Michael Dublin
Green
Retired public school teacher and Marine Corps veteran; 2024 Green Party candidate for U.S. House
Loading race…
Loading race…
U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Open seat. Held by Thom Tillis, who is not running.
Open seat: Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is not seeking re-election. Candidates are listed in the State Board of Elections' 2026 ballot order.
Retired public school teacher and Marine Corps veteran; 2024 Green Party candidate for U.S. House
Governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025 and state attorney general from 2001 to 2017
Navy veteran and cybersecurity professional; Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022
Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2024 to 2025 and of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2019 to 2024
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
Researched with AI and confirmed by a second, independent AI check. Our editors haven’t reviewed it yet. How we verify
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports free health care for all, public ownership of pharmaceutical companies and for-profit hospitals, and cancelling all medical debt.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Would reinstate the expired ACA tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts, have Medicare negotiate prices on more drugs, cap annual out-of-pocket prescription costs, limit insurers' denials of care doctors order, rein in pharmacy benefit managers and cap out-of-network charges.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports repealing federal health care mandates, expanding health savings accounts, state-led health care solutions and more price transparency.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports abolishing ICE, ending immigrant detention and deportations, and immediate legalization of undocumented immigrants.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports enforcing existing immigration laws and streamlining legal immigration.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Supports President Trump's efforts to secure the border and deport immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports free, legal and accessible abortion, free contraceptives and inclusive sex education.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Says he fought as governor to protect the right to reproductive health care recognized in Roe v. Wade, and as senator would fight to keep politicians out of the exam room so these decisions are made between a woman and her doctor.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Lists "protecting life" among the conservative values he says he will fight for.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Would require data centers to pay the full cost of the power they use, encourage tech companies to build their own energy sources, ban utility shutoffs during dangerous heat and cold, and modernize the power grid.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports ending energy subsidies he says distort the market and supporting nuclear and next-generation energy over government mandates.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Supports expanding American energy production to achieve reliable, affordable energy and energy independence.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports cutting the military budget and redirecting the money to health care, education and housing, and abolishing NATO.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports bringing troops home, requiring congressional authorization for military action, and focusing defense spending on readiness.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports ending the war on drugs, abolishing the death penalty, and placing police departments under elected civilian boards.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Opposes cashless bail and expanded pretrial release, and says he would work with President Trump to back law enforcement and roll back criminal justice policies he calls lenient.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports capping federal spending to slow debt growth, simplifying the tax code, and ending corporate handouts and special-interest loopholes.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Supports reining in federal spending.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports ending mass surveillance without probable cause, restoring Fourth Amendment protections, defending free speech, and preventing federal intrusion into personal finances.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Supports keeping transgender girls out of girls' sports, banning gender-transition medical treatment for minors, and a parents' bill of rights, measures Cooper vetoed as governor.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports a Green New Deal with a union green jobs program, a ban on new oil and gas drilling, public ownership of the top polluting companies, a planned transition to 100% renewable energy, and a moratorium on new data centers.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports overturning Citizens United, comprehensive campaign finance reform, and ending gerrymandering and voter suppression.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
Supports a $25 federal minimum wage adjusted annually for the cost of living, a 32-hour work week with no loss in pay, and 12 months of paid parental leave.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Supports incentives for multifamily and modular construction, restricting large corporations, investment funds and foreign companies from buying single-family homes, banning algorithm-driven rent setting, and streamlining rules that slow home building.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Would end the current tariffs, which he says raise costs for farmers and grocery shoppers.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Supports stronger antitrust enforcement to block grocery and food-processing mergers, and banning the use of algorithms to set grocery prices for individual customers or to coordinate prices among food producers.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
Would expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and offer tax credits to employers that provide on-site child care or child care subsidies.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports entrepreneurship and startups, reducing barriers for small businesses, encouraging domestic technology development and promoting job growth.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
Supports reducing federal control over education, skills-based and technical training, and parental choice.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
No published position found.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Says he will defend Second Amendment rights.
GreenMichael Dublin
No published position found.
DemocraticRoy Cooper
No published position found.
LibertarianShannon W. Bray
No published position found.
RepublicanMichael Whatley
Says he serves on the FEMA Review Council to improve federal disaster response and has worked with the Trump administration on aid for Hurricane Helene recovery.