Office & Ties

North Carolina · U.S. Senate

Roy Cooper

U.S. Senate · Democratic

Open seat Flip

Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Flip: 58.72%; raised $49,585,341.29; COH $9,088,859.57 on 2026-10-14; IE for $559,851.57 / against $2,417,988.82.

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
2,467,963 (58.72%)
Opponent
Michael Whatley (R) · 1,643,088 (39.09%)
Previous officeholder
Thom Tillis (R)

Money reported in the file

Raised
$49,585,341
Cash on hand
$9,088,860 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
94.7%
PAC share
4.9%
Self loans or contributions
$0
Outside spending for
$559,852
Outside spending against
$2,417,989
Committee
C00913566
Coverage note
2025-07-25 to 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL)

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 46 reported ties and 5 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (51)

Every tie in this official’s file. The same filters apply to the orbit and this table.
Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee of — 2025-2026 Reported Cooper for North Carolina → Roy Cooper Public filing
individual contributions $17,985,377.33 $17,985,377 2026-10-14 Reported Individual contributors (aggregate) → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
other political committee contributions $931,506.82 $931,507 2026-10-14 Reported PAC / other political committees (aggregate) → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
party committee contributions $72,113.01 $72,113 2026-10-14 Reported Party committees (aggregate) → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
transfers from other authorized committee $28,252,754.74 $28,252,755 2026-10-14 Reported Authorized / joint fundraising committees → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
total receipts $49,585,341.29; cash on hand $9,088,859.57 $49,585,341 2026-10-14 Reported Cooper for North Carolina → Roy Cooper Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported STAND UP FOR WORKERS PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported OFF THE SIDELINES PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported FORWARD TOGETHER PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported NUTMEG PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Leadership PAC) $31,050 2025-2026 Reported IMPACT → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported BIG SKY VALUES PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Membership organization) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Business / trade / professional) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' INTL ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported KIDSPAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
PAC/other committee contribution (scaled share of FEC 11c; cat Labor union) $15,525 2025-2026 Reported POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES → Cooper for North Carolina Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $166,249 2025-2026 Reported WORKERS VOTE → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $156,600 2025-2026 Reported PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $59,726 2025-2026 Reported CAROLINA FEDERATION → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $38,316 2025-2026 Reported THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C. → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $29,848 2025-2026 Reported PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES NORTH CAROLINA → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $26,772 2025-2026 Reported FORWARD BLUE → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $20,300 2025-2026 Reported DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING PROJECT → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $17,615 2025-2026 Reported FIELD TEAM 6, INC. → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $15,000 2025-2026 Reported MODSQUAD ACTION → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $9,439 2025-2026 Reported ACTIVATE AMERICA → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $3,494 2025-2026 Reported MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure supporting $3,414 2025-2026 Reported NORTH CAROLINANS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE ACTION FUND → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $1,766,545 2025-2026 Reported AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $559,552 2025-2026 Reported SLF PAC → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $57,053 2025-2026 Reported THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $17,939 2025-2026 Reported CATHOLICVOTE.ORG → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $9,400 2025-2026 Reported RED SENATE → Roy Cooper Public filing
independent expenditure opposing $7,500 2025-2026 Reported AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → Roy Cooper Public filing
general-election opponent — 2026-11-03 Reported Roy Cooper → Michael Whatley (R) Public record
previous Class 2 officeholder / seat context — 2026 Reported Roy Cooper → Thom Tillis (R) Wikipedia
shares 5 PAC donor IDs in 2026 API sample (Jaccard 0.081) $5.00 2025-2026 Inferred Roy Cooper → Annie Andrews Public filing
shares 24 PAC donor IDs in 2026 API sample (Jaccard 0.3) $24.00 2025-2026 Inferred Roy Cooper → James Talarico Public filing
PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) — 2025-2026 Inferred M-PAC → Roy Cooper Public filing
PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) — 2025-2026 Inferred PURPOSE PAC → Roy Cooper Public filing
PAC contribution (also appears in API samples for the other two senators in this batch) — 2025-2026 Inferred I GOT YOUR BACK PAC → Roy Cooper Public filing

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