Who raised the most money in the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?

Roy Cooper (Democrat) raised $50M and had $5.7M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?

WinSenate ($22M), No Going Back PAC Inc. ($10M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($4.5M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?

DSCC gave $62K to Roy Cooper; NRSC gave $62K to Michael Whatley; Jstreetpac gave $38K to Roy Cooper.

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2026 general election

North Carolina Senate

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retiring. Democratic gain.

$109M was spent on the 2026 North Carolina Senate race: $63M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $46M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Roy Cooper (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$109M

Raised by campaigns

$63M

PAC checks

$1.9M

Outside money

$46M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Roy CooperDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $50M
Spent: $40M
From individuals: $18M
From PACs: $932K
From party: $72K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $5.7M
Outside money against: $12M

Who paid: 2% of Cooper's money came from PACs

Corporate $61K (6%)Trade group $14K (1%)Leadership PAC $401K (42%)Membership $83K (9%)Union $156K (16%)Super PAC $86K (9%)Party $72K (8%)Other $77K (8%)

Colorado Senate Victory 2016 Party$62K
J Street Membership$38K
Swing Left Super PAC$11K
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
Moderate Democrats PAC Super PAC$10K
American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef Union$10K
Gallego Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

No Going Back PAC Inc. · $9.1M attacking
Americans for Prosperity Action · $1.7M attacking
Planned Parenthood Votes North Carolina (Fec) · $1.2M supporting
Nc First PAC · $1.2M attacking
Progress North Carolina Action · $966K supporting

FEC record S6NC00407

Michael WhatleyRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $14M
Spent: $13M
From individuals: $7.3M
From PACs: $970K
From party: $62K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $4.2M
Outside money against: $24M

Who paid: 7% of Whatley's money came from PACs

Corporate $136K (14%)Trade group $96K (10%)Leadership PAC $502K (53%)Membership $66K (7%)Super PAC $30K (3%)Party $62K (6%)Other $63K (7%)

Young Victory Committee Party$62K
Republican Jewish Coalition Membership$30K
National Cotton Council of America Trade group$10K
Kennedy Leadership PAC$10K
Scott Other$10K
Montana Red Leadership PAC$10K
Koch, Inc. Corporate$10K
Hoeven Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

WinSenate · $22M attacking
Americans for Prosperity Action · $2.8M supporting
No Going Back PAC Inc. · $1.3M supporting
Lcv Victory Fund · $500K attacking
Edf Action Votes · $500K attacking

FEC record S6NC00415

Michael DublinGreen

✗ Lost

Raised: $28K
Spent: $27K
From individuals: $6K
From PACs: $0
From party: $2K
Own money & loans: $20K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S6NC00563

Shannon BrayLibertarian

✗ Lost

Raised: $0
Spent: $0
From individuals: $0
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $52K
Outside money against: $0

Biggest outside spenders

Principled Patriots PAC · $52K supporting

FEC record S0NC00335

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?: $109M was spent on the 2026 North Carolina Senate race: $63M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $46M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Roy Cooper (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?: Roy Cooper (Democrat) raised $50M and had $5.7M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?: WinSenate ($22M), No Going Back PAC Inc. ($10M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($4.5M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 North Carolina Senate race?: DSCC gave $62K to Roy Cooper; NRSC gave $62K to Michael Whatley; Jstreetpac gave $38K to Roy Cooper.