North Carolina
Shannon W. Bray LibertarianInformation technology / cybersecurity
Michael Whatley RepublicanAttorney; former Republican National Committee chairman

Candidates in the order the NC State Board of Elections lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.