General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.
Rating: Lean Democratic (Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.
Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.
No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside groups spent $3,286,493 to support and $40,907,203 to oppose.
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.
142 committees reported giving $956,148 in all.
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.
No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.
FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record
Outside groups spent $6,199,755 to support and $23,396,934 to oppose.
FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.
134 committees reported giving $981,521 in all.
As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.
Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.
| Roy Asberry Cooper, III | Democrat | $47,190,466 | $12,477,395 | $3,286,493 | $40,907,203 |
| Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. | Green | $28,023 | $3,727 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael David Whatley | Republican | $13,415,721 | $916,102 | $6,199,755 | $23,396,934 |
Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.
Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.