2026 North Carolina Senate race — Republican primary

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Decided March 3, 2026 — Michael Whatley wonThis election is closed; the page is its record.

How the forecasts did

Not enough forecast data to score.

ResultMichael Whatley won (Republican)

Final pollsNo pre-election polling

Betting marketsNot priced

Result via Wikipedia, from the certified count.

Follow the funding

War chests, outside groups & donors — all from FEC filings

Funding raised

FEC cycle receipts

Michael Whatley$11.3M

Total receipts this cycle, from each candidate's FEC filings — click a figure for the filing.

Outside funding

PACs & outside groups, for and against

$3.7M in outside funding across 3 groups — biggest:

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