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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina
| country = North Carolina
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina
| previous_year = 2014
| next_election = 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
| next_year = 2026
| election_date = November 3, 2020
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Sen. Thom Tillis official photo (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[Thom Tillis]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''2,665,598'''
| percentage1 = '''48.69%'''
| image2 = James "Cal" Cunningham (cropped 2).jpg
| nominee2 = [[Cal Cunningham]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 2,569,965
| percentage2 = 46.94%
| map_image = {{switcher |[[File:2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg|324px]] |County results |[[File:2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina results by congressional district.svg|324px|]] |Congressional district results |[[File:NC Senate 2020.svg|324px]] |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 324px
| map_caption = '''Tillis:''' {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}<br />'''Cunningham:''' {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}<br />'''Tie:''' {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = [[Thom Tillis]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Thom Tillis]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| turnout = 77.4% {{gain}}
}}
{{Elections in North Carolina sidebar}}
The '''2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina''' was 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 United States presidential election]] as well as [[2020 United States Senate elections|other elections]] to the United States Senate in other states and [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|elections]] to the [[United States House of Representatives]] and various [[2020 United States elections|state and local elections]]. North Carolina was one of just five states holding presidential, gubernatorial, and senatorial elections concurrently in 2020. On March 3, 2020, Republican incumbent [[Thom Tillis]] and Democratic former state senator [[Cal Cunningham]] won their respective [[Partisan primary|primaries]].<ref name="PrimaryNight">{{cite web |title=NC SBE Contest Results |url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=03/03/2020&county_id=0&office=FED&contest=2867 |website=er.ncsbe.gov |publisher=North Carolina Board of Elections |access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>

Cunningham led Tillis in the polls throughout much of the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/north-carolina-senate-race-cal-cunningham-thom-tillis/275-833c7646-8934-4afb-b12f-b088a3b6cc04|title=Thom Tillis claims victory, Cal Cunningham waiting on all votes to be counted|date=November 3, 2020|website=wcnc.com}}</ref>

In early October 2020, it was reported that Cunningham had exchanged sexually suggestive messages with a married woman who was not his wife. Cunningham confirmed the texts were authentic and apologized for his behavior.<ref name=Robertson>{{cite news|first=Gary D.|last=Robertson|url=https://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-north-carolina-archive-cal-cunningham-dea469d30c56cfada78244a8af6065b3|title=N. Carolina Senate race upended by sexting, virus diagnosis|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name=cnn>{{cite news |last1=Buck |first1=Rebecca |title=Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina confirms romantic texts with woman who isn't his wife |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/cal-cunningham-texts-north-carolina/index.html |access-date=July 21, 2022 |work=CNN |date=October 3, 2020}}</ref> The woman stated that she had a consensual physical relationship with Cunningham in 2020.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last1=Arkin |first1=James |title=Cal Cunningham under fire after more texts revealed |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/06/cal-cunningham-texts-scandal-426971 |access-date=October 7, 2020 |work=[[Politico]] |date=October 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news |last1=Copp |first1=Tara |last2=Murphy |first2=Brian |last3=Alexander |first3=Ames |title=After woman confirms affair, her husband calls on Cunningham to drop out of NC Senate race |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article246280130.html |access-date=October 9, 2020 |publisher=News & Observer |date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>

Incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis was re-elected to a second term. Tillis outperformed pre-election polling to win a narrow victory, successfully breaking the "one-term curse" that existed with this particular Senate seat for over twenty years; as no incumbent had been re-elected to this seat since 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/senate/north-carolina|title=Forecasting the US elections|website=economist.com|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/north-carolina/|title=Latest Polls|website=fivethirtyeight.com|date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/despite-a-sexting-scandal-democrat-cal-cunningham-is-favored-in-north-carolinas-senate-race/|title=Despite A Sexting Scandal, Democrat Cal Cunningham Is Favored In North Carolina's Senate Race|website=fivethirtyeight.com|date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> On November 10, 2020, a week after Election Day, Cunningham called Tillis to concede the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-senate-elections-sex-scandals-north-carolina-general-elections-a73f0f6fb024d9a105640a0a3839a54f|title=Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina|website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> Tillis won by a margin of 1.8% over Cunningham, slightly larger than his 1.5% victory in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Snell|first1=Kelsey|last2=Walsh|first2=Deirdre|date=November 10, 2020|title=GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Wins Reelection In North Carolina After Democrat Concedes|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-2020-election-results/2020/11/10/932306816/gop-sen-thom-tillis-wins-reelection-in-north-carolina-after-democrat-concedes|access-date=2021-01-04|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tillis-victory-north-carolina-senate-cunningham|title=Cal Cunningham concedes to Thom Tillis in North Carolina Senate race|first=Evie|last=Fordham|work=[[Fox News]]|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> Tillis received a smaller vote share than [[Donald Trump]]'s 49.93%, but slightly overperformed his margin of victory in North Carolina. 

==Republican primary==

===Candidates===

====Nominee====
*[[Thom Tillis]], incumbent U.S. senator<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Zach C.|title=How 2014's Outsiders Became 2020's Insiders|url=https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/675089/how-2014s-outsiders-became-2020s-insiders|work=National Journal|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709014925/https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/675089/how-2014s-outsiders-became-2020s-insiders|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Eliminated in primary====
*Larry Holmquist, candidate for U.S. Senate in [[2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina#Republican primary|2016]]<ref name="Repprimary">{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Gary D. |title=N Carolina candidates rush for legislature, Meadows' seat |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article238598733.html |website=Raleigh News & Observer |access-date=December 20, 2019 |date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225223120/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article238598733.html |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Sharon Hudson, activist<ref name="Repprimary"/>
*Paul Wright, former [[North Carolina Superior Court]] judge, [[perennial candidate]], and candidate for U.S. Senate in [[2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina#Republican primary|2016]]<ref name="Repprimary"/>

====Withdrawn====
*Sandy Smith, farm owner<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woolverton|first1=Paul|title=Near-death experience inspires Eric Mansfield to consider US Senate race|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20190417/near-death-experience-inspires-eric-mansfield-to-consider-us-senate-race|newspaper=The Fayetteville Observer|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> ''([[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina#District 1|running for U.S. House in NC-01]])''
*Garland Tucker, former [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and chairman of Triangle Capital<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pathé |first1=Simone |title=Garland Tucker drops Senate primary challenge to North Carolina's Thom Tillis |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/garland-tucker-drops-primary-challenge-to-north-carolinas-thom-tillis |website=Roll Call |access-date=December 2, 2019 |date=December 2, 2019}}</ref>

====Declined====
*[[Ted Budd]], incumbent U.S. representative for [[North Carolina's 13th congressional district]]<ref name="Tillisprimary">{{cite news|last1=Wong|first1=Scott|last2=Bolton|first2=Alexander|title=GOP's Tillis comes under pressure for taking on Trump|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/433929-gops-tillis-comes-under-pressure-for-taking-on-trump|work=The Hill|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Mark Meadows (North Carolina politician)|Mark Meadows]], former U.S. representative for [[North Carolina's 11th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Frey|first=Kevin|user=KevinFreyTV|number=1123229569471926273|title=In interview with @costareports, Rep. Mark Meadows says there's "zero chance" he will primary @SenThomTillis, but says he believes Tillis will have a "legitimate" primary opponent #ncpol|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Mark Walker (North Carolina politician)|Mark Walker]], incumbent U.S. representative for [[North Carolina's 6th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Scott |last2=Wilson |first2=Reid |title=NC rep explores Tillis primary challenge |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/473018-nc-rep-explores-tillis-primary-challenge |website=The Hill |access-date=December 4, 2019 |date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>

=== Endorsements ===
{{Endorsements box
| title = Thom Tillis
| list = 
'''U.S. presidents'''
*[[George W. Bush]], 43rd president of the United States<ref name="GWBvirtual">{{cite news |title=George W. Bush to hold virtual fundraiser for Republican senators|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-w-bush-to-host-virtual-fundraiser-for-republican-senators/2020/06/17/197694e2-b0c5-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
'''U.S. executive branch officials'''
*[[John Bolton]], former [[United States National Security Advisor]]<ref name="nypost.com">{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/09/13/john-bolton-returns-to-former-position-as-head-of-two-pacs/|title=John Bolton returns to former position as head of two PACs|first=Bob|last=Fredericks|date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>

'''Organizations'''
* [[Susan B. Anthony List]]<ref name="sba-list.org">{{cite web |title=Thom Tillis |url=https://www.sba-list.org/candidate/thom-tillis |website=Susan B. Anthony List |access-date=February 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206192600/https://www.sba-list.org/candidate/thom-tillis |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

===Polling===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|Key:<br />A – all adults<br />RV – registered voters<br />LV – likely voters<br />V – unclear|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:60px;"| Sandy<br />Smith
! style="width:60px;"| Thom<br />Tillis
! style="width:60px;"| Garland<br />Tucker
! style="width:60px;"| Mark<br />Walker
! style="width:60px;"| Paul<br />Wright
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[High Point University]]<ref>[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302155504/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf |date=March 2, 2020 }}</ref>
| rowspan=2 |February 21–28, 2020
| 247 (LV)
| –
| –
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''69%'''
| –
| –
| 8%
| 8%{{efn|Hudson with 8%; Holmquist with 5%}}
| 16%
|-
| 444 (RV)
| –
| –
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''58%'''
| –
| –
| 7%
| 10%{{efn|Holmquist and Hudson with 5%}}
| 26%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref name="Meredith College">[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Final_Meredith_College_Poll_Report_February_2020.pdf Meredith College]</ref>
|February 16–24, 2020
|353 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
| –
|{{party shading/Republican}} | '''53%'''
| –
| –
|5%
|6%{{efn|Holmquist and Hudson with 3%}}
|36%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref name="SurveyUSA">[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=9dabc033-4e80-4d26-87db-2e2014623ac2 SurveyUSA]</ref>
|February 13–16, 2020
|501 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.0%
| –
|{{party shading/Republican}} | '''59%'''
| –
| –
|3%
|8%{{efn|Holmquist and Hudson with 4%}}
|29%
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[High Point University]]<ref>[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212175448/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf |date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref>
| rowspan=2 |January 31 – February 6, 2020
| 198 (LV)
| –
| –
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''62%'''
| –
| –
| 7%
| 5%{{efn|Holmquist with 3%; Hudson with 2%}}
| 27%
|-
| 400 (RV)
| –
| –
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''52%'''
| –
| –
| 6%
| 5%{{efn|Hudson with 3%; Holmquist with 2%}}
| 38%
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"|
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"| December 20, 2019
| colspan="10" | Smith withdraws from the race; Wright announces his candidacy
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"|
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"| December 16, 2019
| colspan="10" | Walker announces he will not run<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article238424158.html |access-date=August 29, 2020 |date=December 16, 2019 |work=The News & Observer |first=Brian |last=Murphy |title=His House district was made a Democratic one. Here's what's next for Mark Walker}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref>[https://www.nccivitas.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/19.12-Civitas-NC-GOP-Primary-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]</ref>
| December 2–4, 2019
| 500 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.38%
| 11%{{efn|If the only candidates were Smith and Tillis}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''63%'''
| –
| –
| –
| –
| 25%
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"|
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"| December 2, 2019
| colspan="10" | Tucker withdraws from the race
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[FOX News]]<ref name="FOX News">[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-north-carolina-nov-10-13-2019 FOX News]</ref>
| November 10–13, 2019
| 574 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
| 4%
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''54%'''
| 11%
| –
| –
| 5%{{efn|"None of the above" with 5%; "other" with 0%}}
| 26%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NCGOPSenatePoll.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
| August 19–20, 2019
| 564 (V)
| –
| –{{efn|If the only candidates were Tillis and Tucker}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''38%'''
| 31%
| –
| –
| –
| 31%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Diversified Research|Diversified Research (R)]]<ref name="Diversified Research R">[https://dailyhaymaker.com/?p=24555 Diversified Research (R)]</ref><ref name="twitter1">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1154839135678599169 |title=Tweet |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |access-date=2021-05-10}}</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by the Garland Tucker campaign|name="sponsTuck"}}
| July 8–9, 2019
| 500 (V)
| –
| –
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''40%'''
| 30%
| –
| –
| –
| 30%
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[WPA Intelligence|WPA Intelligence (R)]]<ref name="WPA Intelligence R">[https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000016a-e1d5-d271-a56a-e5dfe4620000 WPA Intelligence (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|name="CFG"|Poll conducted by the [[Club for Growth]], a pro-Republican PAC}}
| rowspan=2 |May 19–21, 2019
| rowspan=2 |502 (LV)
| rowspan=2 |±&nbsp;4.5%
| 2%{{efn|Standard VI response|name="stand4"}}
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''40%'''
| 11%
| 17%
| –
| –
| 30%
|-
| 2%{{efn|Response after pollster addresses respondents with talking points about Tillis|name="talkTill"}}
| 18%
| 8%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''56%'''
| –
| –
| 16%
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"|
| style="border-right-style:hidden;"| May 6, 2019
| colspan="10" | Tucker announces his candidacy<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2019/05/06/trump-loyalty-is-already-at-the-heart-of-north-carolina-senate-primary/ |access-date=August 30, 2020 |date=May 6, 2019 |work=Roll Call |title=Trump loyalty is already at the heart of North Carolina Senate primary |first=Simone |last=Pathé}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Diversified Research|Diversified Research (R)]]<ref name="Diversified Research R"/><ref name="twitter1"/>{{efn-ua|name="sponsTuck"}}
| Months before May, 2019
| –{{efn|Not yet released|name=NYR}}
| –
| –
| {{party shading/Republican}} | '''63%'''
| 7%
| –
| –
| –
| 30%
|}

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'''with only Thom Tillis and Mark Walker'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:60px;"| Thom<br />Tillis
! style="width:60px;"| Mark<br />Walker
! Undecided
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|[[WPA Intelligence|WPA Intelligence (R)]]<ref name="WPA Intelligence R"/>{{efn-ua|name="CFG"}}
| rowspan=3 |May 19–21, 2019
| rowspan=3 |502 (LV)
| rowspan=3 |±&nbsp;4.5%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''43%'''{{efn|name="stand4"}}
| 34%
| 23%
|-
| 28%{{efn|Response after pollster addresses respondents with short biographies for Tillis and Walker}}
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''64%'''
| 8%
|-
| 21%{{efn|Response after short biographies and talking points about Tillis}}
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''69%'''
| 10%
|}

