What Is on the Ballot in North Carolina in 2026

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 1 U.S. Senate seat · no governor · 14 U.S. House seats

North Carolina goes to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 with a U.S. Senate seat and all 14 of North Carolina's U.S. House seats on the ballot. Each race below is a matchup: the incumbent, if they are running, against the challengers, with how the seat was last decided; nothing here is a forecast.

U.S. Senate

Race

Incumbent

Challengers

North Carolina U.S. SenateOpen seat

Last: 2020, Thom Tillis def. Cal Cunningham 1.8 pts

Thom Tillis

Republican

Not running · retiring · in office since 2015

Roy Cooper

Democratic

Candidate

Michael Whatley

Republican

Candidate

Also on the ballot: Michael Dublin (Green) · Shannon Bray (Libertarian)

Every U.S. Senate election in North Carolina · All 35 Senate seats on the 2026 ballot

Governor

North Carolina does not elect a governor in 2026; the next governor's race is in 2028.

Every governor election in North Carolina · All 36 governorships on the 2026 ballot

U.S. House

All 14 of North Carolina's U.S. House seats are on the ballot; every member serves a two-year term. Each district is listed with who holds it and the 2024 result.

Race

Incumbent

Challengers

District 1

Last: 2024, Don Davis def. Laurie Buckhout 1.7 pts

Don Davis

Democratic

Incumbent · in office since 2023

Laurie Buckhout

Republican

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Tom Bailey (Libertarian)

District 2

Last: 2024, Deborah K. Ross def. Alan D. Swain 34.6 pts

Deborah Ross

Democratic

Incumbent · in office since 2021

Gene Douglass

Republican

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Matt Laszacs (Libertarian)

District 3

Last: 2024, Gregory F. Murphy def. Gheorghe Cormos 54.8 pts

Greg Murphy

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2019

Raymond Smith Jr.

Democratic

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Daniel Cavender (Libertarian)

District 4

Last: 2024, Valerie P. Foushee def. Eric Blankenburg 45.7 pts

Valerie Foushee

Democratic

Incumbent · in office since 2023

Max Ganorkar

Republican

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Guy Meilleur (Libertarian)

District 5

Last: 2024, Virginia Foxx def. Chuck Hubbard 18.9 pts

Virginia Foxx

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2005

Chuck Hubbard

Democratic

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Robert Luffman (Libertarian)

District 6

Last: 2024, Addison McDowell def. Kevin E. Hayes 38.3 pts

Addison McDowell

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2025

Cyril Jefferson

Democratic

Challenger

District 7

Last: 2024, David Rouzer def. Marlando D. Pridgen 17.2 pts

David Rouzer

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2015

Kim Hardy

Democratic

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Maad Abu-Ghazalah (Libertarian)

District 8

Last: 2024, Mark Harris def. Justin E. Dues 19.2 pts

Mark Harris

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2025

Colby Watson

Democratic

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Robert "Bo" Whitehead (Green)

District 9

Last: 2024, Richard Hudson def. Nigel William Bristow 18.6 pts

Richard Hudson

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2013

Richard Ojeda

Democratic

Challenger

District 10

Last: 2024, Pat Harrigan def. Jeff Scott 19.3 pts

Pat Harrigan

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2025

Ashley Bell

Democratic

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Steve Feldman (Libertarian)

District 11Open seat

Last: 2024, Chuck Edwards def. Caleb Rudow 13.5 pts

Chuck Edwards

Republican

Not running · in office since 2023

Jamie Ager

Democratic

Candidate

Also on the ballot: Travis Groo (Libertarian)

District 12

Last: 2024, Alma S. Adams def. Addul Ali 48.0 pts

Alma Adams

Democratic

Incumbent · in office since 2014

Jack Codiga

Republican

Challenger

District 13

Last: 2024, Brad Knott def. Frank Pierce 17.3 pts

Brad Knott

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2025

Paul Barringer

Democratic

Challenger

Also on the ballot: Steven Swinton (Libertarian)

District 14

Last: 2024, Tim Moore def. Pam Genant 16.1 pts

Tim Moore

Republican

Incumbent · in office since 2025

LaKesha Womack

Democratic

Challenger

Every U.S. House election in North Carolina, by district · All 435 House seats on the 2026 ballot

How this page is built

Races are listed by state. Holders come from the audited snapshot of who is in office; the date each took the seat and the end of each term come from the term records; every last result is the race as recorded here, linked. Nothing on this page names a candidate, and no seat is rated. Once certified results are published they replace this page at the same address.

Compiled by PolitiFinder · published June 14, 2026 · data as of October 6, 2026.