Learn more about the 2026 North Carolina midterm elections. Track key races, meet this year’s candidates and see past election results.

In previous Elon University Polls, Cooper led Whatley 49%-38% in a Sept. 10 release; and Cooper led Whatley 53%-42% in an Aug. 12 release. Ballots have been cast since Sept. 4. Early in-person voting started on Thursday of last week and Election Day is two weeks away on Nov. 3.

North Carolinians will head to the polls on November 3 to have their say on the US Senate race, state Supreme Court, and local elections.

Early voting is already underway. Read about Senate money, Trump's Greenville rally, tax amendments and Raleigh's density fight.

Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in purple North Carolina and pouring money into red Kansas.

The campus has never hosted an early-voting site in a midterm election like the 2026 contest — and it wasn’t slated to have one this year”