'''with Thom Tillis and Generic Republican'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:60px;"| Thom<br />Tillis
! style="width:60px;"| Generic<br />Republican
! Undecided
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[WPA Intelligence|WPA Intelligence (R)]]<ref name="WPA Intelligence R"/>{{efn-ua|name="CFG"}}
| rowspan=2 |May 19–21, 2019
| rowspan=2 |502 (LV)
| rowspan=2 |±&nbsp;4.5%
| 17%{{efn|name="stand4"}}
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''18%'''
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''52%'''{{efn|Listed as "would consider another candidate in a Republican primary"|name="considerRep"}}
|-
| 7%{{efn|name="talkTill"}}
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''32%'''
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''57%'''{{efn|name="considerRep"}}
|}
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===Results===
[[File:North Carolina Senate Republican Primary, 2020.svg|thumb|300px|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#E27F7F|Tillis}}
|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}
|{{legend|#C21B18|80–90%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results<ref name="PrimaryNight" />
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Thom Tillis]] (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 608,943
| percentage = 78.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Paul Wright
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 58,908
| percentage = 7.55%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Larry Holmquist
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 57,356
| percentage = 7.35%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sharon Y. Hudson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 54,651
| percentage = 7.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 779,858
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Democratic primary==

===Candidates===

====Nominee====
*[[Cal Cunningham]], former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in [[2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina|2010]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robertson|first1=Gary D.|title=Democrat Cal Cunningham enters North Carolina Senate race|url=https://apnews.com/7c2c41b703714676a3039203430b997b|work=Associated Press News|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref>

====Eliminated in primary====
*Trevor Fuller, [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] commissioner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article224502050.html|title=Thom Tillis getting his first serious 2020 challenger|website=charlotteobserver|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
*Atul Goel, physician and former [[United States Air Force]] officer<ref name="Goel">{{cite web |last1=Daniel |first1=Nyamekye |title=U.S. Sen. Tillis files for re-election amid handful of challengers |url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/u-s-sen-tillis-files-for-re-election-amid-handful/article_f944ac78-1abe-11ea-9011-d713915a30b8.html |website=The Center Square |access-date=December 20, 2019 |date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Erica D. Smith]], state senator<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article225159755.html|title=Teacher becomes 3rd Democrat to seek Thom Tillis' U.S. Senate seat in 2020|website=newsobserver|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
*Steve Swenson<ref name="Goel"/>

====Withdrawn====
*Katherine Bell-Moore<ref name=opensecrets/>
*Eva F. Lee, attorney<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/|title=Lee, Eva F MS – Candidate overview|website=FEC.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref> (running for [[North Carolina Commissioner of Labor]])<ref>{{cite tweet|user=RaleighReporter|number=1093973072758087684|author=Colin Campbell|date=Feb 8, 2019|title=The first Democrat to announce a run for Tillis' U.S. Senate seat is switching races to run for labor commissioner #ncpol}}</ref>
*[[Eric L. Mansfield]], former state senator<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Campbell|first=Colin|user=RaleighReporter|number=1147178955742556160|title=Just in: Former state Sen. Eric Mansfield announces he won't run for U.S. Senate after all. This leaves Cal Cunningham, Erica Smith and Trevor Fuller in the Democratic primary race #ncpol|date=July 5, 2019|access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref>
*Steve Williams<ref name=opensecrets>{{cite web |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&id=NCS1&spec=N |work=Open Secrets |access-date=May 15, 2020 |title=North Carolina Senate 2020 Race}}</ref>

====Declined====
*[[Janet Cowell]], former [[North Carolina State Treasurer]]<ref name="Mills">{{cite news|last1=Mills|first1=Thomas|title=Challengers for Tillis|url=https://www.politicsnc.com/challengers-for-tillis/|publisher=PoliticsNC|date=April 29, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref> (''endorsed Cunningham'')
*[[Anthony Foxx]], former [[United States Secretary of Transportation|U.S. Secretary of Transportation]] and former mayor of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]<ref name="Mills" /> (''endorsed Cunningham'')
*[[Rachel Hunt]], state representative<ref name="Mills"/>
*[[Vi Lyles]], mayor of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncspin.com/a-rising-statewide-star/|title=A rising statewide star|date=2019-01-24|website=NC SPIN Balanced Debate for the Old North State|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref>
*[[Dan McCready]], former U.S. Marine, businessman, and nominee for [[North Carolina's 9th congressional district]] in [[2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election|2018]] and [[2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election|2019 special election]]<ref name="Mills"/>
*[[Deborah K. Ross]], former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in [[2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina|2016]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morrill|first1=Jim|title=Tillis, rivals gear up for a costly Senate race. Could Democrats pick up a seat?|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article225238810.html|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> ([[North Carolina's 2nd congressional district|''running for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district'']])
*[[Thomas Warren Ross|Thomas W. Ross]], former president of the [[University of North Carolina]] system<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arkin|first1=James|title=Senate recruiting notebook: Multiple Democrats eyeing Texas|url=https://subscriber.politicopro.com/campaigns/article/2019/03/senate-recruiting-notebook-multiple-democrats-eyeing-texas-1268930|publisher=Politico Pro|date=March 13, 2019|access-date=March 13, 2019|quote=Tom Ross, the president of the Volcker Alliance and former president of the University of North Carolina system, is a potential candidate, according to North Carolina Democrats. Ross, who was mentioned as a possible Senate candidate in 2016 but declined to run, confirmed to POLITICO that people have talked to him about the race and he’s “considering what they have to say.”}}</ref>
*[[Josh Stein]], [[North Carolina Attorney General]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schneider|first1=Elena|title=Democratic state AG won't challenge Tillis for North Carolina Senate seat|url=https://subscriber.politicopro.com/campaigns/whiteboard/2019/03/democratic-state-ag-wont-challenge-tillis-for-north-carolina-senate-seat-2816398|publisher=Politico|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> ([[2020 North Carolina Attorney General election|''running for reelection'']])
*[[Brian Turner (politician)|Brian Turner]], state representative<ref name="Mills"/>

=== Endorsements ===
{{Endorsements box
| title = Cal Cunningham
| list = 
'''Federal officials'''
*[[Sherrod Brown]], U.S. senator (OH)<ref name="comedy">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/29/1895855/-NC-Sen-Sen-Sherrod-Brown-D-OH-Helps-Cal-Cunningham-D-Get-Ready-To-Defeat-Thom-Tillis-R |title= NC-Sen: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Get Ready To Defeat Thom Tillis (R)|date=Dec 30, 2019 |website=Daily KOS}}</ref>
*[[Bob Casey Jr.]], U.S. senator (PA)<ref name="dailykos.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/2/10/1918189/-NC-Sen-Sen-Bob-Casey-Jr-D-PA-Helps-Cal-Cunningham-D-Defeat-Thom-Cover-Up-Tillis-R|title= NC-Sen: Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA) Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Defeat Thom "Cover-Up" Tillis (R)|date=February 10, 2020 |website=Daily KOS}}</ref>
*[[Kay Hagan]], former U.S. senator (NC) (2009–2015)<ref name=JM00>{{cite news|last=Morrill|first=Jim|title=Democrat Cal Cunningham enters US Senate race, and draws fire from both sides|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article231638158.html|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> (deceased)
*[[Tim Kaine]], U.S. senator (VA)<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/12/30/1908526/-NC-Sen-Sen-Tim-Kaine-D-VA-Helps-Cal-Cunningham-D-Get-Ready-To-Defeat-Thom-Tillis-R |title= NC-Sen: Sen. Tim Kaine (D. VA) Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Get Ready To Defeat Thom Tillis (R) |date=Dec 30, 2019 |website=Daily KOS}}</ref>
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], U.S. senator (MN)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schneider|first1=Elena |title=Klobuchar launches Campaign to aid Senate, House Dems in 2020|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/01/amy-klobuchar-launches-campaign-to-aid-senate-house-dems-in-2020-228360|newspaper=Politico|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
'''State officials'''
*[[Howard Nathaniel Lee]], former [[North Carolina Senate|North Carolina State Senator]] and former [[Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina|mayor of Chapel Hill]]<ref name=JM00/>

'''Local officials'''
*[[Harvey Gantt]], former [[mayor of Charlotte]] and Democratic nominee in [[1990 United States Senate election in North Carolina|1990]] and [[1996 United States Senate election in North Carolina|1996]] U.S. Senate elections<ref name="calfornc.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.calfornc.com/news/harvey-gantt-endorses-cal-cunningham/|title=Harvey Gantt Endorses Cal Cunningham|date=March 1, 2020|website=calfornc|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301184053/https://www.calfornc.com/news/harvey-gantt-endorses-cal-cunningham/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Organizations'''
*[[Brady Campaign]]<ref name="Brown">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Kris|title=Brady Endorses Cal Cunningham for U.S. Senate: A Common-Sense Champion for Gun Violence Prevention|url=https://www.bradyunited.org/press-releases/brady-endorses-cal-cunningham-for-u-s-senate-a-common-sense-champion-for-gun-violence-prevention|publisher=Brady Campaign|date=December 19, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Council for a Livable World]]<ref name="livableworld.org">{{cite web|title=Cal Cunningham for Senate (D-NC)- Council for a Livable World|url=https://livableworld.org/meet-the-candidates/senate-candidates/cal-cunningham-for-senate-d-nc/|website=Council for a Livable World}}</ref>
*[[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]]<ref name="newsobserver.com">{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Brian|title=National Democrats make their pick in North Carolina's Senate primary|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article236855688.html|publisher=[[The News & Observer]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
* [[J Street PAC]]<ref name="JStreetPAC Candidates">{{cite web |title=JStreetPAC Candidates |url=https://donate.jstreetpac.org/candidate-directory/ |website=JStreetPAC |access-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502152638/https://donate.jstreetpac.org/candidate-directory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare]]<ref name="Richtman">{{cite news|last=Richtman|first=Max|title=National Committee Endorses Cal Cunningham in NC Senate Race|url=https://www.ncpssm.org/documents/pac/national-committee-endorses-cal-cunningham-in-nc-senate-race/|date=October 29, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Replacements, Ltd.]] PAC<ref name="LtdEndorse">{{cite web |title=Endorsements |url=https://replacementsltdpac.org/endorsements|website=replacementsltdpac |publisher=Replacements Ltd. PAC |language=en}}</ref>

'''Newspapers'''
*''[[The Charlotte Observer]]''/''[[The News & Observer]]''<ref name="Editorial Board">{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article240256981.html|title=Our endorsement for the U.S. Senate Democratic primary in North Carolina|last=Editorial Board |first=Observer|date=February 14, 2020 |website=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref>
*''[[The Charlotte Post]]''<ref name="thecharlottepost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2020/02/26/opinion/the-post-endorses-mike-bloomberg-for-president/|title=The Post endorses Mike Bloomberg for president|last=Editorial Board |first=Charlotte Post|date=February 27, 2020 |website=Charlotte Post}}</ref>
*''[[Indy Week]]'' (also endorsed Erica D. Smith)<ref name="indyweek.com">{{cite web |url=https://indyweek.com/news/elections/2020-primary-endorsements-president-congress/|title=The INDY's Endorsements for President, U.S. Senate, and Congress|last=Editorial Board |first=Indy Week |date=February 12, 2020 |website=Indy Week}}</ref>

'''Individuals'''
*[[Alex Hirsch]], writer, artist, and animator<ref name="Page945">{{cite web | url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202001319185849397 |title = Page by Page Report Display (Page 945 of 1405)}}</ref>
}}

{{Endorsements box
| title = Erica D. Smith
| list = 
'''Federal officials'''
*[[Eva Clayton]], former U.S. representative from [[North Carolina's 1st congressional district|North Carolina's 1st district]] and Assistant Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations<ref name="EricaForus">{{cite web|url=https://ericaforus.com/endorsements/|title=Endorsements|website=Erica Smith for Senate|access-date=May 10, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111175654/https://ericaforus.com/endorsements|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''State officials'''
*[[Linda Coleman (North Carolina politician)|Linda Coleman]], former [[North Carolina House of Representatives|North Carolina State Representative]], 2012 and 2016 Lieutenant Governor Democratic nominee, and 2018 Democratic nominee to [[North Carolina's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="EricaForus"/>
*[[Mickey Michaux]], [[North Carolina Senate|North Carolina State Senator]]<ref name="EricaForus"/>
'''Newspapers'''
*''[[Indy Week]]'' (also endorsed Cal Cunningham)<ref name="indyweek.com" />

'''Organizations'''
*[[Equality North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://equalitync.org/news/equality_north_carolina_endorsed_candidates_2020/|title=Equality North Carolina Endorsed Candidates 2020|date=February 17, 2020 |website=Equality NC}}</ref>

