North Carolina 2026 midterm elections

Who's running in North Carolina's 2026 midterm elections: the U.S. Senate race and all 14 House districts, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

Seat	Candidate	vs	Candidate	Status
U.S. Senate Replacing (R) Thom Tillis, retiring · +2 more	RC Roy Cooper (D)	vs	MW Michael Whatley (R)	Open seat
1st District (NC-1) +1 more	LB Laurie Buckhout (R)	vs	Don Davis (D) Rep., NC-1 · Voting record →	New district lines
2nd District (NC-2) +1 more	GD Gene Douglass (R)	vs	Deborah Ross (D) Rep., NC-2 · Voting record →	New district lines
3rd District (NC-3) +1 more	Greg Murphy (R) Rep., NC-3 · Voting record →	vs	RS Raymond Smith Jr. (D)	New district lines
4th District (NC-4) +1 more	Valerie Foushee (D) Rep., NC-4 · Voting record →	vs	MG Max Ganorkar (R)	New district lines
5th District (NC-5) +1 more	Virginia Foxx (R) Rep., NC-5 · Voting record →	vs	CH Chuck Hubbard (D)	New district lines
6th District (NC-6)	CJ Cyril Jefferson (D)	vs	Addison McDowell (R) Rep., NC-6 · Voting record →	New district lines
7th District (NC-7) +1 more	KH Kim Hardy (D)	vs	David Rouzer (R) Rep., NC-7 · Voting record →	New district lines
8th District (NC-8) +1 more	Mark Harris (R) Rep., NC-8 · Voting record →	vs	CW Colby Watson (D)	New district lines
9th District (NC-9)	Richard Hudson (R) Rep., NC-9 · Voting record →	vs	RO Richard Ojeda (D)	New district lines
10th District (NC-10) +1 more	AB Ashley Bell (D)	vs	Pat Harrigan (R) Rep., NC-10 · Voting record →	New district lines
11th District (NC-11) +1 more	JA Jamie Ager (D)	vs	JB Jennifer Balkcom (R)	New district lines
12th District (NC-12)	Alma Adams (D) Rep., NC-12 · Voting record →	vs	JC Jack Codiga (R)	New district lines
13th District (NC-13) +1 more	PB Paul Barringer (D)	vs	Brad Knott (R) Rep., NC-13 · Voting record →	New district lines
14th District (NC-14)	Tim Moore (R) Rep., NC-14 · Voting record →	vs	LW LaKesha Womack (D)	New district lines

Register to vote in North Carolina

Online: Oct. 9 — By 5 p.m. Online registration requires an NCDMV ID.
By mail: postmarked by Oct. 9 — If the postmark is missing or unclear, it must arrive by Oct. 14.
In person: Oct. 9 — At a registration agency by 5 p.m. After that, use same-day registration at early voting sites.

Online registration: Yes

Same-day registration: available, during early voting. At early voting sites Oct. 15 to 31 (until 3 p.m. on Oct. 31); not on Election Day.

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