Senate · class 2
R+1.7North Carolina
OPEN SEATLAST R+1.7
Tillis retiring
The matchup
Roy Cooper
$35M
RAISED
Michael Whatley
$11M
RAISED
2020 result for this seat
DEMR+1.7REP
Filed
28
Articles
47
Raised
$46M
North Carolina elections
A Senate race and 14 House races on the ballot in 2026. North Carolina sends 14 members to the House.
Senate
1 RACEHouse districts
14 DISTRICTSNC-11st districtInc. runningNEW LINESHeld by Donald Davis · Davis ● vs BuckhoutR+11.6$8.0MNC-22nd districtInc. runningHeld by Deborah Ross · Ross ● vs DouglassD+34.6$1.7MNC-33rd districtInc. runningNEW LINESHeld by Gregory Murphy · Jr. vs Murphy ●R+13.6$2.4MNC-44th districtInc. runningHeld by Valerie Foushee · Foushee ● vs GanorkarD+45.7$912KNC-55th districtInc. runningHeld by Virginia Foxx · Hubbard vs Foxx ●R+18.9$2.1MNC-66th districtInc. runningHeld by Addison McDowell · Jefferson vs McDowell ●R+38.3$1.4MNC-77th districtInc. runningHeld by David Rouzer · Hardy vs Rouzer ●R+17.2$2.3MNC-88th districtInc. runningHeld by Mark Harris · Watson vs Harris ●R+19.2$1.1MNC-99th districtInc. runningHeld by Richard Hudson · Ojeda vs Hudson ●R+18.5$5.5MNC-1010th districtInc. runningHeld by Pat Harrigan · Bell vs Harrigan ●R+19.3$1.2MNC-1111th districtOpen seatHeld by Chuck Edwards · Ager vs BalkcomR+13.5$3.1MNC-1212th districtInc. runningHeld by Alma Adams · Adams ● vs CodigaD+48.0$399KNC-1313th districtInc. runningHeld by Brad Knott · Barringer vs Knott ●R+17.3$2.4MNC-1414th districtInc. runningHeld by Tim Moore · Womack vs Moore ●R+16.1$1.6M
KEY = WITHIN 7 POINTS IN 2024 (2024 RESULT; THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE WHERE LINES CHANGED)
Voting in North Carolina
TODAY · SEP 27- OCT 9Registration deadline
Regular deadline Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 at 5 p.m. (25 days before). Mailed applications count if postmarked by Oct. 9 (if the postmark is missing or unclear, received by the 20th day before). Online registration is only for NCDMV license/ID holders, same deadline. Same-day registration is available only at early voting sites, Oct. 15 through 3 p.m. Oct. 31; not on Election Day.
SOURCE ↗ - OCT 15Early in-person voting opensSOURCE ↗
- OCT 20Last day to request a mail ballot
Request deadline is a received deadline by 5:00 p.m.. Return: received-by deadline 2026-11-03; a postmark does not extend it.
SOURCE ↗ - OCT 31Early in-person voting endsSOURCE ↗
- NOV 3Last day for mail ballots to arrive
Must be received by the county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3 (civilian voters); no postmark grace period.
SOURCE ↗ - NOV 3Election Day
North Carolina offers same-day registration.