Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Robert Anders Nilsson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · North Carolina
- Filing address
- Winston Salem, NC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- NILSSON, ROBERT ANDERS MR
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina
FEC candidate ID S6NC00357 · Principal campaign committee: ANDY NILSSON COMMITTEE
2025–2026 cycle totals through November 8, 2025, 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$5,651.22—
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$0.00—
- Contributions over $200$0.00—
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $500.00 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.
The race
North Carolina U.S. Senate, 2026 · 30 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Anders Nilsson (R) | $0.00 | $1,912.66 | 2025-11-08 |
| Roy Cooper (D) | $49,585,341.29 | $9,088,859.57 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michael Whatley (R) | $13,668,467.53 | $902,238.05 | 2026-10-14 |
| Thom R Sen Tillis (R) | $4,707,959.82 | $3,579,202.56 | 2026-09-30 |
| Wiley Nickel (D) | $588,995.00 | $0.00 | 2026-03-20 |
| Don Brown (R) | $224,689.23 | $0.00 | 2026-04-13 |
| Brian McGinnis (G) | $72,695.16 | $45,613.80 | 2026-09-30 |
| Michael Louis Dublin Jr. (G) | $28,230.84 | $2,996.04 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michele Morrow (R) | $13,013.82 | −$186.62 | 2026-09-30 |
| Thomas Lee Johnson (R) | $6,720.07 | $0.00 | 2026-04-13 |
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.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 8–20, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Michael Whatley 43% · Roy Cooper 57% |
| SurveyUSA | October 7–11, 2026 | 643 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Michael Whatley 40% · Roy Cooper 54% |
| Trafalgar Group (R) | October 8–10, 2026 | 1,091 (LV) | ±2.9% | Michael Whatley 41% · Roy Cooper 49% |
| Change Research (D) | October 1–7, 2026 | 829 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Michael Whatley 40% · Roy Cooper 50% |
| Elon University/YouGov | September 29 – October 8, 2026 | 561 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Michael Whatley 39% · Roy Cooper 52% |
| East Carolina University | September 30 – October 3, 2026 | 810 (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: ANDY NILSSON 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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