Candidate profile: Roy Cooper for U.S. Senate

The 2026 Senate race

North Carolina’s contested U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The field includes 27 candidates: eight Democrats, 13 Republicans and six candidates running with Libertarian, Green, Independent, Other or OE affiliations. Roy Cooper is running as a Democrat.

The candidates are seeking the seat held by Republican incumbent Thom Tillis. The field includes Tillis and 26 challengers. The party or affiliation recorded for each candidate gives voters a basic way to identify the field, but it does not establish a candidate’s views on individual issues.

Democratic candidates

• Justin Dues — Democrat. The race lists Justin Dues as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Marcus W. Williams — Democrat. The race lists Marcus W. Williams as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Orrick Romaine Quick — Democrat. The race lists Orrick Romaine Quick as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Wiley Nickel — Democrat. The race lists Wiley Nickel as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Daryl Farrow — Democrat. The race lists Daryl Farrow as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Robert Colon — Democrat. The race lists Robert Colon as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Alyssia Rose-Katherine Hammond — Democrat. The race lists Alyssia Rose-Katherine Hammond as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Roy Cooper — Democrat. The race lists Roy Cooper as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

Republican candidates

• Brooks Alexander Agnew — Republican. The race lists Brooks Alexander Agnew as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Michele Morrow — Republican. The race lists Michele Morrow as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Margot Dupre — Republican. The race lists Margot Dupre as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Don Brown — Republican. The race lists Don Brown as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Lichia Woldegabreal Sibhatu — Republican. The race lists Lichia Woldegabreal Sibhatu as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Gavin Solomon — Republican. The race lists Gavin Solomon as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Thomas Lee Johnson — Republican. The race lists Thomas Lee Johnson as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Elizabeth A. Temple — Republican. The race lists Elizabeth A. Temple as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Michael Whatley — Republican. The race lists Michael Whatley as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Richard Dansie — Republican. The race lists Richard Dansie as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Logan Benjamin DR Keener — Republican. The race lists Logan Benjamin DR Keener as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Thom R Sen Tillis — Republican. The race lists incumbent Thom R Sen Tillis as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Robert Anders MR Nilsson — Republican. The race lists Robert Anders MR Nilsson as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

Candidates with other affiliations

• Shannon Bray — Libertarian. The race lists Shannon Bray as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Michael Louis Jr. Dublin — Green. The race lists Michael Louis Jr. Dublin as a Green candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Constance “Connie” Johnson — Other. The race lists Constance “Connie” Johnson with an Other affiliation in the North Carolina contest.
• Owen Nicholas Carlson — OE. The race lists Owen Nicholas Carlson with an OE affiliation in the North Carolina contest.
• Shaunesi Yvette Deberry — Independent. The race lists Shaunesi Yvette Deberry as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
• Brian McGinnis — Green. The race lists Brian McGinnis as a Green candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.