2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. North Carolina is one of just five states holding presidential, gubernatorial, and senatorial elections concurrently in 2020. On March 3, 2020, incumbent Thom Tillis and former State Senator Cal Cunningham won their respective parties' primaries.[1] The winner will immediately become the state's senior senator following the retirement of Richard Burr in 2023.

2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina

November 3, 2020

Nominee Thom Tillis Cal Cunningham Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator Thom Tillis Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thom Tillis, incumbent U.S. Senator[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Larry Holmquist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[3]
• Sharon Hudson, activist[3]
• Paul Wright, former North Carolina Superior Court judge, perennial candidate, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[3]

Withdrawn

• Sandy Smith, farm owner[4] (running for U.S. House in NC-01)
• Garland Tucker, former CEO and chairman of Triangle Capital[5]

Declined

• Mark Meadows, former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district[6]
• Ted Budd, incumbent U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district[7]
• Mark Walker, incumbent U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district[8]

Endorsements

Thom Tillis
U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States[9] U.S. Executive Branch Officials John Bolton, former United States National Security Advisor[10] Organizations Susan B. Anthony List[11]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Sandy Smith	Thom Tillis	Garland Tucker	Paul Wright	Other	Undecided
High Point University	February 21–28, 2020	247 (LV)	–	–	69%	–	8%	8%[lower-alpha 2]	16%
		444 (RV)	–	–	58%	–	7%	10%[lower-alpha 3]	26%
Meredith College	February 16–24, 2020	353	± 3.0%	–	53%	–	5%	6%[lower-alpha 4]	36%
SurveyUSA	February 13–16, 2020	501	± 5.0%	–	59%	–	3%	8%[lower-alpha 5]	29%
High Point University	January 31 – February 6, 2020	198 (LV)	–	–	62%	–	7%	5%[lower-alpha 6]	27%
		400 (RV)	–	–	52%	–	6%	5%[lower-alpha 7]	38%
	December 20, 2019	Smith withdraws from the race; Wright announces his candidacy
Harper Polling/Civitas (R)	December 2–4, 2019	500 (LV)	± 4.38%	11%[lower-alpha 8]	63%	–	–	–	25%
	December 2, 2019	Tucker withdraws from the race
Fox News	November 10–13, 2019	574 (LV)	± 4.0%	4%	54%	11%	–	5%[lower-alpha 9]	26%
Public Policy Polling	August 19–20, 2019	564 (V)	–	–[lower-alpha 10]	38%	31%	–	–	31%
Diversified Research (R)[upper-alpha 1]	July 8–9, 2019	500	–	–	40%	30%	–	–	30%

Hypothetical polling

with Mark Walker Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Sandy Smith Thom Tillis Garland Tucker Mark Walker Undecided WPA Intelligence (R)[upper-alpha 2] May 19–21, 2019 502 (LV) ± 4.5% 2%[lower-alpha 11] 40% 11% 17% 30% 2%[lower-alpha 12] 18% 8% 56% 16% with only Thom Tillis and Mark Walker Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Thom Tillis Mark Walker Undecided WPA Intelligence (R)[upper-alpha 2] May 19–21, 2019 502 (LV) ± 4.5% 43%[lower-alpha 13] 34% 23% 28%[lower-alpha 14] 64% 8% 21%[lower-alpha 15] 69% 10% with Thom Tillis and Generic Republican Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Thom Tillis Generic Republican Undecided WPA Intelligence (R)[upper-alpha 2] May 19–21, 2019 502 (LV) ± 4.5% 17%[lower-alpha 16] 18% 52%[lower-alpha 17] 7%[lower-alpha 18] 32% 57%[lower-alpha 19]

Results

Results by county:

  Tillis—80–90%

  Tillis—70–80%

  Tillis—60–70%

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	608,943	78.08%
	Republican	Paul Wright	58,908	7.55%
	Republican	Larry Holmquist	57,356	7.35%
	Republican	Sharon Y. Hudson	54,651	7.01%
Total votes			779,858	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cal Cunningham, former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010[12]

Eliminated in primary

• Trevor Fuller, Mecklenburg County commissioner[13]
• Atul Goel, physician and retired United States Air Force officer[14]
• Erica D. Smith, state senator[15]
• Steve Swenson[14]

Withdrawn

• Katherine Bell-Moore[16]
• Eva F. Lee, attorney[17] (running for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor)[18]
• Eric L. Mansfield, former state senator[19]
• Steve Williams[16]