}}

===Polling===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:75px;"| Cal<br />Cunningham
! style="width:75px;"| Trevor<br />Fuller
! style="width:75px;"| Atul<br />Goel
! style="width:75px;"| Erica<br />Smith
! style="width:75px;"| Steve<br />Swenson
! Undecided
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[High Point University]]<ref>[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302155504/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/03/70memoA.pdf |date=March 2, 2020 }}</ref>
| rowspan=2 |February 21–28, 2020
| 274 (LV)
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| 4%
| 1%
| 24%
| 3%
| 18%
|-
| 474 (RV)
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
| 5%
| 1%
| 24%
| 4%
| 4%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Civitas Institute]]/[[Spry Strategies]]<ref>[https://mcusercontent.com/259a50ef0a1608ab2bc2cf891/files/a58dc4e6-e2c2-49f5-9a17-84fdc61bc9f3/Civitas_Democratic_Presidential_Tracking_RD_2_Toplines.pdf Civitas Institute/Spry Strategies]</ref>
| February 26–27, 2020
| 587 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.1%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''45%'''
| 2%
| 1%
| 23%
| 1%
| 28%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[NBC News]]/[[Marist Poll|Marist]]<ref name="NBC News/Marist">[http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NBC-News_Marist-Poll-NC-NOS-and-Tables_2002281453.pdf NBC News/Marist]</ref>
| February 23–27, 2020
| 568 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;5.1%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
| 3%
| 1%
| 18%
| 2%
| 25%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NorthCarolinaResultsFebruary2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
| February 23–24, 2020
| 852 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.4%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''45%'''
| 4%
| 1%
| 18%
| 2%
| 30%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref name="Meredith College"/>
| February 16–24, 2020
| 429 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.0%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''43%'''
| 2%
| 1%
| 14%
| 2%
| 36%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Civitas Institute]]/[[Spry Strategies]]<ref>[https://mcusercontent.com/259a50ef0a1608ab2bc2cf891/files/0f490596-e46a-4d58-b52d-2c8a9a53d084/DemocraticPrimaryPoll_Civitas_0225.pdf Civitas Institute/Spry Strategies]</ref>
| February 21–23, 2020
| 553 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.8%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| 1%
| 0%
| 21%
| 1%
| 29%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref name="SurveyUSA"/>
| February 13–16, 2020
| 698 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.9%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
| 3%
| 1%
| 17%
| 3%
| 34%
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[High Point University]]<ref>[http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf High Point University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212175448/http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2020/02/69memoA.pdf |date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref>
| rowspan=2 |January 31 – February 6, 2020
| 224 (LV)
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''37%'''
| 4%
| 0%
| 11%
| 4%
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''44%'''
|-
| 397 (RV)
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''29%'''
| 5%
| 1%
| 10%
| 5%
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''50%'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NCDemPollFebruary2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
| February 4–5, 2020
| 604 (LV)
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''29%'''
| 3%
| 2%
| 10%
| 4%
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''52%'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NCDemResultsJanuary2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
| January 10–12, 2020
| 509 (LV)
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''22%'''
| 2%
| 3%
| 12%
| 1%
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''60%'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[FOX News]]<ref name="FOX News"/>
| November 10–13, 2019
| 669 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
| 13%
| 10%
| –
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''18%'''
| –
| {{party shading/Undecided}}|'''49%'''
|}

===Results===
[[File:North Carolina Senate Democratic Primary, 2020.svg|thumb|300px|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7996E2|Cunningham}}
|{{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#37c837|Smith}}
|{{legend|#87de87|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#5fd35f|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#37c837|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#2ca02c|70–80%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name="PrimaryNight"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Cal Cunningham]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 717,941
| percentage = 56.93%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Erica D. Smith]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 438,969
| percentage = 34.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Trevor M. Fuller
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 48,168
| percentage = 3.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steve Swenson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 33,741
| percentage = 2.68%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Atul Goel
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 22,226
| percentage = 1.76%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,261,045
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Other candidates==

===Libertarian Party===

====Nominee====
*Shannon Bray, U.S. Navy veteran, author, and candidate for [[North Carolina's 3rd congressional district]] in [[2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election|2019]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy – Shannon Bray |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/398/201907169151385398/201907169151385398.pdf |website=FEC |access-date=August 22, 2019 |date=July 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Constitution Party===

====Nominee====
*Kevin E. Hayes, candidate for the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] in 2012 and [[2018 North Carolina House of Representatives election#District 4|2018]]<ref name=ncsbe-list>{{Cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2020/Candidate%20Filing/2020%20state%20candidate%20list_by%20contest.pdf|title=NC State Board of Elections: Candidate List Grouped by Contest|accessdate=August 18, 2024}}</ref>

===Independence Party===

====Withdrawn====
*Jeremy Thomas<ref>{{cite web |work=The Green Papers |access-date=May 15, 2020 |url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G20/NC |title=The Green Papers: North Carolina 2020 General Election |date=April 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forsyth.cc/Admin/Uploads/Elections/2020_General_Election.pdf |work=Forsyth Board of Elections |title=Candidate List Grouped by Contest |access-date=June 7, 2020 |date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Independent write-in candidates===

====Withdrawn====
*Marcia Abrams<ref name=writein/>
*Lee Brian<ref name=writein>{{cite web |url=https://vt.ncsbe.gov/PetLkup/PetitionResult/?CountyID=0&PetitionName=All%20Statewide%20Petitions |work=North Carolina Board of Elections |access-date=August 19, 2020 |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Petition Search}}</ref>
*Matthew Cisneros<ref name=writein/>
*Michelle Parks<ref name=writein/>
*Sunita Singh<ref name=writein/>

==General election==

===Campaign===
During the Democratic primary, a Republican-funded [[Super PAC]] spent $3 million on ads attacking Cunningham and promoting left-wing rival [[Erica D. Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morril |first1=Jim |last2=Murphy |first2=Brian |title='More successful than we could have imagined.' GOP group funds ads for Dem in NC race |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article240509336.html |date=February 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lavelle|first=Marianne|date=2020-09-14|title=Senate 2020: In Storm-Torn North Carolina, an Embattled Republican Tries a Climate-Friendly Image|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04092020/senate-2020-north-carolina-climate-change-election-thom-tillis-cal-cunningham|access-date=2020-09-20|website=InsideClimate News|language=en-US}}</ref>

Cunningham and Tillis participated in debates on September 13,<ref name="debate-1">{{cite web |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article245731475.html |title=Cunningham says during US Senate debate he'd be 'hesitant' to take COVID-19 vaccine |last= Murphy|first=Brian |date=September 14, 2020 |website=www.charlotteobserver.com|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> September 22,<ref name="debate-2">{{cite web |url= https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article245929000.html|title=Cunningham, Tillis spar over filling Supreme Court vacancy, COVID-19 relief in debate|last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=September 22, 2020 |website=www.newsobserver.com|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> and October 1.<ref name="debate-3">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article246141280.html |title= Article |website=www.newsobserver.com|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref>

In July, Tillis claimed Cunningham had been "silent" on the issue of [[Defund the Police|defunding the police]], saying,—"I assume [his] silence is ...consent". In reality, Cunningham had spoken publicly about the issue and written an [[op-ed]] a month earlier stating his opposition to defunding the police, advocating [[police reform]] instead.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Specht |first1=Paul |title=No, Cunningham has not been 'silent' on defunding police |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/19/thom-tillis/no-cunningham-has-not-been-silent-defunding-police/ |website=[[PolitiFact]] |date=August 19, 2020|access-date=September 24, 2020}}</ref>

On October 3, the ''New York Times'' wrote that the race had fallen into "utter mayhem" within a period of a few hours after Tillis tested positive for [[COVID-19]] and Cunningham admitted to exchanging sexual text messages with a woman who was not his wife, damaging an image that leaned heavily on his character and military service. Days later, the woman stated that she had a consensual physical relationship with Cunningham in 2020.<ref name="auto"/> The Army Reserve started an investigation into Cunningham.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Specht |first1=Paul |title=Army Reserve investigating Cunningham after woman confirms affair, more texts emerge|url=https://www.wral.com/army-reserve-investigating-cunningham-after-woman-confirms-affair-more-texts-emerge/19323479/ |access-date=October 7, 2020 |work=WRAL.com |date=October 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The husband of the woman who stated that she had had an affair with Cunningham, himself an Army veteran, called on Cunningham to drop out of the Senate race.<ref name="auto1"/> Asked repeatedly whether he had had other extramarital affairs, Cunningham declined to answer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kane |first1=Paul |title=Cunningham struggles to refocus N.C. Senate campaign after acknowledging extramarital relationship |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-north-carolina-cunningham-democrats/2020/10/09/0be9765c-0a6e-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html |access-date=October 10, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leslie |first1=Laura |title=Asked four times whether there are more affairs not yet known, Cunningham declined to say yes or no |url=https://www.wral.com/asked-four-times-whether-there-are-more-affairs-not-yet-known-cunningham-declined-to-say-yes-or-no/19328515/ |access-date=October 10, 2020 |work=WRAL.com |date=October 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cal Cunningham dodges several questions during first news conference since sexting scandal |url=https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cal-cunningham-publicly-answers-questions-about-sexting-scandal-first-time/RCPG4D2ZEZE7RCJ4IUMUJCNMKU/ |access-date=October 10, 2020 |work=WSOC |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Greenwood |first1=Max |title=Cunningham dodges questions about text message scandal |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520396-cunningham-dodges-questions-about-affair-amid-text-message-scandal |access-date=October 10, 2020 |work=TheHill |date=October 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

Tillis's diagnosis, which came after an [[White House COVID-19 outbreak|outbreak at a White House ceremony]] for Supreme Court nominee [[Amy Coney Barrett]], temporarily threw [[Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination|Barrett's confirmation]] into jeopardy, as two Republican senators had already stated their intention to vote against (though one of them would eventually vote in favor of her confirmation).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edmondson |first1=Catie |title=Virus Diagnosis and Secret Texts Upend a Critical Senate Race in a Single Night |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/us/politics/coronavirus-thom-tillis-cal-cunningham-north-carolina.html |access-date=October 4, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=October 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Russell |title=Suddenly, Amy Coney Barrett Might Not Have the Votes |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/supreme-court-trump-covid/616608/ |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=October 3, 2020}}</ref>

===Predictions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Source
!Ranking
!As of
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[FiveThirtyEight|538]]<ref>{{cite web | last1=Silver | first1=Nate | title=Forecasting the race for the Senate | url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/ | website=[[FiveThirtyEight]] | access-date=September 18, 2020 | date=September 18, 2020}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}
|November 2, 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[The Economist|Economist]]<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Forecasting the US elections |url=https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/senate |access-date=March 13, 2021 |publisher=The Economist}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}
|November 2, 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Daily Kos]]<ref name="Daily Kos">{{cite web |url=https://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2020/office/senate | website=Daily Kos Elections|title=2020 Senate Race Ratings | access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}
| October 30, 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Decision desk|DDHQ]]<ref name="DDHQ">{{cite web |date=September 2, 2020 |title=2020 Senate Elections Model|url= https://forecast.decisiondeskhq.com/senate|access-date=September 2, 2020 |publisher=[[Decision desk|Decision Desk HQ]]}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}
|November 3, 2020
|-
| align=left | [[Inside Elections]]<ref name="Inside Elections">{{cite web | title=2020 Senate Ratings | url=https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2020-senate-ratings-october-28-2020 | work=Senate Ratings | publisher=The Rothenberg Political Report | access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Tilt|D|Flip}}
|October 28, 2020
|-
| align=left | [[Sabato's Crystal Ball]]<ref name="Sabato's Crystal Ball">{{cite web | title=2020 Senate race ratings | url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/ | website=Sabato's Crystal Ball | access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}
| November 2, 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[RealClearPolitics|RCP]]<ref name="RCP">{{cite web |url= https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/senate/2020_elections_senate_map.html|title=Battle for the Senate 2020|date=October 23, 2020 |publisher=[[RealClearPolitics|RCP]]}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}
|October 23, 2020
|-
| align=left | [[The Cook Political Report]]<ref name="Cook PR">{{cite web | title=2020 Senate Race Ratings for October 29, 2020 | url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/230641 |website=The Cook Political Report | access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Tossup}}
|October 29, 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Politico]]<ref name="Politico">{{cite web |url= https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/senate/ |title=2020 Election Forecast|date=November 19, 2019 |publisher=[[Politico]]}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}
|November 2, 2020
|}

===Endorsements===
{{Endorsements box
| title = Thom Tillis (R)
| list = 
'''U.S. presidents'''
*[[George W. Bush]], 43rd president of the United States<ref name="GWBvirtual" />
*[[Donald Trump]], 45th president of the United States

'''U.S. executive branch officials'''
* [[Nikki Haley]], former [[ambassador to the United Nations]] and former [[governor of South Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secure.winred.com/thom-tillis/nikki-haley-for-tillis|title=Defend Our GOP Senate Majority. Donate NOW.|website=WinRed}}</ref>
*[[John Bolton]], former [[United States National Security Advisor]]<ref name="nypost.com" />

'''Organizations'''
* Campaign for Working Families<ref name="Tillis">{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart}}</ref>
* Huck PAC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huckpac.com/candidates|title=Candidates – Huck PAC|first=Huck|last=PAC|website=www.huckpac.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611163504/https://www.huckpac.com/candidates|archive-date=June 11, 2020|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* [[National Right to Life]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jocoreport.com/national-right-to-life-and-nc-right-to-life-inc-endorse-thom-tillis-for-us-senate/|title=National Right To Life And NC Right To Life, Inc. Endorse Thom Tillis For US Senate|first= |last= |work = The Johnson County Report|date=November 4, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Political Victory Fund|NRA Political Victory Fund]]<ref name="NRAPVF">{{cite web |title=North Carolina Grades & Endorsements |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/north-carolina/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |access-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103183945/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/north-carolina |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="Tillis" />
* [[Republican Jewish Coalition]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rjchq.org/rjc_enewsletter_20200312|title=Republican Jewish Coalition|website=www.rjchq.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703180931/https://www.rjchq.org/rjc_enewsletter_20200312|archive-date=July 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Susan B. Anthony List]]<ref name="sba-list.org" />

}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Cal Cunningham (D)
| list = 
'''U.S. presidents'''
* [[Barack Obama]], 44th [[president of the United States]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article244686082.html |title= Barack Obama wades into NC's 2020 elections with endorsements in key races |date=August 3, 2020 |website=[[The News & Observer]]}}</ref>
'''U.S. senators, representatives, and federal officials'''
*[[Alma Adams]], U.S. representative from [[North Carolina's 12th congressional district]]<ref name="CalDelegationEndorsement">{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Cal|title=North Carolina Democratic Congressional Delegation Endorses Cal Cunningham|url=https://www.calfornc.com/news/north-carolina-democratic-congressional-delegation-endorses-cal-cunningham/|date=March 4, 2020|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508193154/https://www.calfornc.com/news/north-carolina-democratic-congressional-delegation-endorses-cal-cunningham/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Sherrod Brown]], U.S. senator (OH)<ref name="comedy" />
*[[G. K. Butterfield]], U.S. representative from [[North Carolina's 1st congressional district]]<ref name="CalDelegationEndorsement"/>
*[[Bob Casey Jr.]], U.S. senator (PA)<ref name="dailykos.com" />
*[[Kay Hagan]], former U.S. senator (NC) (2009–2015)<ref name="JM00" /> 
*[[Tim Kaine]], U.S. senator (VA)<ref name="ReferenceA" />
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], U.S. senator (MN)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/01/amy-klobuchar-launches-campaign-to-aid-senate-house-dems-in-2020-228360 |title= Klobuchar launches campaign to aid Senate, House Dems in 2020 |last=Schnieder|first=Elena |date=May 1, 2020 |website=Politico}}</ref>
*[[Seth Moulton]], U.S. representative from [[Massachusetts's 6th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Serve America PAC endorses six new federal candidates |url=https://serveamericapac.com/serve-america-second-round-endorsements-press-release |website=Serve America PAC|language=en |date=March 11, 2020}}</ref>
*[[David Price (American politician)|David Price]], U.S. representative from [[North Carolina's 4th congressional district]]<ref name="CalDelegationEndorsement"/>
'''State officials'''
*[[Stacey Abrams]], former minority leader of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]] and Democratic nominee in [[2018 Georgia gubernatorial election]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/557e1b7bca4ab9413eed1c8786a286fc |title= Stacey Abrams endorses candidates in 7 US Senate contests|last=Kinnard |first=Meg |date=May 21, 2020 |website=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
*[[Linda Coleman (North Carolina politician)|Linda Coleman]], former [[North Carolina House of Representatives|North Carolina State Representative]], 2012 and 2016 Lieutenant Governor Democratic nominee, and 2018 Democratic nominee to [[North Carolina's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="CalEndorsements3">{{cite news|last=Cunningham|first=Cal|title=Cal Earns Additional North Carolina Endorsements Following Decisive Primary Victory|url=https://www.calfornc.com/news/cal-earns-additional-north-carolina-endorsements-following-decisive-primary-victory/|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508193047/https://www.calfornc.com/news/cal-earns-additional-north-carolina-endorsements-following-decisive-primary-victory/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Howard Nathaniel Lee]], former [[North Carolina Senate|North Carolina State Senator]] and former [[Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina|mayor of Chapel Hill]]<ref name=JM00/>

