North Carolina 2026 Primary
U.S. Senate & U.S. House
Mar 3
2026
U.S. House & U.S. Senate
Nov 3
2026
Filing Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
U.S. Senate
Incumbent: R Thom Tillis Open Seat
Democrat
Marcus W. Williams
$5,656 raised
Roy Cooper
Nominee
$34,975,789 raised
G
Brian McGinnis
$68,363 raised
Michael Dublin
L
Shannon Bray
Republican
Don Brown
$224,689 raised
Margot Dupre
$0 raised
Michael Whatley
Nominee
$11,272,504 raised
Michele Morrow
$13,014 raised
Thomas Lee Johnson
$6,720 raised
Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.
Primary Results
Democratic Primary
Held March 3, 2026.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Cooper ✓ | 761,345 | 92.0% | |
| Justin Dues | 22,295 | 2.7% | |
| Marcus Williams | 20,336 | 2.5% | |
| Orrick Quick | 7,275 | 0.9% | |
| Robert Colon | 6,777 | 0.8% |
Republican Primary
Held March 3, 2026.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Whatley ✓ | 405,140 | 64.6% | |
| Don Brown | 97,891 | 15.6% | |
| Thomas Johnson | 35,534 | 5.7% | |
| Michele Morrow | 35,065 | 5.6% | |
| Elizabeth Temple | 23,892 | 3.8% | |
| Richard Dansie | 14,996 | 2.4% | |
| Margot Dupre | 14,886 | 2.4% |
U.S. House 14 districts
NC-01
District 1
D
Don Davis
Don Davis (D)
* ✓
Asa Bryant Buck III (R)
Ashley-Nicole Russell (R)
Bobby Hanig (R)
Laurie Buckhout (R)
✓
Sandy Roberson (R)
Democratic · Mar 3
Don Davis —
—
✓
Republican · Mar 3
Laurie Buckhout 26,624
39.5%
✓
Asa Buck 23,227
34.5%
Bobby Hanig 10,924
16.2%
Eric Rouse 3,626
5.4%
Ashley-Nicole Russell 2,975
4.4%
NC-02
District 2
D
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross (D)
* ✓
Brian McGinnis (I)
Eugene Douglass (R)
✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Deborah Ross —
—
✓
Republican · Mar 3
Eugene Douglass —
—
✓
NC-03
District 3
R
Greg Murphy
Allison Jaslow (D)
Chris Schulte (D)
Raymond Smith Jr. (D)
✓
Greg Murphy (R)
* ✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Raymond Smith Jr. 23,552
56.7%
✓
Allison Jaslow 18,020
43.3%
Republican · Mar 3
Greg Murphy —
—
✓
NC-04
District 4
D
Valerie Foushee
Valerie Foushee (D)
* ✓
Nida Allam (D)
Mahesh Ganorkar (R)
Max Ganorkar (R)
✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Valerie Foushee 61,776
49.2%
✓
Nida Allam 60,605
48.2%
Mary Patterson 3,274
2.6%
Republican · Mar 3
Max Ganorkar —
—
✓
NC-05
District 5
R
Virginia Foxx
Chuck Hubbard (D)
✓
Kyah Creekmore (D)
David Clayton (I)
Virginia Ann Foxx (R)
* ✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Chuck Hubbard 25,655
56.7%
✓
Kyah Creekmore 19,585
43.3%
Republican · Mar 3
Virginia Foxx 53,627
74.5%
✓
Joey Osborne 7,934
11.0%
Steve Girard 6,404
8.9%
Roman "Chad" Williams 3,979
5.5%
NC-06
District 6
R
Addison McDowell
Alysa Kassay (D)
Beau Blair (D)
Cyril Jefferson (D)
✓
