DEMOCRATIC
Governor (D-NC)
2017 – 2025
2026 North Carolina Senate Forecast
2026 Senate
REPUBLICAN
Chair, RNC
2024 – 2025
2026 North Carolina Senate Forecast
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- Senate
- State
- North Carolina
- Democratic candidate
- Roy Cooper
- Republican candidate
- Michael Whatley
- Incumbent / open seat
- Open Seat
- Forecast rating
- Likely D
- Projected vote
- 53.0% D / 47.0% R
- Projected margin
- D +6.0
- Forecast odds
- 81.6% D / 18.4% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on June 20, 2026
- Polling average
- 48.7% D / 40.8% R
- Polling average margin
- D +7.8
- Polling last updated
- 12:00 AM on June 20, 2026
- Polls included
- 18
- Latest poll
- Harper Polling (R) — May 11, 2026