'''Local officials'''
*[[Pete Buttigieg]], former [[mayor of South Bend, Indiana]], and former [[Pete Buttigieg 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential candidate]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/23/1939787/-NC-Sen-Mayor-Pete-Buttigieg-D-IN-Helps-Cal-Cunningham-D-End-Moscow-Mitch-s-Reign-Of-Terror |title= NC-Sen: Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN) Helps Cal Cunningham (D) End Moscow Mitch's Reign Of Terror|date=April 23, 2020 |website=Daily KOS}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/buttigieg-endorsements-super-pac/index.html|access-date=May 14, 2020|title=Buttigieg highlights importance of local officials in first post-campaign endorsements|agency=[[CNN]]|last=Merica|first=Dan|date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Harvey Gantt]], former [[mayor of Charlotte]] and Democratic nominee in [[1990 United States Senate election in North Carolina|1990]] and [[1996 United States Senate election in North Carolina|1996]] U.S. Senate elections<ref name="calfornc.com" />

'''Organizations'''
* [[Bend the Arc|Bend the Arc: Jewish Action]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bendthearc.us/pac|title=Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC|website=Bend the Arc: Jewish Action}}</ref>
* [[Black Economic Alliance]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cal Cunningham – Black Economic Alliance PAC|url=https://pac.blackeconomicalliance.org/candidate/cal-cunningham/|website=Black Economic Alliance|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505021259/https://pac.blackeconomicalliance.org/candidate/cal-cunningham/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Brady Campaign]]<ref name="Brown" />
* [[Center for Biological Diversity]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centeractionfund.org/2020-endorsements/|title=2020 Endorsements|accessdate=August 18, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Communications Workers of America]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Communications Workers Of America Local 3611 Endorse Cal Cunningham For His Commitment To Economic Justice|url=https://www.calfornc.com/news/communications-workers-of-america-local-3611-endorse-cal-cunningham-for-his-commitment-to-economic-justice/|website=Calfornc|language=en|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916042219/https://www.calfornc.com/news/communications-workers-of-america-local-3611-endorse-cal-cunningham-for-his-commitment-to-economic-justice/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Council for a Livable World]]<ref name="livableworld.org" />
*[[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]]<ref name="newsobserver.com" />
* [[End Citizens United]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muller |first1=Tiffany |title=End Citizens United Endorses Cal Cunningham for U.S. Senate|url=https://endcitizensunited.org/latest-news/press-releases/end-citizens-united-endorses-cal-cunningham-u-s-senate/|website=End Citizens United |date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Equality NC]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Equality North Carolina Releases Final Round Of 2020 Electoral Endorsements|url=https://equalitync.org/news/equality_north_carolina_releases_final_round_of_2020_electoral_endorsements/|website=Equality NC|language=en|date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Everytown for Gun Safety]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Cal Cunningham for U.S. Senate in North Carolina|url=https://momsdemandaction.org/everytown-for-gun-safety-action-fund-endorses-cal-cunningham-for-u-s-senate-in-north-carolina/|website=Everytown|language=en|date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Feminist Majority Foundation|Feminist Majority PAC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://feministmajoritypac.org/endorsements/2020/|title=2020 – Feminist Majority PAC|website=feministmajoritypac.org}}</ref>
* [[Giffords]]<ref>{{cite news |title=In Key Senate Races, Giffords Backs Challengers in Iowa and North Carolina Taking on NRA-Backed Incumbents|url=https://giffords.org/press-release/2020/04/senate-incumbent-endorsement/ |website=Giffords}}</ref>
* [[Human Rights Campaign]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Human Rights Campaign Endorses 40 House, 5 Senate Pro-Equality Leaders|url=https://www.hrc.org/news/human-rights-campaign-endorses-40-house-5-senate-pro-equality-leaders |website=Human Rights Campaign|date=May 18, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Indivisible movement|Indivisible District 9]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indivisiblencdistrict9.com/|title=Indivisible NC District 9|website=Indivisible NC District 9}}</ref>
* [[J Street PAC]]<ref name="JStreetPAC Candidates" />
* [[Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the 2020 Candidates|url=https://www.jacpac.org/story/18/07/09/meet-2020-candidatesJTA|website=Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[League of Conservation Voters]]<ref>{{cite web|title=LCV Action Fund Endorses Cal Cunningham For Senate|url=https://www.lcv.org/article/lcv-action-fund-endorses-cal-cunningham-senate/|date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>
*[[NARAL]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Former North Carolina State Senator and Candidate for U.S. Senate Earns Endorsement from Nation's Leading Pro-Choice Advocacy Group|url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/2020/03/05/naral-endorses-cal-cunningham/|website=replacementsltdpac |date=March 5, 2020 |publisher=NARAL Pro-Choice America |language=en}}</ref>
* [[National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare]]<ref name="Richtman" />
* [[National Education Association]]<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Senate – Education Votes|url=https://educationvotes.nea.org/us-senate/|website=educationvotes.nea.org}}</ref>
* [[National Organization for Women]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Federal Endorsements – NOW PAC|url=https://www.nowpac.org/federal2020|website=nowpac.org}}</ref>
* [[Natural Resources Defense Council]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Support – Environmental Candidates|url=https://www.nrdcactionfund.org/who-we-support/|website=Natural Resources Defense Council}}</ref>
* [[North Carolina State]] [[AFL-CIO]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NC Labor 2020 Voter Guide|url=https://aflcionc.org/nc-labor-2020-voter-guide/|date=July 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Patriotic Millionaires]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Endorsements – Patriotic Millionaires|url=https://patrioticmillionaires.org/endorsements/|website=patrioticmillionaires.org}}</ref>
*[[Planned Parenthood]] Action Fund<ref>{{cite web |title=Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Cal Cunningham and Deborah Ross to Fight for North Carolinians in Congress |url=https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/pressroom/planned-parenthood-action-fund-endorses-cal-cunningham-and-deborah-ross-to-fight-for-north-carolinians-in-congress|website=replacementsltdpac |publisher=Planned Parenthood Action |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Replacements, Ltd.]] PAC<ref name="LtdEndorse" />
*[[Sierra Club]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sierra Club Endorses Cal Cunningham|url=https://www.calfornc.com/news/sierra-club-endorses-cal-cunningham/|website=Calfornc|language=en|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508192455/https://www.calfornc.com/news/sierra-club-endorses-cal-cunningham/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[United Auto Workers]]<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina – Official UAW Endorsements |url=http://uawendorsements.org/map/northcarolina/ |website=uawendorsements.org |publisher=United Automobile Workers}}</ref>
* [[VoteVets.org]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cal Cunningham for Senate|url=https://www.votevets.org/candidates/cal-cunningham-for-senate|website=VoteVets.org|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140142/https://www.votevets.org/candidates/cal-cunningham-for-senate|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Newspapers'''
*[[Indy Week]]<ref name="indyweek.com" />

'''Individuals'''
*[[Alex Hirsch]], writer, artist, and animator<ref name="Page945" />
}}

===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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2020/04/23/with-first-quarter-fundraising-surge-cunningham-outraises-tillis-for-the-first-time/ | title = With first quarter fundraising surge, Cunningham outraises Tillis for the first time | last = Bravender | first = Robin | date = Apr 26, 2020 | website = ncpolicywatch.com | publisher = [[NC Policy Watch]] | access-date = 2020-04-26}}</ref>

===Polling===

====Graphical summary====
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====Aggregate polls====
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!colspan="7"|Cal Cunningham vs. Thom Tillis
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!Other/Undecided{{Efn|Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.|name=|group=}}
!Margin
|-
|[[270 to Win]]<ref>[https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-polls/north-carolina/ 270 to Win]</ref>
|November 2, 2020
|November 3, 2020
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.0%'''
|44.2%
|8.8%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|{{hs|2.8}}'''Cunningham +2.8%'''
|-
|[[Real Clear Politics]]<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/senate/nc/north_carolina_senate_tillis_vs_cunningham-6908.html Real Clear Politics]</ref>
|November 1, 2020
|November 3, 2020
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.6%'''
|45.0%
|7.4%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|{{hs|2.6}}'''Cunningham +2.6%'''
|}