Keith Davenport (D)
Tavin Felton-Stackhouse (D)
Addison McDowell (R)
* ✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Cyril Jefferson 15,274
39.2%
✓
Alysa Kassay 13,316
34.1%
Keith Davenport 6,569
16.8%
Beau Blair 3,848
9.9%
Republican · Mar 3
Addison McDowell —
—
✓
NC-07
District 7
R
David Rouzer
Kimberly Hardy (D)
✓
Maad Abu-Ghazalah (L)
David Rouzer (R)
* ✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Kimberly Hardy —
—
✓
Republican · Mar 3
David Rouzer 43,577
80.5%
✓
David Buzzard 10,562
19.5%
NC-08
District 8
R
Mark Harris
Colby Watson (D)
✓
Jesse Oppenheim (D)
Mark E Harris (R)
✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Colby Watson 18,272
47.9%
✓
Kevin Clark 14,167
37.2%
Jesse Oppenheim 5,693
14.9%
Republican · Mar 3
Mark Harris —
—
✓
NC-09
District 9
R
Richard Hudson
Nigel William Bristow (D)
Richard N. Ojeda (D)
✓
Richard L. Hudson Jr (R)
* ✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Richard Ojeda 18,469
41.8%
✓
Nigel Bristow 11,824
26.7%
Lent Carr 6,968
15.8%
Loren Bibler 6,960
15.7%
Republican · Mar 3
Richard Hudson —
—
✓
NC-10
District 10
R
Pat Harrigan
Ashley Bell (D)
✓
Harry Clare Morley Jr (D)
Mir Yarfitz (D)
West Caudle (D)
Steven Feldman (L)
Pat Harrigan (R)
* ✓
Matt Sin (R)
Democratic · Mar 3
Ashley Bell 19,472
47.3%
✓
West Caudle 6,404
15.6%
Harry Morley 4,672
11.4%
Marcus Pearson 4,070
9.9%
Mir Yarfitz 3,952
9.6%
Ralph Scott Jr. 2,591
6.3%
Republican · Mar 3
Pat Harrigan 46,270
87.7%
✓
Matt Sin 6,509
12.3%
NC-11
District 11
R
Chuck Edwards
Christopher John Harjes (D)
Jacob Lawrence (D)
Jamie Ager (D)
✓
Morris D. Davis (D)
Paul Maddox (D)
Richard Hudspeth (D)
Zelda Briarwood (D)
Chuck Edwards (R)
* ✓
Adam R. Smith (R)
Democratic · Mar 3
Jamie Ager 49,193
64.7%
✓
Richard Hudspeth 12,063
15.9%
Zelda Briarwood 9,893
13.0%
Paul Maddox 3,857
5.1%
Lee Whipple 1,078
1.4%
Republican · Mar 3
Chuck Edwards 47,795
70.1%
✓
Adam Smith 20,389
29.9%
NC-12
District 12
D
Alma Adams
Alma Shealey Adams (D)
* ✓
Charay Hedgepeth (D)
Ryan Rabah (I)
Addul Rahman Eli Ali (R)
Jack Codiga (R)
✓
Democratic · Mar 3
Alma Adams 54,630
78.9%
✓
Monaca Johnson-Williamson 14,589
21.1%
Republican · Mar 3
Jack Codiga 6,569
67.4%
✓
Addul Ali 3,183
32.6%
NC-13
District 13
R
Brad Knott
Alexander Nicholi (D)
Paul Barringer (D)
✓
Anthony Bailey Aguilar (G)
Brad Knott (R)
* ✓
Josh McConkey (R)
Democratic · Mar 3
Paul Barringer 29,743
59.1%
✓
Frank Pierce 14,794
29.4%
Alexander Nicholi 5,800
11.5%
Republican · Mar 3
Brad Knott 44,038
89.9%
✓
Sid Sharma 4,935
10.1%
NC-14
District 14
R
Tim Moore
Brent Caldwell (D)
LaKesha Womack (D)
✓
Tim Moore (R)
* ✓
Kate Barr (R)
Democratic · Mar 3
LaKesha Womack 20,641
52.2%
✓
Brent Caldwell 16,513
41.8%
Ahmid Kargbo 2,361
6.0%
Republican · Mar 3
Tim Moore 42,545
83.0%
✓
Kate Barr 8,699
17.0%