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North Carolina 2026 ballot US SENATE

Photo of Michael Whatley from the campaign website

RepublicanChallenger

Michael Whatley

Running for US SENATE · North Carolina

Raised
$13.7M
Cash on hand
$902K
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026

Official candidate list ↗FEC filings ↗Campaign website ↗

Photo: Michael Whatley campaign website · michaelwhatley.com ↗

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Background

No official biography has been published for Michael Whatley. Members of Congress have one in the Official Congressional Directory; most challengers publish theirs only on their campaign website (michaelwhatley.com ↗). We add background here once a source we can cite publishes it.

Debates

No debate video for this race has been posted by a station or debate commission we have found, as of Oct 27, 2026. See every 2026 debate →

Record in office

Michael Whatley does not hold a federal or statewide office on our records. This section shows a current office only when the record clearly belongs to this candidate.

Campaign money

Total raised
$13,668,468
Total spent
$12,766,229
Cash on hand
$902,238
From individuals
$7,263,547
Debts owed
$0

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: WHATLEY FOR SENATE. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

Spent to support
$5,026,973
Spent to oppose
$8,919,414

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Oct 27, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

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Only what the campaign publishes on its own website, checked Oct 11, 2026: its accounts and any email address on the campaign's own domain. We never list personal phone numbers, home addresses or personal email.