Declined

• Janet Cowell, former North Carolina State Treasurer[20] (endorsed Cunningham)
• Anthony Foxx, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former mayor of Charlotte[20] (endorsed Cunningham)
• Rachel Hunt, state representative[20]
• Jeff Jackson, state senator[21] (endorsed Cunningham)
• Vi Lyles, mayor of Charlotte[22]
• Dan McCready, former U.S. Marine, businessman, and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2018 and 2019 special election[20][23] (endorsed Cunningham)
• Richard H. Moore, former North Carolina State Treasurer[24]
• Deborah K. Ross, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016[25][26] (running for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district)
• Thomas W. Ross, former president of the University of North Carolina system[27]
• Josh Stein, North Carolina Attorney General[28] (running for reelection)
• Brian Turner, state representative[20]

Endorsements

Cal Cunningham

Federal officials Sherrod Brown, U.S Senator (OH)[29] Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator (PA)[30] Kay Hagan, former U.S. senator (NC) (2009-2015)[31] (deceased) Tim Kaine, U.S Senator (VA)[32] Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (MN)[33] State officials Howard Nathaniel Lee, former North Carolina State Senator and former Mayor of Chapel Hill[31] Local officials Harvey Gantt, former Mayor of Charlotte and Democratic nominee in 1990 and 1996 U.S. Senate elections[34] Organizations Brady Campaign[35] Council for a Livable World[36] Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee[37] J Street PAC[38] National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[39] Replacements, Ltd. PAC[40] Newspapers Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News & Observer[41] The Charlotte Post[42] Indy Week (also endorsed Erica Smith)[43] Individuals Alex Hirsch, writer, artist, and animator[44]

Erica D. Smith

Federal officials Eva M. Clayton, Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 1st district and Assistant Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[45] State officials Linda Coleman, former North Carolina State Representative, 2012 and 2016 Lieutenant Governor Democratic nominee, and 2018 Democratic nominee to North Carolina's 2nd congressional district[45] Mickey Michaux, North Carolina State Senator[45] Newspapers Indy Week (also endorsed Cal Cunningham)[43] Organizations Equality NC[46]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Cal Cunningham	Trevor Fuller	Atul Goel	Erica Smith	Steve Swenson	Undecided
High Point University	February 21–28, 2020	274 (LV)	–	50%	4%	1%	24%	3%	18%
		474 (RV)	–	42%	5%	1%	24%	4%	4%
Civitas Institute/Spry Strategies	February 26–27, 2020	587	± 4.1%	45%	2%	1%	23%	1%	28%
NBC News/Marist	February 23–27, 2020	568	± 5.1%	51%	3%	1%	18%	2%	25%
Public Policy Polling	February 23–24, 2020	852	± 3.4%	45%	4%	1%	18%	2%	30%
Meredith College	February 16–24, 2020	429	± 3.0%	43%	2%	1%	14%	2%	36%
Civitas Institute/Spry Strategies	February 21–23, 2020	553	± 3.8%	48%	1%	0%	21%	1%	29%
SurveyUSA	February 13–16, 2020	698	± 4.9%	42%	3%	1%	17%	3%	34%
High Point University	January 31 – February 6, 2020	224 (LV)	–	37%	4%	0%	11%	4%	44%
		397 (RV)	–	29%	5%	1%	10%	5%	50%
Public Policy Polling	February 4–5, 2020	604	–	29%	3%	2%	10%	4%	52%
Public Policy Polling	January 10–12, 2020	509	–	22%	2%	3%	12%	1%	60%
FOX News	November 10–13, 2019	669	± 4.0%	13%	10%	–	18%	–	49%

Results

Results by county:

  Cunningham—70-80%

  Cunningham—60-70%

  Cunningham—50-60%

  Cunningham—40-50%

  Smith—40-50%

  Smith—50-60%

  Smith—60-70%

  Smith—70-80%

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cal Cunningham	717,941	56.93%
	Democratic	Erica D. Smith	438,969	34.81%
	Democratic	Trevor M. Fuller	48,168	3.82%
	Democratic	Steve Swenson	33,741	2.68%
	Democratic	Atul Goel	22,226	1.76%
Total votes			1,261,045	100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Shannon Bray, U.S. Navy veteran, author, and candidate for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district in 2019[47]