====Tillis vs. Cunningham====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Thom<br />Tillis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Cal<br />Cunningham (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Shannon<br />Bray (L)
! Other /<br />Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://changeresearch.com/post/states-of-play-battleground-wave-17/ Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|October 29 – November 1, 2020
|473 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.51%
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| –
|5%{{efn|"Refused" with 2%; Did not vote, would not vote and Undecided with 1%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Swayable]]<ref>[https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-11-02-large.html Swayable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113073344/https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-11-02-large.html |date=November 13, 2020 }}</ref>
|October 27 – November 1, 2020
|619 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.6%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''53%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref>[https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-11/topline_reuters_north_carolina_state_poll_w6_11_02_2020_.pdf Ipsos/Reuters]</ref>
|October 27 – November 1, 2020
|707 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|6%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 4%; would not vote with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 2%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Data for Progress]]<ref>[https://filesforprogress.org/datasets/2020/11/2020-election-polls/toplines/dfp_nc_11.1.20.pdf Data for Progress]</ref>
|October 27 – November 1, 2020
|908 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
|1%
|1%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; "Other candidate or write-in" with 0%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Frederick Polls]]<ref>[https://competeeverywhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Poll-Report-NORTH-CAROLINA-nov-1-2020.pdf Frederick Polls]</ref>{{efn-ua|Compete Everywhere primarily supports Democratic candidates}}
|October 30–31, 2020
|676 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
|3%
|2%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 2%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Emerson College]]<ref>[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/super-poll-sunday-democrats-within-striking-distance-in-key-southern-states Emerson College]</ref>
|October 29–31, 2020
|855 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|47%{{efn|With voters who lean towards a given candidate|name="lean"}}
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| –
|2%{{efn|"Someone else" with 2%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref name="Morning Consult">[https://morningconsult.com/form/2020-u-s-election-tracker/ Morning Consult]</ref>
|October 22–31, 2020
|1,982 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[CNN]]/[[SSRS (research company)|SSRS]]<ref>[http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/10/31/rel2_mi.pdf CNN/SSRS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031215433/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/10/31/rel2_mi.pdf |date=October 31, 2020 }}</ref>
|October 23–30, 2020
|901 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
|2%
|5%{{efn|Hayes (C) and Undecided with 2%; "None of these" with 1%; "Other" with 0%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Pulse Opinion Research]]/[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/north_carolina_senate_cunningham_d_47_tillis_r_442 Pulse Opinion Research/Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
|October 28–29, 2020
|800 (LV)
|± 3.5%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-biden-and-cunningham-hold-slim-leads-in-north-carolina-cooper-remains-ahead-as-election-day-nears East Carolina University]</ref>
|October 27–28, 2020
|1,103 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|46%{{efn|name="lean"}}
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|5%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; "Refused" with 2%; Did/would not vote with 0%; Undecided with no voters}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cardinal Point Analytics|Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]]<ref>[https://nsjonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NSJ-CPA-2020-10-29-POLL_Results.pdf Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]</ref>
|October 27–28, 2020
|750 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|41%
|6%
|7%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 2%; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marist College]]/[[NBC]]<ref>[https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7279122-Xyz-NBCNews-Marist-Poll-NC-Annotated.html Marist College/NBC]</ref>
|October 25–28, 2020
|800 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.7%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''53%'''
| –
|4%{{efn|"Other" and Undecided with 2%|name="OU2"}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Gravis Marketing]]<ref>[https://gravismarketing.com/nc-2020-poll-results/ Gravis Marketing]</ref>
|October 26–27, 2020
|614 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|Undecided with 9%|name="U9"}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling|Public Policy Polling (D)]]<ref>[https://www.protectourcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Protect-Our-CarePPP-North-Carolina-Poll.pdf Public Policy Polling (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by Protect Our Care, a pro-Affordable Care Act organization.}}
|October 26–27, 2020
|937 (V)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|name="U9"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Meeting Street Insights]]/[[Carolina Partnership for Reform|Carolina Partnership for Reform (R)]]<ref>[https://cprnc.org/2020/10/30/democrats-lead-court-contests-council-of-state-races-close/ Meeting Street Insights/Carolina Partnership for Reform (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031154340/https://cprnc.org/2020/10/30/democrats-lead-court-contests-council-of-state-races-close/ |date=October 31, 2020 }}</ref>
|October 24–27, 2020
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Siena College]]/[[NYT Upshot]]<ref>[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/nc102320-crosstabs/226c0cc3df5049e0/full.pdf Siena College/NYT Upshot]</ref>
|October 23–27, 2020
|1,034 (LV)
|± 3.4%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|2%
|9%{{efn|Would not vote with 2%; Hayes (C) with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref>[https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-10/topline_reuters_north_carolina_state_poll_w5_10_27_2020.pdf Ipsos/Reuters]</ref>
|October 21–27, 2020
|647 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|4%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; would not vote with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 1%}}
|-
|rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|[[RMG Research]]<ref>[http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/28/nc-senate-cunningham-d-49-tillis-r-42/ RMG Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101030515/https://politicaliq.com/2020/10/28/nc-senate-cunningham-d-49-tillis-r-42/ |date=November 1, 2020 }}</ref>{{efn|{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101030515/https://politicaliq.com/2020/10/28/nc-senate-cunningham-d-49-tillis-r-42/ |date=November 1, 2020 }}}}
|rowspan=3|October 24–26, 2020
|rowspan=3|800 (LV)
|rowspan=3|±&nbsp;3.5%
|42%{{efn|name="stand4"}}
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|"Someoene else" with 4%; Undecided with 5%|name="SE4U5"}}
|-
|40%{{efn|Results generated with high Democratic turnout model}}
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|name="SE4U5"}}
|-
|43%{{efn|Results generated with high Republican turnout model}}
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|name="SE4U5"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Swayable]]<ref>[https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-10-28.html Swayable]</ref>
|October 23–26, 2020
|363 (LV)
|± 7.1%
|'''50%'''
|'''50%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref>[https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=4d33a5bf-6d75-4813-b96b-47f306098643 SurveyUSA]</ref>
|October 23–26, 2020
|627 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|7%{{efn|"Other" with 3%; Undecided with 4%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[YouGov]]/[[UMass Lowell]]<ref>[https://www.uml.edu/docs/2020-NC-Oct-Topline_tcm18-331629.pdf YouGov/UMass Lowell]</ref>
| October 20–26, 2020
| 911 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.2%
| 45%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
| 7%{{efn|Did not vote with 1%; "Another candidate" with no voters; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref>[https://www.nccivitas.org/polling/biden-razor-thin-lead-trump/ Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]</ref>
|October 22–25, 2020
|504 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.37%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|2%
|8%{{efn|Hays (C) with 1%; Undecided with 7%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[YouGov]]/[[CBS]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/120niJzXNDssyJDgqzt-EgHEqarQgnY_8/view YouGov/CBS]</ref>
| October 20–23, 2020
| 1,022 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.1%
| 43%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
| 8%{{efn|"Someone else" with 3%; Undecided with 5%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Trafalgar Group]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KlUo8ALSBbk7BgkJ3Qqd3NXp3Hbi-4PB/view Trafalgar Group]</ref>
|October 20–22, 2020
|1,098 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;2.89%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|47%
|2%
|2%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 2%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Pulse Opinion Research]]/[[Rasmussen Reports]]<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/north_carolina_senate_tillis_r_45_cunningham_d_45 Pulse Opinion Research/Rasmussen Reports]</ref>
|October 20–21, 2020
|800 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.5%
|'''45%'''
|'''45%'''
| –
|10%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 4%; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Citizen Data]]<ref>[https://github.com/GetCitizenData/VoteByMail/blob/master/VoteByMail-North%20Carolina/Modeling/October/North%20Carolina%20VBM%20Toplines%2010_23_2020.pdf Citizen Data]</ref>
|October 17–20, 2020
|1,000 (LV)
|± 3.1%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|"Other" with 3%; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref>[https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-10/topline_reuters_north_carolina_state_poll_w4_10_20_20.pdf Ipsos/Reuters]</ref>
|October 14–20, 2020
|660 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|'''47%'''
|'''47%'''
| –
|6%{{efn|"Some other candidate" and "Undecided/Refused" with 3%; would not vote with 0%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref name="Morning Consult"/>
|October 11–20, 2020
|1,904 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.2%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref>[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_October_2020.pdf Meredith College]</ref>
|October 16–19, 2020
|732 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.5%
|38%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''43%'''
|4%
|15%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 14%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/20/voters-want-senate-to-choose-coronavirus-stimulus-over-supreme-court.html Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|October 16–19, 2020
|521 (LV){{efn|Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight|name="538.com"}}
| –
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Data for Progress|Data for Progress (D)]]<ref>[https://filesforprogress.org/memos/2020%20Senate%20project/Week%205/Toplines/dfp_psp_nc_10.23.pdf Data for Progress (D)]</ref>
|October 15–18, 2020
|929 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|1%
|11%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 10%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-three-points-among-likely-voters-in-north-carolina-senate-election-remains-a-toss-up-cooper-ahead-of-forest-by-nine-points-other-statewide-contests-show-small-leads-for-robinson-stein-and-folwell East Carolina University]</ref>
|October 15–18, 2020
|1,155 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|5%{{efn|Did/would not vote and "Some other candidate" with 1%; "Refused" with 0%; Undecided with 3%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[Washington Post]]<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/coronavirus-concerns-factor-tied-north-carolina-poll/story?id=73670800 ABC/Washington Post]</ref>
|October 12–17, 2020
|646 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|4%{{efn|"Neither" with 1%; "Other" and would not vote with 0%; Undecided with 3%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Emerson College]]<ref>[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/north-carolina-2020-biden-and-trump-neck-and-neck-as-republicans-close-gap-in-u-s-senate-and-governor-races Emerson College]</ref>
|October 13–14, 2020
|721 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''45%'''
| –
|12%{{efn|Undecided with 12%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Civiqs]]/[[Daily Kos]]<ref>[https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_NC_banner_book_2020_10_g32na7.pdf Civiqs/Daily Kos]</ref>
|October 11–14, 2020
|1,211 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
|2%
|3%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%; Undecided with 2%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Siena College]]/[[NYT Upshot]]<ref>[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/nc100920-crosstabs/3bf558d7ca17e9de/full.pdf Siena College/NYT Upshot]</ref>
|October 9–13, 2020
|627 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''41%'''
|4%
|19%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 3%; would not vote with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 15%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref>[https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-10/topline_reuters_north_carolina_state_poll_w3_10_13_20.pdf Ipsos/Reuters]</ref>
|October 7–13, 2020
|660 (LV)
|± 4.3%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| –
|12%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 5%; would not vote with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 7%}}
|-
|rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|[[Monmouth University]]<ref>[https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/documents/monmouthpoll_nc_101320.pdf/ Monmouth University]</ref>
|rowspan=3 |October 8–11, 2020
|500 (RV)
|rowspan=3 |±&nbsp;4.4%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
|3%
|4%{{efn|"No one" with 1%; Hayes (C) with 0%; "Other candidate" with no voters; Undecided with 3%}}
|-
|500 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring high turnout}}
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|6%{{efn|"Other" and Undecided with 3%}}
|-
|500 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring low turnout}}
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|4%{{efn|name="OU2"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref>[https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d7540caf-04f1-4d23-8d94-578a53ff8d70 SurveyUSA]</ref>
|October 8–11, 2020
|669 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.8%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|11%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 8%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.|Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. (R)]]<ref>[https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/14/north-carolina-race-tightens-according-to-new-poll/ Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by The American Greatness PAC, which is pro-Trump.}}
|October 7–11, 2020
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|"Other" and "Refused" with 1%; Undecided with 7%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[RMG Research]]<ref>[http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/13/dems-leading-north-carolina-u-s-senate-and-governor-races/ RMG Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014165222/http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/13/dems-leading-north-carolina-u-s-senate-and-governor-races/ |date=October 14, 2020 }}</ref>{{efn|{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014165222/http://politicaliq.com/2020/10/13/dems-leading-north-carolina-u-s-senate-and-governor-races/ |date=October 14, 2020 }}}}
|October 7–11, 2020
|800 (LV)
| –
|36%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|4%
|15%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 12%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref>[https://morningconsult.com/form/2020-u-s-election-tracker/#section-5 Morning Consult]</ref>
|October 2–11, 2020
|1,993 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.2%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref>[https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-10/topline-reuters-north-carolina-state-poll-wave-2-100620_0.pdf Ipsos/Reuters]</ref>
|September 29 – October 6, 2020
|693 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|11%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 4%; would not vote with 0%; "Undecided/Refused" with 7%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NorthCarolinaResultsOctober2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
|October 4–5, 2020
|911 (V)
| ±&nbsp;3.3%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|11%{{efn|Undecided with 11%|name="U11"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Data For Progress|Data For Progress (D)]]<ref>[https://filesforprogress.org/memos/2020-senate-project/week-3/NC.pdf Data For Progress (D)]</ref>
|September 30 – October 5, 2020
|1,285 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.7%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
|2%
|9%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 8%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://changeresearch.com/post/states-of-play-battleground-wave-15/ Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|October 2–4, 2020
|396 (LV)
| –
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| –
|4%{{efn|Would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 3%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-of-likely-voters-in-north-carolina-biden-leads-trump-by-four-points-tillis-leads-cunningham-by-one-cooper-leads-forest-by-thirteen-points-other-statewide-races-competitive East Carolina University]</ref>
| October 2–4, 2020
| 1,232 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.2%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
| 46%
| –
| 7%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; "Refused" and would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 2%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[ALG Research|ALG Research (D)]]<ref>[https://04acb8ce-8717-494a-8b55-56f4a82a107c.usrfiles.com/ugd/04acb8_121df148ec7b4053b105c08f0221a51a.pdf ALG Research (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by Piedmont Rising, a pro-Affordable Care Act organization.}}
| September 22–28, 2020
| 822 (V)
| –
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''53%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Hart Research Associates|Hart Research Associates (D)]]<ref>[https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ME-13067-HRC-Issues-10-State-1.pdf Hart Research Associates (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by The Human Rights Campaign, which has endorsed Biden prior to this poll's sampling period.}}
|September 24–27, 2020
|400 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''54%'''
| –
| –
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[YouGov]]/[[CBS]]<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-biden-opinion-poll-georgia-north-carolina-supreme-court-09-27-2020/ YouGov/CBS]</ref>
| September 22–25, 2020
| 1,213 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.6%
| 38%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
| 14%{{efn|"Someone else" with 3%; Undecided with 11%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[YouGov]]/[[UMass Lowell]]<ref>[https://www.uml.edu/docs/2020-NC-Sept-Topline_tcm18-330590.pdf YouGov/UMass Lowell]</ref>
| September 18–25, 2020
| 921 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.1%
| 43%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
| 8%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 1%; Undecided with 7%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref>[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_September_2020.pdf Meredith College]</ref>
| September 18–22, 2020
| 705 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;3.5%
| 42%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''43%'''
| 4%
| 13%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 12%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://changeresearch.com/post/states-of-play-battleground-wave-14/ Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
| September 18–20, 2020
| 579 (LV)
| –
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|Would not vote with 2%; "Don't recall" with 0%; Undecided with 7%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref>[https://www.nccivitas.org/polling/cunninghams-lead-tillis-grows-election-nears/ Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]</ref>
| September 17–20, 2020
| 612 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.96%
| 38%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
| 3%
| 15%{{efn|Bray (L) with 2%; Undecided with 13%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref>[https://morningconsult.com/2020/09/22/majority-makers-south-carolina-senate-harrison-graham/ Morning Consult]</ref>
| September 11–20, 2020
| 1,604 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;(2% – 7%)
| 38%{{efn|Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Emerson College]]<ref>[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/north-carolina-2020-biden-and-trump-in-dead-heat Emerson College]</ref>
|September 16–18, 2020
|717 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|8%{{efn|Undecided with 8%|name="U8"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref>[https://morningconsult.com/2020/10/13/senate-graham-harrison-supreme-court-polling/ Morning Consult]</ref>
|September 8–17, 2020
|1,664 (LV){{efn|name="538.com"}}
|± (2% – 4%)
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| –
| –
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref name="Ipsos/Reuters">[https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-09/topline_reuters_north_carolina_state_poll_w1_09_22_2020.pdf Ipsos/Reuters]</ref>
|September 11–16, 2020
|586 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.6%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 2%; would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Siena College]]/[[NYT Upshot]]<ref name="Siena College/NYT Upshot">[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/az-me-nc-0920-crosstabs/72d074246b272695/full.pdf Siena College/NYT Upshot]</ref>
|September 11–16, 2020
|653 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
|2%
|19%{{efn|Hayes (C), "Someone else" and would not vote with 1%; "Undecided/Refused" with 16%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Redfield & Wilton Strategies]]<ref>[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/US-Swing-State-Polls-Mid-September-Cover-Sheet.pdf Redfield & Wilton Strategies]</ref>
|September 12–15, 2020
