Early voting in the N.C. primaries starts Thursday. Meet the top Republicans running for Senate.

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 2,015

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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With early in-person voting in the 2026 North Carolina primary set to begin tomorrow, NC Newsline interviewed leading Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on their views on the issues.

Polling in the Republican primary has been scarce. The few that have been done show President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate Michael Whatley, the former Republican Party chair, with a substantial lead, but little name recognition.

A January 2026 survey by progressive pollster Carolina Forward showed …

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