Constitution Party

Nominee

• Kevin E. Hayes, candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2012 and 2018[48]

Independence Party

Withdrawn

• Jeremy Thomas[49][50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[51]	Tossup	July 23, 2020
Inside Elections[52]	Tossup	July 10, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[53]	Tossup	August 5, 2020
Daily Kos[54]	Tossup	July 22, 2020
Politico[55]	Tossup	July 6, 2020
RCP[56]	Tossup	August 6, 2020
Niskanen[57]	Lean D (flip)	July 26, 2020
270towin[58]	Lean D (flip)	August 6, 2020

Endorsements

Thom Tillis (R)
U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States[9] U.S. Executive Branch Officials John Bolton, former United States National Security Advisor[10] Organizations Susan B. Anthony List[11] Campaign for Working Families[59] Huck PAC[60] National Rifle Association[59] Republican Jewish Coalition[61] National Right to Life[62]

Cal Cunningham (D)

U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[63] U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Federal officials Alma Adams, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 12th congressional district[64] Sherrod Brown, U.S Senator (OH)[29] G.K. Butterfield, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 1st congressional district[64] Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator (PA)[30] Kay Hagan, former U.S. senator (NC) (2009-2015)[31] (deceased) Tim Kaine, U.S Senator (D-VA)[32] Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (MN)[65] Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district[66] David Price, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 4th congressional district[64] State officials Stacey Abrams, former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic nominee in 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election[67] Linda Coleman, former North Carolina State Representative, 2012 and 2016 Lieutenant Governor Democratic nominee, and 2018 Democratic nominee to North Carolina's 2nd congressional district[68] Howard Nathaniel Lee, former North Carolina State Senator and former Mayor of Chapel Hill[31] Local officials Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and former 2020 presidential candidate[69][70] Harvey Gantt, former Mayor of Charlotte and Democratic nominee in 1990 and 1996 U.S. Senate elections[34] Organizations Bend the Arc: Jewish Action[71] Brady Campaign[35] Council for a Livable World[36] Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee[37] Equality NC[72] Everytown for Gun Safety[73] Feminist Majority PAC[74] Giffords[75] Human Rights Campaign[76] J Street PAC[38] Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs[77] NARAL[78] National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[39] National Education Association[79] National Organization for Women[80] Planned Parenthood Action Fund[81] Replacements, Ltd. PAC[40] Sierra Club[82] Newspapers Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News & Observer[41] The Charlotte Post[42] Indy Week [43] Individuals Dan McCready, former U.S. Marine, businessman, and nominee for North Carolina's 9th congressional district in 2018 and 2019 special election[23] Alex Hirsch, writer, artist, and animator[44]

Fundraising

In the first quarter of 2020, Cunningham outraised Tillis for the first time, receiving $4.4 million compared to the $2.1 million Tillis raised. Tillis's prior fundraising, however, left him with the advantage in cash on hand, with $6.5 million in the bank, compared to Cunningham's $3 million.[83]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Cal Cunningham vs. Thom Tillis
Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Cal Cunningham	Thom Tillis	Other/Undecided[lower-alpha 20]	Margin
270 to Win	July 15, 2020 - August 02, 2020	August 07, 2020	47.2%	39.0%		Cunningham +8.2%
Real Clear Politics	July 7, 2020 – July 26, 2020	August 01, 2020	49.7%	40.0%		Cunningham +9.7%