|1,092 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.97%
|38%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|13%{{efn|"Another Third Party/Write-in" with 4%; Undecided with 9%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Suffolk University]]<ref>[https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/other-states/2020/9_17_2020_final_marginals_pdftxt.pdf Suffolk University]</ref>
| September 10–14, 2020
| 500 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.4%
|38%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
|6%
| 15%{{efn|Bray (L) with 6%; Hayes (C) and "Other" with 2%; "Refused" with 0%; Undecided with 11%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref>[https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=a2f5b7cf-37da-40e4-9dad-921d655242b8 SurveyUSA]</ref>
| September 10–13, 2020
| 596 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;5.6%
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
| 13%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 10%}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[CNN]]/[[SSRS (research company)|SSRS]]<ref>[https://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/09/15/rel1_nc.pdf CNN/SSRS]</ref>
|rowspan=2|September 9–13, 2020
|787 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
|3%
|4%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; "None of these" and "Other" with no voters; Undecided with 3%}}
|-
|893 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.1%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| 4%
|6%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; "None of these" and "Other" with 0%; Undecided with 5%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kaiser Family Foundation]]/[[Cook Political Report]]<ref>[https://www.kff.org/report-section/sun-belt-voices-project-north-carolina-crosstabs/ Kaiser Family Foundation/Cook Political Report]</ref>
|August 29 – September 13, 2020
|1,116 (RV)
| –
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''41%'''
| –
|22%{{efn|"Neither/Another Party" with 3%; "Undecided/Don't know/Refused" with 19%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Trafalgar Group|The Trafalgar Group (R)]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PIe4nvZYQ2UZ5e30NenDolEgi1QlYl8_/view The Trafalgar Group (R)]</ref>
|September 9–11, 2020
|1,046 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|3%
|6%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 5%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Rasmussen Reports]]/[[Pulse Opinion Research]]<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/north_carolina_senate_cunningham_d_47_tillis_r_44 Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research]</ref>
|September 7–8, 2020
|1,000 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|10%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 3%; Undecided with 7%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Benenson Strategy Group]]/[[GS Strategy Group]]<ref>[https://www.aarp.org/research/topics/politics/info-2020/2020-election-battleground-state-surveys.html Benenson Strategy Group/GS Strategy Group]</ref>{{efn-ua|name="AARP"|Poll sponsored by [[AARP]].}}
|August 8 – September 8, 2020
|1,600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.5%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
|5%
|13%{{efn|Hayes with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%; Undecided with 12%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://changeresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CNBC-CR_Battleground_Toplines_Wave-13_Sept-4-6-Wave-13_-9_4-9_6.pdf Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|September 4–6, 2020
|442 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.6%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
| –
|5%{{efn|Would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 4%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Redfield & Wilton Strategies]]<ref>[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/US-Swing-State-Polls-September-Cover-Sheet.pdf Redfield & Wilton Strategies]</ref>
|August 30 – September 3, 2020
|951 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|16%{{efn|"Another Third Party/Write-in" with 3%; Undecided with 13%}}
|-
|rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"|[[Monmouth University]]<ref>[http://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_NC_090320/ Monmouth University]</ref>
|rowspan=3 |August 29 – September 1, 2020
|401 (RV)
|rowspan=3 |±&nbsp;4.9%
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|2%
|7%{{efn|Hayes (C) and "No one" with 1%; "Other candidate" with <1%; Undecided with 5%}}
|-
|401 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election}}
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|8%{{efn|"Other" and Undecided with 4%|name="OU4"}}
|-
|401 (LV){{efn|With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election}}
|'''46%'''
|'''46%'''
| –
|8%{{efn|name="OU4"}}
|-
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|[[FOX News]]<ref>[https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/09/North-Carolina.pdf FOX News]</ref>
|rowspan=2| August 29 – September 1, 2020
|722 (LV)
|rowspan=2|±&nbsp;3.5%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
|3%
|8%{{efn|Hayes (C), "Other" and would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 5%}}
|-
|804 (RV)
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
|3%
|10%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 2%; "Other" and would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-of-likely-voters-in-north-carolina-trump-leads-biden-by-two-points-tillis-and-cunningham-tied-cooper-leads-forest-by-ten-points-other-statewide-races-competitive East Carolina University]</ref>
|August 29–30, 2020
|1,101 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|'''44%'''
|'''44%'''
| –
|12%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 3%; Would not vote with 0%; Undecided with 9%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://changeresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CNBC-CR_Battleground-Toplines_Wave-12_August-21-23-Wave-12_-8_21-8_23.pdf Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|August 21–23, 2020
|560 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''52%'''
| –
|6%{{efn|Would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 5%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref>[https://morningconsult.com/2020/08/24/majority-makers-north-carolina-senate-cunningham-tillis/ Morning Consult]</ref>
|August 14–23, 2020
|1,541 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.0%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|14%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Redfield and Wilton Strategies]]<ref>[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-senate-and-governor-voting-intention-16-to-19-august/ Redfield and Wilton Strategies]</ref>
|August 16–18, 2020
|856 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|38%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|16%{{efn|"Third party/write-in" with 3%; Undecided with 13%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/latest-ecu-poll-shows-trump-and-biden-tied-in-north-carolina-democrats-leading-in-contests-for-governor-and-u-s-senate-kamala-harris-selection-draws-mixed-reaction East Carolina University]</ref>
|August 12–13, 2020
|1,255 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
| –
|16%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 5%; would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 10%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Emerson College]]<ref name="Emerson College">[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/north-carolina-pennsylvania-and-arizona-2020-tight-races-in-battleground-states-leading-into-party-conventions Emerson College]</ref>
|August 8–10, 2020
|673 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
| –
|14%{{efn|Undecided with 14%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="Harper Polling/Civitas R">[https://www.nccivitas.org/polling/biden-cunningham-slim-leads/ Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]</ref>
|August 6–10, 2020
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|38%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''41%'''
|2%
|18%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 2%; Undecided with 16%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://9b1b5e59-cb8d-4d7b-8493-111f8aa90329.usrfiles.com/ugd/9b1b5e_41d9f1b0245c4c138aa26d496625d005.pdf Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|August 7–9, 2020
|491 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|10%{{efn|Would not vote with 2%; Undecided with 8%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling|Public Policy Polling (D)]]<ref>[https://giffords.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NCResults1.pdf Public Policy Polling (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|This poll's sponsor had endorsed Cunningham prior to the sampling period}}
|July 30–31, 2020
|934 (V)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|8%{{efn|name="U8"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Data for Progress]]<ref>[http://filesforprogress.org/datasets/2020/8/progressive-senate-project/DFP_North%20Carolina_8_20_xtabs.pdf Data for Progress]</ref>
|July 24 – August 2, 2020
|1,170 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|10%{{efn|"No one" with 10%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[YouGov]]/[[CBS]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jDu_IMRdUTbdmA-VfpP-neMT3-lYw969/view YouGov/CBS]</ref>
|July 28–31, 2020
|1,121 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|12%{{efn|"Someone else" with 3%; Undecided with 9%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[HIT Strategies|HIT Strategies (D)]]<ref>[http://dfer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/HIT-Strategies-Polling-8.10.20.pdf HIT Strategies (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|This poll’s sponsor, DFER, primarily supports Democratic candidates}}
|July 23–31, 2020
|400 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|32%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|21%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 4%; would not vote with 2%; Undecided with 15%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://9b1b5e59-cb8d-4d7b-8493-111f8aa90329.usrfiles.com/ugd/9b1b5e_fc12dbc2fc1c488b888f57a584a75217.pdf Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|July 24–26, 2020
|284 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.6%
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''52%'''
| –
|8%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Morning Consult]]<ref>[https://morningconsult.com/2020/07/28/senate-presidential-polling-political-intelligence/ Morning Consult]</ref>
|July 17–26, 2020
|1,504 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| –
|17%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cardinal Point Analytics|Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]]<ref>[https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-29.pdf Cardinal Point Analytics (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730203013/https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-29.pdf |date=July 30, 2020 }}</ref>{{efn|{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730203013/https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-29.pdf |date=July 30, 2020 }}}}
|July 22–24, 2020
|735 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.6%
|'''43%'''
|'''43%'''
|1%
|13%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 2%; Undecided with 11%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aj_jOKH2jEB3fi3JdW0snX5rVIhN1nna/view Public Policy Polling]</ref>
|July 22–23, 2020
|939 (V)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
| –
|13%{{efn|Undecided with 13%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Redfield & Wilton Strategies]]<ref>[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-senate-and-governor-voting-intention-19-to-24-july/ Redfield & Wilton Strategies]</ref>
|July 19–23, 2020
|919 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|36%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|16%{{efn|"Third party/write-in" with 2%; Undecided with 14%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Marist College]]/[[NBC News]]<ref>[http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NBC-News_Marist-Poll-NC-NOS-and-Tables_202007231148.pdf Marist College/NBC News]</ref>
|July 14–22, 2020
|882 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| –
|10%{{efn|"Other" with 1%; Undecided with 9%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Spry Strategies|Spry Strategies (R)]]<ref>[https://americanprinciplesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APP_North_Carolina.pdf Spry Strategies (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|This poll's sponsor is the American Principles Project, a 501 that supports the Republican Party.}}
|July 11–16, 2020
|750 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.5%
|'''40%'''
|'''40%'''
| –
|20%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 6%; Undecided with 13%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Cardinal Point Analytics|Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]]<ref>[https://cpapolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NC_Poll_Results_2020-07-20.pdf Cardinal Point Analytics (R)]</ref>
|July 13–15, 2020
|547 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
|1%
|7%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 1%; Undecided with 6%}} <!-- considering decimals -->
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://9b1b5e59-cb8d-4d7b-8493-111f8aa90329.usrfiles.com/ugd/9b1b5e_8750b229eb1545548fc1b05f107e8da3.pdf Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|July 10–12, 2020
|655 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|Undecided with 7%; would not vote with 2%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NorthCarolinaResults7920.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
|July 7–8, 2020
|818 (V)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
|15%{{efn|Undecided with 15%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Change Research]]/[[CNBC]]<ref>[https://www.changeresearch.com/post/states-of-play-battleground-wave-8 Change Research/CNBC]</ref>
|June 26–28, 2020
|468 (LV){{efn|name="538.com"}}
| ±&nbsp;3.9%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
| –
|8%{{efn|Undecided with 7%; would not vote with 1%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/presidential-and-senate-elections-remain-highly-competitive-in-battleground-north-carolina-cooper-continues-to-lead-forest-in-race-for-governor East Carolina University]</ref>
|June 22–25, 2020
|1,149 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|'''41%'''
|'''41%'''
| –
|18%{{efn|Undecided with 10%; "Some other candidate" with 8%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NC62420Results.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
|June 22–23, 2020
|1,157 (V)
|±&nbsp;2.9%
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
| –
|16%{{efn|Undecided with 16%|name="U16"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[FOX News]]<ref>[https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/06/Fox_June-20-23-2020_Complete_North-Carolina_Topline_June-25-Release.pdf FOX News]</ref>
|June 20–23, 2020
|1,012 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''39%'''
|3%
|20%{{efn|Undecided with 15%; Hayes (C) with 3%; "other" and would not vote with 1%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[NYT Upshot]]/[[Siena College]]<ref>[https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/senate-crosstabs-0625/31e96b895ce3921b/full.pdf NYT Upshot/Siena College]</ref>
|June 8–18, 2020
|653 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.1%
|39%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
| –
|19%{{efn|Undecided with 17%; "Another candidate" and would not vote with 1%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Gravis Marketing|Gravis Marketing (R)]]<ref>[https://d2pggiv3o55wnc.cloudfront.net/oann/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/President-Trump-Leads-in-North-Carolina-OAN-Gravis-Poll.pdf Gravis Marketing (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Polling was sponsored by [[OANN]].}}
|June 17, 2020
|631 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|45%
| –
|9%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Redfield & Wilton Strategies]]<ref>[https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/latest-usa-swing-state-voting-intention-14-to-19-june/ Redfield & Wilton Strategies]</ref>
|June 14–17, 2020
|902 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|36%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''45%'''
| –
|19%{{efn|Undecided with 16%; "Another third party/write in" with 3%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NCResultsJune2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
|June 2–3, 2020
|913 (V)
|±&nbsp;3.2%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''43%'''
| –
|16%{{efn|name="U16"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com">[https://mcusercontent.com/259a50ef0a1608ab2bc2cf891/files/d3c91077-4747-49b5-9fe6-88ce0e274a38/20.05_Civitas_NC_Statewide_Toplines.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)]</ref>
|May 26–28, 2020
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''38%'''
|36%
|3%
|24%{{efn|Hayes (C) with 2%; Undecided with 21%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Meeting Street Insights|Meeting Street Insights (R)]]<ref>[https://cprnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NC-Statewide-Survey-May-2020-Crosstabs-For-Release-v4.pdf Meeting Street Insights (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605005444/https://cprnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NC-Statewide-Survey-May-2020-Crosstabs-For-Release-v4.pdf |date=June 5, 2020 }}</ref>{{efn|{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605005444/https://cprnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NC-Statewide-Survey-May-2020-Crosstabs-For-Release-v4.pdf |date=June 5, 2020 }}}}
| May 9–13, 2020
| 500 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;3.8%
| 44%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
| –
|8%{{efn|name="U8"}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/presidential-and-senate-races-remain-close-in-north-carolina-cooper-leads-forest-and-earns-high-approval-for-state-s-coronavirus-response East Carolina University]</ref>
|May 7–9, 2020
|1,111 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''41%'''
| –
|19%{{efn|Undecided with 11%; "other candidate" with 8%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Civiqs]]/[[Daily Kos|Daily Kos (D)]]<ref>[https://civiqs.com/documents/Civiqs_DailyKos_NC_banner_book_2020_05_kld8fh.pdf Civiqs/Daily Kos (D)]</ref>
|May 2–4, 2020
|1,362 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|41%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''50%'''
| –
|9%{{efn|Undecided with 5%; "Someone else" with 4%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref>[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/Meredith_College_Poll_Report_April_2020_-_COVID-19.pdf Meredith College]</ref>
| April 27–28, 2020
| 604 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
| 34%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''44%'''
| –
| 22%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[SurveyUSA]]<ref>[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=8e72c24e-b823-4a36-b5d6-984918df4ef9 SurveyUSA]</ref>
| April 23–26, 2020
| 580 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;5.5%
| 39%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''41%'''
| –
| 20%{{efn|Undecided with 20%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NCResultsApril2020.pdf Public Policy Polling]</ref>
| April 14–15, 2020
| 1,318 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.4%
| 40%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
| –
| 13%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref>[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20.04-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423061108/http://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20.04-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf |date=April 23, 2020 }}</ref>
| April 5–7, 2020
| 500 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.4%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''38%'''
| 34%
| –
| 28%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/biden-and-sanders-in-close-race-in-north-carolina-presidential-primary-potential-general-election-matchups-competitive East Carolina University]</ref>
| February 27–28, 2020
| 1,288 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;3.2%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''44%'''
| 42%
| –
| 14%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[NBC News]]/[[Marist Poll|Marist]]<ref name="NBC News/Marist"/>
| February 23–27, 2020
| 2,120 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;2.6%
| 43%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''48%'''
| –
| 9%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/democrats-lead-by-at-least-4-in-4-gop-held-senate-seats/ Public Policy Polling]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by private client}}
| February 25–26, 2020 {{efn|name="538.com"}}
| 911 (RV)
| –
| 41%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''46%'''
| –
| 13%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Opinion Strategies|Public Opinion Strategies (R)]]<ref>[https://www.thomtillis.com/the-state-of-play/ Public Opinion Strategies (R)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Internal poll}}
| January 11–15, 2020
| 800 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;3.5%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
| 44%
| –
| 8%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[ALG Research|ALG Research (D)]]<ref>[https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000016f-cac3-d4c8-ad7f-ebf73a070000 ALG Research (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|name="ECU"|Poll sponsored by End Citizens United, an organization that has exclusively endorsed Democratic candidates}}
| January 8–13, 2020
| 700 (LV)
| –
| 42%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''44%'''
| –
| 13%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref name="meredith.edu">[https://www.meredith.edu/assets/images/content/meredith_college_poll_report_oct_2019.pdf#page=16 Meredith College]</ref>
| September 29 – October 7, 2019
| 996 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;3%
| '''33%'''
| '''33%'''
| –
| 32%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling|Public Policy Polling (D)]]<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461979-tillis-trails-democratic-senate-challenger-by-2-points-poll Public Policy Polling (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|name="ECU"}}
| September 16–17, 2019
| 628 (V)
| ±&nbsp;3.9%
| 43%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''45%'''
| –
| 12%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Fabrizio Ward]]<ref name="Fabrizio Ward">[https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/politics/2019/five-state-prescription-drug-survey-annotated-questionnaire-NC.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00335.005.pdf Fabrizio Ward]</ref>{{efn-ua|name="AARP"}}
| July 29–31, 2019
| 600 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
| 41%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''42%'''
| –
| 17%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/10gXP0nzIrhwWNkMn5tHByU5vuB2BcROI/view Public Policy Polling]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by [[VoteVets.org]]|name="VoteVets"}}
| June 17–18, 2019
| 610 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
| 40%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''41%'''
| –
| 19%
|}

