Alyssia Hammond
Alyssia Hammond (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina. She will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. Senate North Carolina
Brian McGinnis (G), Shannon Bray (L), and Shaunesi Deberry (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate North Carolina on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Brian McGinnis (G)  | |
 | Shannon Bray (L) | |
 | Shaunesi Deberry (Independent) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on March 3, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alyssia Hammond (D)
- Wiley Nickel (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Don Brown | |
| Richard Dansie | ||
 | Margot Dupre | |
 | Thomas Johnson | |
 | Michele Morrow | |
 | Elizabeth Anne Temple | |
 | Michael Whatley | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thom Tillis (R)
- Brooks Agnew (R)
- Andy Nilsson (R)
Libertarian Party primary
The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Shannon Bray (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina without appearing on the ballot.
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2022
See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate North Carolina
Ted Budd defeated Cheri Beasley, Shannon Bray, Matthew Hoh, and Michelle Lewis in the general election for U.S. Senate North Carolina on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Budd (R) | 50.5 | 1,905,786 |
 | Cheri Beasley (D) | 47.3 | 1,784,049 | |
| Shannon Bray (L) | 1.4 | 51,640 | |
 | Matthew Hoh (G) | 0.8 | 29,934 | |
 | Michelle Lewis (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 137 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,378 | ||
| Total votes: 3,773,924 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michele Parks (Independent)
- Marc White (Independent)
- Charles Roberson (Independent)
- Susan Gaddy (Independent)
- Brenda Rodriguez (Independent)
- Hayden Boyette (Independent)
- Barry Caulder (Independent)
- Kimrey Rhinehardt (Independent)
- Adrien Meadows (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Beasley | 81.1 | 501,766 |
 | James Carr Jr. | 3.5 | 21,903 | |
 | Alyssia Hammond | 3.4 | 21,005 | |
 | Marcus Williams | 2.8 | 17,446 | |
 | Constance Johnson | 2.0 | 12,500 | |
 | Everette Newton | 1.6 | 10,043 | |
 | Chrelle Booker | 1.6 | 9,937 | |
 | Brendan K. Maginnis | 1.1 | 7,044 | |
 | Robert Colon | 1.1 | 6,904 | |
 | Greg Antoine | 0.8 | 5,179 | |
 | Tobias LaGrone | 0.8 | 5,048 | |
| Total votes: 618,775 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jenna Hamrick (D)
- Richard Watkins (D)
- Keith Davenport (D)
- Erica Smith (D)
- Jeff Jackson (D)
- Ava Edwards (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Budd | 58.6 | 448,128 |
 | Pat McCrory | 24.6 | 188,135 | |
 | Mark Walker | 9.2 | 70,486 | |
 | Marjorie K. Eastman | 2.9 | 22,535 | |
| David Flaherty | 1.0 | 7,265 | ||
 | Kenneth Harper Jr. | 0.9 | 7,129 | |
 | Jennifer Banwart | 0.4 | 3,088 | |
| Charles Moss | 0.4 | 2,920 | ||
 | Leonard L. Bryant | 0.4 | 2,906 | |
 | Benjamin Griffiths | 0.4 | 2,870 | |
 | Debora Tshiovo | 0.4 | 2,741 | |
 | Lee Brian | 0.3 | 2,232 | |
 | Lichia Sibhatu | 0.3 | 2,191 | |
| Drew Bulecza | 0.3 | 2,022 | ||
| Total votes: 764,648 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rene Borghese (R)
- James Gaghan (R)
- Carlton Ellerby (R)
- Marty Cooke (R)
- Jon Warren (R)
- Len McBride (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Shannon Bray advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alyssia Hammond did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Alyssia Hammond did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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