Tillis vs. Cunningham

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Thom Tillis (R)	Cal Cunningham (D)	Other / Undecided
Emerson College	August 8–10, 2020	673 (LV)	± 3.8%	42%	44%	12%
Harper Polling/Civitas (R)	August 6–10, 2020	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	38%	41%	20%
Change Research/CNBC	August 7–9, 2020	491 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	48%	10%
Public Policy Polling	July 30–31, 2020	934 (V)	± 3.2%	44%	48%	8%
Data for Progress	July 24 – August 2, 2020	1,170 (LV)	± 3.2%	41%	49%	10%
CBS News/YouGov	July 28–31, 2020	1,152 (RV)	± 3.8%	39%	48%	12%
HIT Strategies	July 23–31, 2020	400 (RV)	± 4.9%	32%	48%	21%
Change Research/CNBC	July 24–26, 2020	284 (LV)	± 5.6%	40%	52%	8%
Morning Consult	July 17–26, 2020	1,504 (LV)	± 3.0%	37%	46%	17%
Cardinal Point Analytics (R)	July 22–24, 2020	735 (LV)	± 3.6%	43%	43%	14%
Public Policy Polling	July 22–23, 2020	939 (V)	± 3.2%	40%	48%	13%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies	July 19–23, 2020	919 (LV)	± 3.2%	36%	47%	17%
NBC News/Marist	July 14–22, 2020	882 (RV)	± 4.0%	41%	50%	9%
Spry Strategies (R)	July 11–16, 2020	750 (LV)	± 3.5%	40%	40%	20%
Cardinal Point Analytics (R)	July 13–15, 2020	547 (LV)	± 4.2%	44%	47%	8%
Change Research/CNBC	July 10–12, 2020	655 (LV)	± 3.8%	42%	49%	9%[lower-alpha 21]
Public Policy Polling	July 7–8, 2020	818 (V)	± 3.4%	39%	47%	15%[lower-alpha 22]
Change Research/CNBC	June 26–28, 2020	468 (LV)[lower-alpha 23]	± 3.9%	41%	51%	8%[lower-alpha 24]
East Carolina University	June 22–25, 2020	1,149 (RV)	± 3.4%	41%	41%	18%[lower-alpha 25]
Public Policy Polling	June 22–23, 2020	1,157 (V)	± 2.9%	40%	44%	16%[lower-alpha 26]
FOX News	June 20–23, 2020	1,012 (RV)	± 3.0%	37%	39%	23%[lower-alpha 27]
NYT Upshot/Siena College	June 8–18, 2020	653 (RV)	± 4.1%	39%	42%	19%[lower-alpha 28]
Gravis Marketing (R)[upper-alpha 3]	June 17, 2020	631 (RV)	± 3.9%	46%	45%	9%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies	June 14–17, 2020	902 (LV)	± 3.3%	36%	45%	19%[lower-alpha 29]
Public Policy Polling	June 2–3, 2020	913 (V)	± 3.2%	41%	43%	16%[lower-alpha 30]
Harper Polling/Civitas (R)	May 26–28, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	38%	36%	26%[lower-alpha 31]
Meeting Street Insights (R)	May 9–13, 2020	500 (RV)	± 3.8%	44%	46%	8%[lower-alpha 32]
East Carolina University	May 7–9, 2020	1,111 (RV)	± 3.4%	40%	41%	19%[lower-alpha 33]
Civiqs/Daily Kos (D)	May 2–4, 2020	1,362 (RV)	± 3.0%	41%	50%	9%[lower-alpha 34]
Meredith College	April 27–28, 2020	604 (RV)	± 4.0%	34%	44%	22%
SurveyUSA	April 23–26, 2020	580 (LV)	± 5.5%	39%	41%	20%
Public Policy Polling	April 14–15, 2020	1,318 (LV)	± 3.4%	40%	47%	13%
Harper Polling/Civitas (R)	April 5–7, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	38%	34%	28%
East Carolina University	February 27–28, 2020	1,288 (RV)	± 3.2%	44%	42%	14%
NBC News/Marist	February 23–27, 2020	2,120 (RV)	± 2.6%	43%	48%	9%
Public Policy Polling[upper-alpha 4]	February 25–26, 2020 [lower-alpha 35]	911 (RV)	–	41%	46%	13%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 5]	January 11–15, 2020	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	48%	44%	8%
ALG Research (D)[upper-alpha 6]	January 8–13, 2020	700 (LV)	–	42%	44%	13%
Meredith College	September 29 – October 7, 2019	996 (RV)	± 3%	33%	33%	32%
Public Policy Polling[upper-alpha 6]	September 16–17, 2019	628 (V)	± 3.9%	43%	45%	12%
Fabrizio Ward/AARP	July 29–31, 2019	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	41%	42%	17%
Public Policy Polling[upper-alpha 7]	June 17–18, 2019	610 (RV)	± 4.0%	40%	41%	19%

