CandidateDemocratic

Roy Cooper

U.S. Senate

2026 North Carolina U.S. Senate — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 16, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 North Carolina U.S. Senate — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
U.S. Senate · Democratic · Candidate
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Election date: 11/03/2026

Contest: US SENATE

Candidate: Roy Cooper

Party: DEM

Candidacy date: 12/03/2025

Campaign email: [email protected]

Campaign phone: 9196737115

Official and campaign contacts

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FEC committee ID: C00913566

FEC committee name: COOPER FOR NORTH CAROLINA

Published email: [email protected]

Published email: [email protected]

Published website: https://www.roycooper.com/

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Experience

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Meet Roy Cooper

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Cooper was born and raised in Nash County, North Carolina, where he attended public schools and worked summers on the farm before earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Cooper was born and raised in Nash County, North Carolina, where he attended public schools and worked summers on the farm before earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Meet Roy Cooper

Source-published biography

For years, he taught Sunday School and tutored students in local public schools. Cooper entered public service after being elected to the legislature, where he worked to raise teacher pay and strengthen law enforcement, and wrote North Carolina’s first children’s health insurance initiative.

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For years, he taught Sunday School and tutored students in local public schools. Cooper entered public service after being elected to the legislature, where he worked to raise teacher pay and strengthen law enforcement, and wrote North Carolina’s first children’s health insurance initiative.

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Public record

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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals July 25, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$34,975,789.18
Total disbursements
$14,258,221.92
Cash on hand
$20,717,567.26
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: S6NC00407

Name: COOPER, ROY

Office: Senate

State: NC

District: North Carolina

Coverage start: 2025-07-25

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $34975789.18

Total disbursements: $14258221.92

Cash on hand: $20717567.26

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

Candidate contributions: $0.00

Loans made by candidate: $0.00

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 North Carolina candidate filing — Roy Cooper

    North Carolina State Board of Elections

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  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Roy Cooper — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Roy Cooper campaign

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  3. Campaign-finance record

    Roy Cooper — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

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