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North Carolina Senate Race Odds 2026

Prices as of 2026-11-03 22:50 UTC.

Roy CooperD leads at 98% across 4 venues: Kalshi 98%, Polymarket US 98%, PredictIt 99%, Polymarket 98%. Michael WhatleyR is at 2%.

Market consensus
98%
Roy Cooper to win, median of 4 venues
Forecasters
Likely D
Cook, Inside Elections, Sabato consensus
Seat
TillisR
open seat
2024 presidential
R +3.2
statewide margin

Final prices before polls closed

Frozen at 2026-11-03 22:47 UTC. The result is entered when the race is called and scored on the results ledger.

Candidates and prices

CandidateKalshiPolymarket USPredictItPolymarketConsensus
Roy CooperD
Won Democratic primary with 92.0%
98%
bid 98¢ · ask 98¢ · OI $1.8M
98%
ask 99¢
99%
buy 99¢
98%
vol $274k
98%
Michael WhatleyR
Won Republican primary with 64.6%
2%
bid 2¢ · ask 2¢ · OI $3.3M
2%
ask 3¢
2%
buy 3¢
2%
vol $209k
2%

Where to trade this race

Every book we know that takes this race, with the price it shows for Roy Cooper. The brokers trade Kalshi's contract at Kalshi's price. Partner books pay us a referral fee; the order is paying books first, which never changes a price.

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North Carolina Senate 2026 · Kalshi · Roy Cooper · Polymarket · Roy Cooper (D) · last 90 days
0%25%50%75%100%SepOctNovPolymarket · Roy Cooper (D) 98%Kalshi · Roy Cooper 97%

The race

Seat
Thom TillisR
retiring · open seat · in office since 2015
Ratings
Likely D Cook · Lean D Inside · Likely D Sabato
consensus Likely D, as of November 2, 2026
Last election (2020)
Thom TillisR R +1.8
48.7% to Cal Cunningham 46.9%
2024 presidential
R +3.2
Primary
March 3, 2026
runoff May 12, 2026
Filing deadline
December 19, 2025
General election
November 3, 2026

The forecasters' consensus rating is Likely D, favouring the Democrat. The markets' consensus has Roy CooperD at 98%. The market leader is not the incumbent party, so the markets price a flip. What a price means.

How the Kalshi market resolves

If a representative of the Democratic party is sworn in as a Senator of North Carolina for the term beginning in 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.

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