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'''with Erica D. Smith'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Thom<br />Tillis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Erica D.<br />Smith (D)
! Undecided
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Meredith College]]<ref name="meredith.edu"/>
| September 29 – October 7, 2019
| 996 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;3%
| 33%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''34%'''
| 17%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Emerson College]]<ref>[http://emersonpolling.com/2019/06/04/north-carolina-2020-biden-with-early-lead-on-trump-and-democratic-primary-field/ Emerson College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604125812/http://emersonpolling.com/2019/06/04/north-carolina-2020-biden-with-early-lead-on-trump-and-democratic-primary-field/ |date=June 4, 2019 }}</ref>
| May 31 – June 3, 2019
| 932 (RV)
| ±&nbsp;3.1%
| 39%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''46%'''
| 15%
|}

'''with Generic Democrat'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Thom<br />Tillis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Generic<br />Democrat
! Undecided
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Public Policy Polling|Public Policy Polling (D)]]<ref>[http://static.politico.com/3e/86/e3bf575445e9bd0e3c777a5916a0/ppp-save-my-care-poll-of-north-carolina.pdf Public Policy Polling (D)]</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by Save My Care, a pro-Affordable Care Act organisation|name="SMC"}}
| June 30 – July 1, 2017
| 1,102 (V)
| ±&nbsp;3.6%
| 44%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| '''48%'''
| 8%
|}

'''with Thom Tillis and Generic Opponent'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Thom<br />Tillis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Generic<br />Opponent
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Fabrizio Ward]]<ref name="Fabrizio Ward"/>{{efn-ua|name="AARP"}}
| July 29–31, 2019
| 600 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
|26%
|{{party shading/Other}}|'''52%'''{{efn|"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"}}
|3%{{efn|"Refused" with 3%}}
|19%
|}

'''with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Generic<br />Republican
! style="width:100px;"| Generic<br />Democrat
! Other/Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ipsos]]/[[Reuters]]<ref name="Ipsos/Reuters"/>
|September 11–16, 2020
|586 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.6%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
|5%{{efn|"Prefer not to answer/Refused" with 4%; "Candidate from another political party" with 1%; "Will not vote/not sure" with 0%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Siena College]]/[[NYT Upshot]]<ref name="Siena College/NYT Upshot"/>
|September 11–16, 2020
|653 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|44%
|8%{{efn|"Undecided/Refused" with 8%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Emerson College]]<ref name="Emerson College"/>
|August 8–10, 2020
|673 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''45%'''
|44%
|11%{{efn|name="U11"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="Harper Polling/Civitas R"/>
|August 6–10, 2020
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''43%'''
|16%{{efn|"Neither" and "Other Party" with 1%; Undecided with 14%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|May 26–28, 2020
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.38%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''43%'''
|40%
|17%{{efn|Undecided with 14%; "Neither/other/independent" with 3%|name="U14NOI3"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref>[https://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20.04-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf Harper Polling/Civitas (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423061108/http://1ttd918ylvt17775r1u6ng1adc-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20.04-Civitas-NC-Statewide-Toplines-2.pdf |date=April 23, 2020 }}</ref>
| April 5–7, 2020
| 500 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.4%
| 41%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
| 17%{{efn|name="U14NOI3"}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released March 17, 2020
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''44%'''
|41%
|15%{{efn|Undecided with 11%; "Neither/other/independent" with 4%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Climate Nexus]]<ref>[https://climatenexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/North-Carolina-Poll-Climate-Change-Toplines.pdf Climate Nexus]</ref>
|Feb 11–15, 2020
|675 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.9%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''46%'''
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released October 17, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|40%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''41%'''
|20%{{efn|Undecided with 17%; "Neither/other/independent" with 3%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released September 11, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
|21%{{efn|Undecided with 16%; "Neither/other/independent" with 5%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released August 4, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''39%'''
|37%
|24%{{efn|Undecided with 19%; "Neither/other/independent" with 5%}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Fabrizio Ward]]<ref name="Fabrizio Ward"/>{{efn-ua|name="AARP"}}
| July 29–31, 2019
| 600 (LV)
| ±&nbsp;4.0%
| '''44%'''
| '''44%'''
| 11%{{efn|"Undecided" with 8%; "don't know/refused" with 3%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released June 10, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|'''38%'''
|'''38%'''
|24%{{efn|Undecided with 18%; "Neither/other/independent" with 6%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released May 5, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|'''39%'''
|'''39%'''
|22%{{efn|Undecided with 17%; "Neither/other/independent" with 5%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released March 17, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''40%'''
|22%{{efn|Undecided with 15%; "Neither/other/independent" with 7%}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Harper Polling]]/[[Civitas|Civitas (R)]]<ref name="mcusercontent.com"/>
|Released February 13, 2019
| –{{efn|name=NYR}}
| –
|37%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''38%'''
|25%{{efn|Undecided with 21%; "Neither/other/independent" with 4%}}
|}
{{hidden end}}

=== Results ===
Like many Republican [[2020 United States Senate elections|Senate candidates in 2020]], Tillis did much better on Election Day than pre-election prediction polling indicated. The senator narrowly defeated Cunningham 48.7 to 46.9 and slightly outperformed [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] in terms of margin of victory. Tillis's upset victory has been largely attributed to Cunningham's response to his alleged affair as well as Tillis's fierce campaigning during the last few weeks of the campaign.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Millard |first1=Drew |title=How the Safe Bet Lost in North Carolina |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cal-cunningham-north-carolina/ |website=The Nation |date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref>

