Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Thom Tillis

Official portrait of Thom Tillis
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. senator from North Carolina (class 2)
Party
Republican
Born
1960
In Congress
Senate since 2015 · 11 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
TILLIS, THOM R SEN
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of North Carolina with the whole state highlighted

North Carolina

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. Senate · North CarolinaIncumbentWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID S4NC00162 · Principal campaign committee: THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · North Carolina$4,707,959.82Withdrawn
2019–2020U.S. Senate · North Carolina$23,280,646.68Won the general election (48.69%)
Total raised$4,707,959.82
Total spent$3,366,843.75
Cash on hand$3,579,202.56
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,636,769.36PACs and other committees: $1,483,500.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $535,740.69Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $51,949.77
  • Individual contributions$2,636,769.3656%
  • PACs and other committees$1,483,500.0032%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$535,740.6911%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$51,949.771%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$157,674.965%
  • Contributions over $200$3,048,755.1195%
  • Itemized from inside North Carolina$1,021,198.8233%
  • Itemized from other states$2,064,871.9167%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $367,064.50 · California $230,845.75 · Virginia $220,036.53 · Illinois $212,688.26 · New York $157,171.20. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$5.6M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $2,260,765.11APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $461,747.56JULY QUARTERLY: raised $2,247,237.57JULY QUARTERLY: spent $645,534.12OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $140,026.60OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,061,981.33YEAR-END: raised $18,738.91YEAR-END: spent $60,586.53APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $41,191.63APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $38,304.96JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $31,692.21OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $66,997.042025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving915
Voted yea571
Voted nay230
Did not vote114 of 915
Bills and resolutions sponsored60
Sponsored that became law1
Cosponsored399

Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 30, 2026On the Nomination · PN 1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Nomination ConfirmedNot voting
Sep 30, 2026On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Cloture Motion Agreed toYea
Sep 30, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedYea
Sep 30, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedYea
Sep 29, 2026On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Motion to Discharge RejectedNay
Sep 29, 2026On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to
Motion to Proceed RejectedNay
Sep 28, 2026On Passage of the Bill · S 4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Bill PassedYea
Sep 28, 2026On the Amendment · S 4668
To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.
Amendment RejectedNay
Sep 28, 2026On the Amendment · S 4668
To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.
Amendment RejectedNay
Sep 28, 2026On the Amendment · S 4668
To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.
Amendment RejectedNot voting

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • S.Res. 946 A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".
    Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5272-5273)
  • S. 5529 DEFEND IP Act
    Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Latest action Sep 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • S. 5469 HEART Foundation Act
    Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • S. 5214 Protect and Serve Act of 2026
    Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Latest action Aug 3, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • S. 4813 A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
    Introduced Jun 17, 2026 · Latest action Jun 17, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  • S. 4499 ALERT Act of 2026
    Introduced May 12, 2026 · Latest action May 12, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • S.Res. 705 A resolution commending the "Donut Dollies" for their patriotic service and steadfast support of United States servicemembers in combat and honoring their extraordinary contributions to the morale and well-being of United States servicemembers during wartime.
    Introduced Apr 29, 2026 · Latest action Apr 29, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2109; text: CR S2136)
  • S.Res. 611 A resolution authorizing the use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building for a Bipawtisan Doggi Gras Pawrade on February 25, 2026, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action Feb 12, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S616; text: CR S614)
  • S. 3782 Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026
    Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Latest action Feb 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • S. 3719 National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act.
    Introduced Jan 28, 2026 · Latest action Jan 28, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

376 committees reported giving $1,219,625.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Thom R Sen Tillis$0.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Thom R Sen Tillis$3,958.80

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

North Carolina U.S. Senate, 2026 · 30 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Thom R Sen Tillis (R)$4,707,959.82$3,579,202.562026-09-30
Roy Cooper (D)$49,585,341.29$9,088,859.572026-10-14
Michael Whatley (R)$13,668,467.53$902,238.052026-10-14
Wiley Nickel (D)$588,995.00$0.002026-03-20
Don Brown (R)$224,689.23$0.002026-04-13
Brian McGinnis (G)$72,695.16$45,613.802026-09-30
Michael Louis Dublin Jr. (G)$28,230.84$2,996.042026-10-14
Michele Morrow (R)$13,013.82−$186.622026-09-30
Thomas Lee Johnson (R)$6,720.07$0.002026-04-13
Marcus W. Williams (D)$5,656.28$0.002026-03-17

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Michael Whatley 41.1% · Roy Cooper 51.9% (Cooper +10.8%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
ActiVoteOctober 8–20, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%Michael Whatley 43% · Roy Cooper 57%
SurveyUSAOctober 7–11, 2026643 (LV)± 5.0%Michael Whatley 40% · Roy Cooper 54%
Trafalgar Group (R)October 8–10, 20261,091 (LV)±2.9%Michael Whatley 41% · Roy Cooper 49%
Change Research (D)October 1–7, 2026829 (LV)± 3.7%Michael Whatley 40% · Roy Cooper 50%
Elon University/YouGovSeptember 29 – October 8, 2026561 (LV)± 4.9%Michael Whatley 39% · Roy Cooper 52%
East Carolina UniversitySeptember 30 – October 3, 2026810 (LV)± 4.0%Michael Whatley 43% · Roy Cooper 50%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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