Roy Cooper
Candidate · U.S. Senate · North Carolina
Democrat · Challenger97%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
▲ 12 pts since April
Running for
OfficeU.S. Senate
SeatNorth Carolina, statewide
AgainstMichael Whatley (R)
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Running statewide
North Carolina · Senate seat
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Ex-Governor, Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-State Rep..
The campaign · in their wordsroycooper.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Lowering the Cost of Food and Groceries
“Roy Cooper is running to make food and groceries cost less.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Making Health Care Affordable
“Require Medicare to broaden negotiations with drug makers to make more prescription medicines affordable.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Lowering Energy & Utility Costs
“Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 299 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 4 statements
L-lean
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
Odds over time · Kalshi daily closes
Cooper (D) — 97%Whatley (R) — 4%
The race · North Carolina Senate · 7 days out
Roy CooperDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 21 from statements97%
Michael WhatleyRepublican · challenger · Right 36 from statements4%2136
57 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$47.2M
Raised
$17.4M
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$11M
Itemized · 67% of individual
16,057
Named donors
48%
Itemized from North Carolina
By occupation
$4.1M
$2.8M
$736k
$250k
$204k
By state
$5.5M
$1.3M
$971k
$535k
$325k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“When I get to the Senate, I am going to put farmers at the forefront of what I do”
““Look, I will vote to roll back the tariffs. Michael Whatley won’t,” Cooper said.”
“I vetoed an extreme abortion ban and fought to protect and expand reproductive rights”
On the ballot with them · North Carolina, Nov 3, 2026
NC-1
Don Davis (D) · 83%
vs. Laurie Buckhout (R) · 18%
NC-2
Deborah Ross (D) · 98%
vs. Gene Douglass (R) · 1%
NC-3
Greg Murphy (R) · 65%
vs. Raymond Smith (D) · 35%
NC-4
Valerie Foushee (D) · 95%
vs. Mahesh "Max" Ganorkar (R) · 5%
NC-5
Virginia Foxx (R) · 85%
vs. Chuck Hubbard (D) · 14%
NC-6
Addison McDowell (R) · 87%
vs. Cyril Jefferson (D) · 12%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Roy Cooper
Candidate · U.S. Senate · North Carolina
Democrat · Challenger97%
Party to win · Kalshi
▲ 12 pts since April
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Whatley (R)
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Fighting for North Carolina”
Plank 1
Lowering the Cost of Food and Groceries
“Roy Cooper is running to make food and groceries cost less.”
Plank 2
Making Health Care Affordable
“Require Medicare to broaden negotiations with drug makers to make more prescription medicines affordable.”
Plank 3
Lowering Energy & Utility Costs
“Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · roycooper.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Health careLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
Budget and taxesLeft 25
Left, 25 points from center
Energy and landL-lean 15
L-lean, 15 points from center
Housing and techLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
TradeL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
Crime and justiceCntr-rt 5
Cntr-rt, 5 points from center
EducationLeans left
Leans left
ImmigrationMixed
Mixed
Odds over time · Kalshi
Cooper 97%Whatley 4%
The race · NC Senate · 7 days out
Roy CooperDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 21 from statements97%Michael WhatleyRepublican · challenger · Right 36 from statements4%2136
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 67% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“When I get to the Senate, I am going to put farmers at the forefront of what I do”
““Look, I will vote to roll back the tariffs. Michael Whatley won’t,” Cooper said.”
“I vetoed an extreme abortion ban and fought to protect and expand reproductive rights”
On the ballot with them · North Carolina
NC-1Davis (D) vs. Buckhout (R)83% · 18%NC-2Ross (D) vs. Douglass (R)98% · 1%NC-3Murphy (R) vs. Smith (D)65% · 35%NC-4Foushee (D) vs. Ganorkar (R)95% · 5%NC-5Foxx (R) vs. Hubbard (D)85% · 14%NC-6McDowell (R) vs. Jefferson (D)87% · 12%
All 15 North Carolina races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll