North Carolina · U.S. Senate · 2026
Roy Cooper
Democratic Open seat Official filing data
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Filing facts
- Name as filed
- COOPER, ROY
- Office sought
- U.S. Senate, North Carolina
- Election year
- 2026
- Party (as filed)
- Democratic
- Seat status
- Open seat
- FEC status
- Statutory candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
- Website
- Website: www.roycooper.com
- FEC candidate ID
- S6NC00407
- Principal committee
- C00913566
Campaign finance summary
As reported to the FEC, through 10/14/2026. Figures are cycle-to-date totals for the principal campaign committee.
| Total receipts | $49,585,341 |
|---|---|
| Contributions from individuals | $17,985,377 |
| Total disbursements | $40,496,482 |
| Cash on hand | $9,088,860 |
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“states…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Groceries | Says they would end the tariffs raising farmers’ costs, block grocery mergers that reduce competition, and ban algorithms that raise prices on specific customers. | Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/groceries Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Health care | Says they will work to reinstate the Affordable Care Act tax credits, reverse Medicaid cuts, and require Medicare to broaden drug price negotiations. | Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/health-care Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Energy | Says data centers should pay the full cost of the power they use and that utilities should be banned from disconnecting power during “dangerous heat and cold.” | Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/energy Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Housing | Says they would stop large corporations, investment funds, and foreign companies from buying single-family homes and ban algorithm-driven rent setting. | Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/housing Accessed October 22, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Legislative record
No sponsored legislation is linked to this candidate. Records are linked by official legislator ID only — never by name matching — to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Federal Election Commission — candidate master file (cn26)
- FEC candidate page
- Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/groceries — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/health-care — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/energy — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Campaign website — roycooper.com/costless/housing — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Photo: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Wikidata Q7372694 official website (P856)
