2026 · North Carolina Senate · 96% Roy Cooper in the markets

The money in North Carolina Senate

Roy Cooper (D) has raised $35.0M and has $20.7M left; Michael Whatley (R) has raised $11.3M and has $3.5M left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $40.8M on the race.

The nominees

Roy Cooper

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$35.0M
Spent
$14.3M
Cash
$20.7M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 34%Larger donors 60%PACs 5%Party 1%

52% of itemized donations came from North Carolina; 48% from other states.

Outside spending

For $1.5MAgainst $10.6M
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $8.7M against
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $1.8M against
  • Planned Parenthood Votes North Carolina (FEC): $624K for
  • WORKERS VOTE: $240K for

Michael Whatley

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$11.3M
Spent
$7.8M
Cash
$3.5M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 28%Larger donors 58%PACs 14%Party 1%

35% of itemized donations came from North Carolina; 65% from other states.

Outside spending

For $5.5MAgainst $23.2M
  • WinSenate: $21.6M against
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $4.4M for
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $1.0M for
  • LCV Victory Fund: $500K against

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Roy Cooper
Alabama: $37KAlaska: $5KArizona: $58KColorado: $183KFlorida: $703KGeorgia: $415KIndiana: $48KKansas: $6KMaine: $40KMassachusetts: $1.2MMinnesota: $81KNew Jersey: $231KNorth Carolina: $15.5MNorth Dakota: $1KOklahoma: $37KPennsylvania: $443KSouth Dakota: $6KTexas: $559KWyoming: $54KConnecticut: $422KMissouri: $93KWest Virginia: $9KIllinois: $517KNew Mexico: $55KArkansas: $17KCalifornia: $2.7MDelaware: $75KDistrict of Columbia: $728KHawaii: $22KIowa: $10KKentucky: $102KMaryland: $785KMichigan: $87KMississippi: $43KMontana: $8KNew Hampshire: $57KNew York: $2.2MOhio: $71KOregon: $139KTennessee: $280KUtah: $49KVirginia: $744KWashington: $382KWisconsin: $46KNebraska: $14KSouth Carolina: $345KIdaho: $17KNevada: $51KVermont: $25KLouisiana: $93KRhode Island: $52K

NC $15.5MCA $2.7MNY $2.2MMA $1.2MMD $785K

Michael Whatley
Alabama: $45KAlaska: $7KArizona: $69KColorado: $107KFlorida: $891KGeorgia: $188KIndiana: $91KKansas: $38KMaine: $9KMassachusetts: $49KMinnesota: $110KNew Jersey: $141KNorth Carolina: $3.3MNorth Dakota: $7KOklahoma: $102KPennsylvania: $135KSouth Dakota: $15KTexas: $795KWyoming: $27KConnecticut: $96KMissouri: $32KWest Virginia: $8KIllinois: $251KNew Mexico: $24KArkansas: $35KCalifornia: $694KDelaware: $18KDistrict of Columbia: $134KHawaii: $13KIowa: $13KKentucky: $62KMaryland: $60KMichigan: $134KMississippi: $67KMontana: $22KNew Hampshire: $9KNew York: $463KOhio: $219KOregon: $23KTennessee: $186KUtah: $13KVirginia: $349KWashington: $44KWisconsin: $47KNebraska: $27KSouth Carolina: $97KIdaho: $23KNevada: $84KVermont: $268Louisiana: $88KRhode Island: $820

NC $3.3MFL $891KTX $795KCA $694KNY $463K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through June 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Roy Cooper DOpen seat$35.0M$14.3M$20.7M$1.5M$10.6M
Michael Whatley ROpen seat$11.3M$7.8M$3.5M$5.5M$23.2M
Thom R Sen Tillis RIncumbent$4.7M$3.3M$3.6M——
Wiley Nickel DOpen seat$589K$1.3M$0——
Don Brown ROpen seat$225K$226K$0——
Brian McGinnis IOpen seat$68K$20K$-13363——
Michael Louis Dublin Jr. IOpen seat$25K$17K$10K——
Michele Morrow ROpen seat$13K$13K$-187——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $8.7M against Roy Cooper
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $1.8M against Roy Cooper
  • Planned Parenthood Votes North Carolina (FEC): $624K for Roy Cooper
  • WinSenate: $21.6M against Michael Whatley
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $4.4M for Michael Whatley
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $1.0M for Michael Whatley

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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