4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the North Carolina State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: 2026 General Candidate List by Contest - Federal and State Only (PDF), North Carolina State Board of Elections, "CANDIDATE LIST GROUPED BY CONTEST, Election: 11/03/2026" (September 21, 2026 (the report prints "Sep 21, 2026 12:32 pm" on every page)).
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Democratic
Roy Cooper, former North Carolina Democratic governor running for U.S. Senate, said AI data center development should be slowed and federal guardrails are needed.
Their newest statement on the record, September 16, 2026, reflector.com (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Republican
Michael Whatley accepted $27,000 from KKR affiliated donors, including $5,000 from Raj Agrawal.
Their newest statement on the record, October 1, 2026, Cardinal & Pine (opens in a new tab).
5 statements · 0 votes on the record
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Green
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Roy Cooper has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
Roy Cooper, former North Carolina Democratic governor running for U.S. Senate, said AI data center development should be slowed and federal guardrails are needed.
reflector.com (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Michael Whatley has 5 statements on data centers on the record.
Michael Whatley accepted $27,000 from KKR affiliated donors, including $5,000 from Raj Agrawal.
Cardinal & Pine (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
Whatley's family holds up to $410,000 in individual Duke Energy stock.
Cardinal & Pine (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
Whatley said he opposes subsidies for data centers but supports tax breaks for them.
Cardinal & Pine (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
Whatley's family holds individual stock in Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, and Apple for data center investments
Cardinal & Pine (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
Michael Whatley, RNC Chair and U.S. Senate nominee in North Carolina, said data center opposition is not organic and is ginned up
MS NOW (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Shannon W. Bray.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Shannon W. Bray.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Michael Dublin.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Michael Dublin.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Candidates and their order come from the North Carolina State Board of Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.
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