{{Election box begin
 | title      = 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina<ref>{{cite web |title=State Composite Abstract Report – Contest.pdf |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/State_Board_Meeting_Docs/2020-11-24/Canvass/State%20Composite%20Abstract%20Report%20-%20Contest.pdf |website=North Carolina State Board of Elections |access-date=November 24, 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Thom Tillis]] (incumbent)
 | votes      = 2,665,598
 | percentage = 48.69%
 | change     = −0.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Cal Cunningham]]|votes=2,569,965|percentage=46.94%|change=−0.32%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Shannon Bray|votes=171,571|percentage=3.13%|change=−0.61%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Kevin E. Hayes|votes=67,818|percentage=1.24%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box total
 | votes      = 5,474,952
 | percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
 | winner     = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====By county====
{{collapse top|1=<span style="font-size:88%;">By county</span>|left=yes|bg=#B0CEFF;line-height:135%;|border=none}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;font-size:90%;line-height:1.3"
! rowspan="2" |County<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina Senate Election Results 2020 |date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=March 30, 2022 |work=[[National Election Pool]] |publisher=[[NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/north-carolina-senate-results}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |[[Thom Tillis]]<br />[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! colspan="2" |[[Cal Cunningham]]<br />[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! colspan="2" |Shannon Bray<br />[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
! colspan="2" |Kevin Hayes<br />[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]]
! colspan="2" |Margin
! rowspan="2" |Total<br />votes
|-
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
! data-sort-type="number" |#
! data-sort-type="number" |%
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Alamance County, North Carolina|Alamance]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''44,246'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''51.74'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38,038
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.49
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,302
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.69
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |922
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.08
| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,208
| {{party shading/Republican}} |7.26
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''85,508'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Alexander County, North Carolina|Alexander]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''14,739'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''73.53'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,287
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |21.39
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |563
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.81
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |455
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2.27
| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,452
| {{party shading/Republican}} |52.15
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''20,044'''
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! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Alleghany County, North Carolina|Alleghany]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,082'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''67.95'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,587
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.42
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |192
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.20
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |146
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2.43
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,495
| {{party shading/Republican}} |41.53
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,007'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,981
| {{party shading/Republican}} |44.84
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''5,756'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''51.82'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |204
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.84
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |167
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.50
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-775
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-6.98
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''11,108'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Ashe County, North Carolina|Ashe]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''10,619'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''67.91'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,279
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |27.37
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |457
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.92
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |281
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.80
| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,340
| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.55
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,636'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,865'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''73.65'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,079
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.30
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |246
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.64
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |131
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.41
| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,786
| {{party shading/Republican}} |51.35
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''9,321'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,448'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''59.31'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,439
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.24
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |706
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.71
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |453
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.74
| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,009
| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.07
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''26,046'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,597
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.11
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''5,825'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''60.09'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |158
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.63
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |114
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.18
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-2,228
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-22.98
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''9,694'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''8,967'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''53.12'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,280
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.13
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |399
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.36
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |235
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.39
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,687
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9.99
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''16,881'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''52,971'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''59.38'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32,180
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.08
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,881
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.23
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,170
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.31
| {{party shading/Republican}} |20,791
| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.31
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''89,202'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |60,688
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.92
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''92,664'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''57.90'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5,054
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.16
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,636
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.02
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-31,976
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-19.98
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''160,042'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''28,934'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''65.51'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |13,108
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.68
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,309
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.96
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |819
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.85
| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,826
| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.83
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''44,170'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''61,231'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''52.74'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |48,886
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.11
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |4,261
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.67
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,724
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.48
| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,345
| {{party shading/Republican}} |10.63
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''116,102'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''29,971'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''70.76'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |10,288
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.29
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,299
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.07
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |799
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.89
| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,683
| {{party shading/Republican}} |46.47
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''42,357'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,181'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''71.62'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,403
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.03
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |183
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.13
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |71
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.22
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,778
| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.59
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''5,838'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''28,492'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''67.47'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,823
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.00
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,312
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.11
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |601
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.42
| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,669
| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.47
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''42,228'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,643'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''55.54'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,916
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.10
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |278
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.32
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |124
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.04
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,727
| {{party shading/Republican}} |14.44
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''11,961'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Catawba County, North Carolina|Catawba]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''54,004'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''65.16'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24,845
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.98
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,550
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.08
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,484
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.79
| {{party shading/Republican}} |29,159
| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.18
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''82,883'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |21,039
| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.52
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''25,697'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''53.16'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,171
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.42
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |431
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.89
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-4,658
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-9.64
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''48,338'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,048'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''73.98'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,589
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.04
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |408
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.50
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |241
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.48
| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,459
| {{party shading/Republican}} |51.94
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''16,286'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,353'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''56.61'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,124
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.63
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |139
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.81
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |73
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.95
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,229
| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.98
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,689'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Clay County, North Carolina|Clay]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,897'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''71.90'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,676
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.61
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |140
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.05
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |98
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.44
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,221
| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.29
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,811'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Cleveland County, North Carolina|Cleveland]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''32,022'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''63.06'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |16,752
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.99
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,235
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.43
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |768
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.51
| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,270
| {{party shading/Republican}} |30.07
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''50,777'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Columbus County, North Carolina|Columbus]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,563'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''59.62'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,599
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.77
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |516
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.98
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |424
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.62
| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,964
| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.85
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''26,102'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''29,542'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''56.25'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |20,416
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.87
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,772
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.37
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |791
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.51
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,126
| {{party shading/Republican}} |17.38
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''52,521'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |57,121
| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.20
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''81,001'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''55.59'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5,379
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.69
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2,218
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.52
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-23,880
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-16.39
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''145,719'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''11,368'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''71.29'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,849
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.14
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |554
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.47
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |175
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.10
| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,519
| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.15
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,946'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''13,581'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''56.98'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,284
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.95
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |766
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.21
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |204
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.86
| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,297
| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.03
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''23,835'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''60,686'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''68.81'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |23,660
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.83
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,496
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.83
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,346
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.53
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37,026
| {{party shading/Republican}} |41.99
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''88,188'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Davie County, North Carolina|Davie]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''17,415'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''69.21'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,570
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.11
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |781
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.10
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |396
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.57
| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,845
| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.10
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''25,162'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,954'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''57.75'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,689
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.73
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |477
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.13
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |312
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.39
| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,265
| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.01
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''22,432'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |34,152
| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.20
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''138,429'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''77.40'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5,041
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.82
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,224
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.68
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-104,277
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-58.30
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''178,846'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,582
| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.90
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''15,952'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''63.01'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |506
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.00
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |278
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.10
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-7,370
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-29.11
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''25,318'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |83,228
| {{party shading/Republican}} |41.72
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''107,277'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''53.77'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |6,533
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.27
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2,471
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.24
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-24,049
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-12.05
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''199,509'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''19,654'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''52.94'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |15,659
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.18
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,246
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.36
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |565
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.52
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,995
| {{party shading/Republican}} |10.76
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''37,124'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''69,398'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''60.77'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39,595
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.67
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3,548
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.11
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,660
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.45
| {{party shading/Republican}} |29,803
| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.07
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''114,201'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Gates County, North Carolina|Gates]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''3,205'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''54.46'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,474
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.04
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |132
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.24
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |74
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.26
| {{party shading/Republican}} |731
| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.42
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''5,885'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Graham County, North Carolina|Graham]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''3,355'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''73.75'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,013
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.27
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |94
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.07
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |87
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.91
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,342
| {{party shading/Republican}} |51.48
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,549'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,687'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''50.02'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |14,368
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |45.82
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |908
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.90
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |396
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.26
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,319
| {{party shading/Republican}} |4.21
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''31,359'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Greene County, North Carolina|Greene]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,591'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''52.78'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,842
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.17
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |189
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.17
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |77
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.89
| {{party shading/Republican}} |749
| {{party shading/Republican}} |8.61
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''8,699'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |104,908
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.18
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''165,823'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''58.77'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |8,587
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.04
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2,819
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.00
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-60,915
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-21.59
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''282,137'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,446
| {{party shading/Republican}} |36.93
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''15,438'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''60.36'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |456
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.78
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |237
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.93
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-5,992
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-23.43
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''25,577'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Harnett County, North Carolina|Harnett]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''33,321'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''57.57'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |21,523
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.18
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,128
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.68
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |911
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.57
| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,798
| {{party shading/Republican}} |20.38
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''57,883'''
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! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Haywood County, North Carolina|Haywood]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''21,502'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''59.26'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |13,113
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.14
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,081
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.98
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |587
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.62
| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,389
| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.12
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''36,283'''
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! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Henderson County, North Carolina|Henderson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''39,359'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''57.99'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25,782
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.99
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,964
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.89
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |768
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.13
| {{party shading/Republican}} |13,577
| {{party shading/Republican}} |20.00
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''67,873'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,305
| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.80
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''6,815'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''65.58'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |154
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.48
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |118
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.14
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-3,510
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-33.78
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''10,392'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,638
| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.40
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''11,466'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''53.62'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |909
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |4.25
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |370
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.73
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-2,828
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-13.22
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''21,383'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''1,315'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''53.26'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,075
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.54
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |53
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.15
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |26
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.05
| {{party shading/Republican}} |240
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9.72
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''2,469'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''64,319'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''63.44'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31,893
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.46
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3,487
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.44
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,687
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.66
| {{party shading/Republican}} |32,426
| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.98
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''101,386'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''10,763'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''50.68'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,382
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.17
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |788
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.71
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |306
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.44
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,381
| {{party shading/Republican}} |6.50
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''21,239'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''64,822'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''58.82'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39,771
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.09
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3,953
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.59
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,667
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.51
| {{party shading/Republican}} |25,051
| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.73
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''110,213'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Jones County, North Carolina|Jones]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''3,046'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''55.85'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,124
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.94
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |182
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.34
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |102
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.87
| {{party shading/Republican}} |922
| {{party shading/Republican}} |16.91
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''5,454'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,419'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''53.70'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,851
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.27
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |979
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.41
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |465
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.62
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,568
| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.43
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''28,714'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Lenoir County, North Carolina|Lenoir]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''13,898'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''49.43'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |13,284
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.24
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |591
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.10
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |346
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.23
| {{party shading/Republican}} |614
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2.18
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''28,119'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''34,673'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''69.66'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |12,858
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.83
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,482
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.98
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |763
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.53
| {{party shading/Republican}} |21,815
| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.83
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''49,776'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Macon County, North Carolina|Macon]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''13,408'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''65.35'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,248
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.45
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |521
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.54
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |340
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.66
| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,160
| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.90
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''20,517'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,399'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''57.17'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,987
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.53
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |362
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.80
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |195
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.51
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,412
| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.64
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,943'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,034'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''48.57'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,973
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |48.08
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |257
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.07
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |160
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.29
| {{party shading/Republican}} |61
| {{party shading/Republican}} |0.49
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,424'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[McDowell County, North Carolina|McDowell]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''15,894'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''69.87'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,934
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.09
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |565
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.48
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |354
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.56
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,960
| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.79
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''22,747'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |186,693
| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.18
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''350,775'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''62.34'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |19,764
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.51
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |5,440
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.97
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-164,082
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-29.16
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''562,672'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,735'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''75.32'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,919
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |21.46
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |181
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.02
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |107
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.20
| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,816
| {{party shading/Republican}} |53.86
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''8,942'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Montgomery County, North Carolina|Montgomery]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,741'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''60.95'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,379
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.48
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |324
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.55
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |256
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2.02
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,362
| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.47
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,700'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''35,682'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''61.71'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |19,633
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.95
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,760
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.04
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |748
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.29
| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,049
| {{party shading/Republican}} |27.76
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''57,823'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |24,719
| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.63
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''25,474'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''49.09'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,117
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.15
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |585
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.13
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-755
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-1.46
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''51,895'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |61,415
| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.13
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''61,702'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''47.35'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5,516
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |4.23
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,685
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.29
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-287
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-0.22
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''130,318'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,720
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.16
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''6,005'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''59.98'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |187
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.87
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |99
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.99
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-2,285
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-22.82
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''10,011'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''42,868'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''60.21'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |23,344
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.79
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3,627
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |5.09
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,363
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.91
| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,524
| {{party shading/Republican}} |27.42
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''71,202'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |20,862
| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.68
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''61,214'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''72.42'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,961
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.32
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |488
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.58
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-40,352
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-47.74
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''84,525'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Pamlico County, North Carolina|Pamlico]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,589'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''60.53'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,681
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.36
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |188
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.48
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |123
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.62
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,908
| {{party shading/Republican}} |25.17
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,581'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''9,491'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''48.31'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,421
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.95
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |538
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.74
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |198
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.01
| {{party shading/Republican}} |70
| {{party shading/Republican}} |0.36
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''19,648'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Pender County, North Carolina|Pender]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''20,660'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''61.20'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,272
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.39
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,274
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.77
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |553
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.64
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,388
| {{party shading/Republican}} |27.81
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''33,759'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''4,817'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''64.87'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,382
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.08
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |139
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.87
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |88
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.19
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,435
| {{party shading/Republican}} |32.79
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,426'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Person County, North Carolina|Person]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,192'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''56.49'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,475
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.27
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |600
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.78
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |315
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.46
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,717
| {{party shading/Republican}} |17.22
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''21,582'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37,947
| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.67
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''45,598'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''52.47'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,510
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.89
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |846
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.97
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-7,651
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-8.80
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''86,901'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Polk County, North Carolina|Polk]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,394'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''60.35'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,436
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.21
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |286
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.33
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |136
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.11
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,958
| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.14
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''12,252'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''53,357'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''73.52'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |15,973
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.01
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,097
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.89
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,143
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.58
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37,384
| {{party shading/Republican}} |51.51
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''72,570'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''11,002'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''53.85'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,510
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.65
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |566
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.77
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |352
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.72
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,492
| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.20
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''20,430'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''25,211'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''54.87'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |19,135
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.64
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |955
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.08
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |648
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.41
| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,076
| {{party shading/Republican}} |13.22
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''45,949'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Rockingham County, North Carolina|Rockingham]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''28,971'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''61.23'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |16,189
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.22
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,473
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.11
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |680
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.44
| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,782
| {{party shading/Republican}} |27.02
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''47,313'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''46,446'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''63.84'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22,615
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.09
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,254
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.10
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,433
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.97
| {{party shading/Republican}} |23,831
| {{party shading/Republican}} |32.76
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''72,748'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Rutherford County, North Carolina|Rutherford]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''23,596'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''69.26'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,136
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.82
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |781
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.29
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |554
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.63
| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,460
| {{party shading/Republican}} |42.45
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''34,067'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''16,521'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''58.25'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |10,818
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.15
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |636
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.24
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |385
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.36
| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,703
| {{party shading/Republican}} |20.11
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''28,360'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,066'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''48.86'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,850
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.37
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |322
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.23
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |223
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.54
| {{party shading/Republican}} |216
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1.49
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''14,461'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''23,891'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''71.17'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,045
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |23.96
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |961
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.86
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |674
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |2.01
| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,846
| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.20
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''33,571'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''18,599'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''72.99'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,611
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |22.02
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |812
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.19
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |458
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.80
| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,988
| {{party shading/Republican}} |50.97
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''25,480'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''25,475'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''70.17'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,267
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |25.53
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,030
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.84
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |531
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.46
| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,208
| {{party shading/Republican}} |44.65
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''36,303'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Swain County, North Carolina|Swain]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''3,846'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''55.17'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,696
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.67
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |298
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |4.27
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |131
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.88
| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,150
| {{party shading/Republican}} |16.50
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''6,971'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Transylvania County, North Carolina|Transylvania]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''11,209'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''55.48'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,158
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.38
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |552
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.73
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |286
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.42
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,051
| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.10
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''20,205'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Tyrrell County, North Carolina|Tyrrell]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''945'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''52.97'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |778
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.61
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |37
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.07
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |24
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.35
| {{party shading/Republican}} |167
| {{party shading/Republican}} |9.36
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''1,784'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Union County, North Carolina|Union]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''79,645'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''61.34'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |45,096
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.73
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3,765
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.90
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1,338
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.03
| {{party shading/Republican}} |34,549
| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.61
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''129,844'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,876
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.84
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''12,247'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''58.84'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |455
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.19
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |237
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.14
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-4,371
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-21.00
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''20,815'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |232,388
| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.05
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''367,718'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''58.63'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |22,230
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.54
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |4,893
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |0.78
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-135,330
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-21.58
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''627,229'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,520
| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.30
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''6,437'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''62.72'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |194
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1.89
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |112
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.09
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-2,917
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-28.42
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''10,263'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,584
| {{party shading/Republican}} |42.05
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''3,329'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''54.17'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |128
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.08
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |104
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.69
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-745
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-12.12
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''6,145'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Watauga County, North Carolina|Watauga]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,216
| {{party shading/Republican}} |44.59
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''16,193'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''50.80'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,138
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |3.57
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |331
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.04
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-1,977
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-6.20
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''31,878'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Wayne County, North Carolina|Wayne]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''29,174'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''53.10'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |23,528
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.82
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |1,419
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.58
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |823
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.50
| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,646
| {{party shading/Republican}} |10.28
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''54,944'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''25,488'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''72.67'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,074
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |23.02
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |924
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.64
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |587
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.67
| {{party shading/Republican}} |17,414
| {{party shading/Republican}} |49.65
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''35,073'''
|-
! {{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |18,642
| {{party shading/Republican}} |46.13
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''20,445'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''50.59'''
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |885
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.19
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |439
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.09
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-1,803
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |-4.46
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |'''40,411'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''14,798'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''74.86'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,036
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |20.42
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |553
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.80
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |381
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.93
| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,762
| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.44
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''19,768'''
|-
! {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Yancey County, North Carolina|Yancey]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''7,038'''
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''62.39'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,833
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.98
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |250
| {{party shading/Libertarian}} |2.22
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |159
| {{party shading/Constitution}} |1.41
| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,205
| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.41
| {{party shading/Republican}} |'''11,280'''
|- class="sortbottom"
! Totals
|'''2,665,598'''
|'''48.69'''
|2,569,965
|46.94
|171,571
|3.13
|67,818
|1.24
|'''95,633'''
|'''1.75'''
|'''5,474,952'''
|}

'''Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican'''
* [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen]] (largest municipality: [[Elizabethtown, North Carolina|Elizabethtown]])
* [[Gates County, North Carolina|Gates]] (largest municipality: [[Gatesville, North Carolina|Gatesville]])
* [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]] (largest municipality: [[Oxford, North Carolina|Oxford]])
* [[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde]] (largest municipality: [[Ocracoke, North Carolina|Ocracoke]])
* [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson]] (largest municipality: [[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee]])
* [[Lenoir County, North Carolina|Lenoir]] (largest municipality: [[Kinston, North Carolina|Kinston]])
* [[Martin County, North Carolina|Martin]] (largest municipality: [[Williamston, North Carolina|Williamston]])
* [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank]] (largest municipality: [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]])
* [[Richmond County, North Carolina|Richmond]] (largest municipality: [[Rockingham, North Carolina|Rockingham]])
* [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson]] (largest municipality: [[Lumberton, North Carolina|Lumberton]])
* [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]] (largest municipality: [[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Laurinburg]])

'''Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic'''
* [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]] (largest municipality: [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina|Rocky Mount]])
* [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover]] (largest municipality: [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]])
* [[Watauga County, North Carolina|Watauga]] (largest municipality: [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]])
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====By congressional district====
Tillis won 8 of 13 congressional districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::87c865df-abda-40b4-aabb-59f9c388c3a0|title=DRA 2020|website=Daves Redistricting|accessdate=August 18, 2024}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
! District
! Tillis
! Cunningham
! Representative
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|1|1st}}
| 43%
| '''53%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[G. K. Butterfield]]
|- align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|2|2nd}}
| rowspan=2|35%
| rowspan=2|'''60%'''
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George Holding]]
|- align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Deborah K. Ross]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|3|3rd}}
| '''59%'''
| 37%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Greg Murphy (politician)|Greg Murphy]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|4|4th}}
| 32%
| '''64%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[David Price (American politician)|David Price]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|5|5th}}
| '''64%'''
| 31%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Virginia Foxx]]
|- align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|6|6th}}
| rowspan=2|37%
| rowspan=2|'''59%'''
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Mark Walker (North Carolina politician)|Mark Walker]]
|- align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Kathy Manning]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|7|7th}}
| '''56%'''
| 39%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[David Rouzer]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|8|8th}}
| '''50%'''
| 44%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Hudson (North Carolina politician)|Richard Hudson]] 
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|9|9th}}
| '''53%'''
| 43%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Dan Bishop]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|10|10th}}
| '''64%'''
| 31%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Patrick McHenry]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|11|11th}}
| '''53%'''
| 42%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Madison Cawthorn]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|12|12th}}
| 29%
| '''66%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alma Adams]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|North Carolina|13|13th}}
| '''64%'''
| 32%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Ted Budd]]
|}

==See also==
* [[2020 North Carolina elections]]

==Notes==
'''Partisan clients'''<br />
{{notelist-ua}}
'''Voter samples and additional candidates'''<br />
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{citation |title=The Senate seats most likely to flip parties in November |author=Amber Phillips |date= October 9, 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/09/senate-seats-most-likely-flip-parties-november/ |work= Washingtonpost.com }}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title= League of Women Voters of North Carolina |date= July 29, 2019 |url= https://my.lwv.org/north-carolina-state }} (state affiliate of the U.S. [[League of Women Voters]])
* {{citation |url=https://www.followthemoney.org/at-a-glance?y=2020&s=NC |title= North Carolina 2019 & 2020 Elections |work=[[OpenSecrets]] |author1= National Institute on Money in Politics |author2=Campaign Finance Institute }}
* {{citation |author= [[Government Documents Round Table]] of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url= https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/northcarolina |title= North Carolina }}
* {{citation |work=[[Vote.org]] |location=Oakland, CA |url= https://www.vote.org/state/north-carolina/ |title= North Carolina: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }}
* {{Ballotpedia|North_Carolina|North Carolina}}

'''Official campaign websites'''
* [https://www.shannonbray.us/ Shannon Bray (L) for Senate]
* [https://www.calfornc.com/ Cal Cunningham (D) for Senate]
* [http://www.thomtillis.com/ Thom Tillis (R) for Senate]
* {{cite web |title= League of Women Voters of North Carolina |date= July 29, 2019 |url= https://my.lwv.org/north-carolina-state }} (State affiliate of the U.S. [[League of Women Voters]])

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