PROFILES / U.S. SENATE / NORTH CAROLINA

Michael Whatley

Republican · Senate challenger

CHALLENGER ON THE 2026 BALLOT LIKELY D — AGAINST THE CANDIDATE KALSHI · 8.5¢ · CHECKED Aug 27

THE 2026 RACE · NORTH CAROLINA U.S. SENATEFull race page →

OPPONENTRoy Cooper (D)Challenger

FTP RACE SIGNALLikely DAI-enabled synthesis of attributed evidence · not a publisher rating

KALSHI · Aug 27D 92.9¢ · R 8.5¢

LATEST POLLD+5<a class="e-poll-source" href="https://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2023/08/HPU-Poll-126-Memo-08192026.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">High Point University ↗</a> (B-) 08-22 · n=1,119

STANDING · THIS SEAT

446:1fundraising ratio v Dublin · FEC period 06-30

CAMPAIGN FINANCE · FECPULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30

$11.27Mraised

$3.46Mcash on hand

WHATLEY FOR SENATE ↗

· Cooper: $34.98M / $20.72M CoH

BALLOT & DATES

Primary03-03 · HELD

Runoff05-12 · HELD

GeneralNov 3, 2026

R settled · D settled · G settled · L settled

Also on the ballot: Michael Dublin (Green), Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian)

COMPARE V COOPER ⇄