Hypothetical polling

with Erica D. Smith Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Thom Tillis (R) Erica D. Smith (D) Undecided Meredith College September 29 – October 7, 2019 996 (RV) ± 3% 33% 34% 17% Emerson College May 31 – June 3, 2019 932 (RV) ± 3.1% 39% 46% 15% with Generic Democrat Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Thom Tillis (R) Generic Democrat Undecided Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 8] June 30 – July 1, 2017 1,102 ± 3.6% 44% 48% 8% with Thom Tillis and Generic Opponent Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Thom Tillis (R) Generic Opponent Other Undecided Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 26% 52%[lower-alpha 36] 3%[lower-alpha 37] 19% with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Republican Generic Democrat Other/Undecided Harper Polling/Civitas (R) May 26–28, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.38% 43% 40% 17%[lower-alpha 38] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) April 5–7, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 41% 42% 17%[lower-alpha 39] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released March 17, 2020 –[lower-alpha 40] – 44% 41% 15%[lower-alpha 41] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released October 17, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 40% 41% 20%[lower-alpha 42] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released September 11, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 37% 42% 21%[lower-alpha 43] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released August 4, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 39% 37% 24%[lower-alpha 44] Fabrizio Ward/AARP July 29–31, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 44% 44% 11%[lower-alpha 45] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released June 10, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 38% 38% 24%[lower-alpha 46] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released May 5, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 39% 39% 22%[lower-alpha 47] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released March 17, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 37% 40% 22%[lower-alpha 48] Harper Polling/Civitas (R) Released February 13, 2019 –[lower-alpha 40] – 37% 38% 25%[lower-alpha 49]

Results

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)
	Democratic	Cal Cunningham
	Libertarian	Shannon Bray
	Constitution	Kevin E. Hayes
Total votes				100%

Notes

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Garland Tucker campaign
2. Poll conducted by the Club for Growth, a pro-Republican PAC
3. Polling was sponsored by OANN.
4. Poll sponsored by private client
5. Internal poll
6. Poll sponsored by End Citizens United, an organization that has exclusively endorsed Democratic candidates
7. Poll sponsored by VoteVets.org
8. Poll sponsored by Save My Care, a pro-Affordable Care Act organisation

Voter samples and additional candidates

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Hudson with 8%; Holmquist with 5%
3. Holmquist and Hudson with 5%
4. Holmquist and Hudson with 3%
5. Holmquist and Hudson with 4%
6. Holmquist with 3%; Hudson with 2%
7. Hudson with 3%; Holmquist with 2%
8. If the only candidates were Smith and Tillis
9. "None of the above" with 5%; "other" with 0%
10. If the only candidates were Tillis and Tucker
11. Standard VI response
12. Response after pollster addresses respondents with talking points about Tillis
13. Standard VI response
14. Response after pollster addresses respondents with short biographies for Tillis and Walker
15. Response after short biographies and talking points about Tillis
16. Standard VI response
17. Listed as "would consider another candidate in a Republican primary"
18. Response after pollster addresses respondents with talking points about Tillis
19. Listed as "would consider another candidate in a Republican primary"
20. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
21. Undecided with 7%; would not vote with 2%
22. Undecided with 15%
23. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
24. Undecided with 7%; "would not vote" with 1%
25. Undecided with 10%; "Some other candidate" with 8%
26. Undecided with 16%
27. Undecided with 15%; Bray (L) and Hayes (C) with 3%; "other" and would not vote with 1%
28. Undecided with 17%; "Another candidate" and would not vote with 1%
29. Undecided with 16%; "Another third party/write in" with 3%
30. Undecided with 16%
31. Undecided with 21%; Bray with 3%; Hayes with 2%
32. Undecided with 8%
33. Undecided with 11%; "other candidate" with 8%
34. Undecided with 5%; "Someone else" with 4%
35. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
36. "It is time to give a new person a chance to do better" with 50% as opposed to "Thillis has performed his job as U.S. Senator well enough to deserve re-election"
37. "Refused" with 3%
38. Undecided with 14%; "Neither/other/independent" with 3%
39. Undecided with 14%; "Neither/other/independent" with 3%
40. Not yet released
41. Undecided with 11%; "Neither/other/independent" with 4%
42. Undecided with 17%; "Neither/other/independent" with 3%
43. Undecided with 16%; "Neither/other/independent" with 5%
44. Undecided with 19%; "Neither/other/independent" with 5%
45. "Undecided" with 8%; "don't know/refused" with 3%
46. Undecided with 18%; "Neither/other/independent" with 6%
47. Undecided with 17%; "Neither/other/independent" with 5%
48. Undecided with 15%; "Neither/other/independent" with 7%
49. Undecided with 21%; "Neither/other/independent" with 4%

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Shannon Bray (L) for Senate
• Cal Cunningham (D) for Senate
• Thom Tillis (R) for Senate