Don Brown (North Carolina)
Don Brown (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
Don Brown was born in Plymouth, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 2001. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1983, a law degree from the Campbell University School of Law in 1987, and a military citation from the United States War College (Nonresident - International Law) in 1992.
His career experience includes working as an attorney, a small business owner, and an author. He has been affiliated with the Order of St. Johns, of Jersulaem (Ecumenical Branch).[1]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2026
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. Senate North Carolina
Brian McGinnis, Shannon Bray, and Shaunesi Deberry are running in the general election for U.S. Senate North Carolina on November 3, 2026.
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 | Shannon Bray (L) | |
 | Shaunesi Deberry (Independent) | |
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Democratic primary election
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wiley Nickel (D)
- Alyssia Hammond (D)
Republican primary election
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.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Margot Dupre (R) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)
- Brooks Agnew (R)
- Andy Nilsson (R)
- Thom Tillis (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Shannon Bray advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina.
Endorsements
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2024
See also: North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
North Carolina's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris defeated Justin Dues in the general election for U.S. House North Carolina District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Harris (R) | 59.6 | 238,640 |
 | Justin Dues (D) | 40.4 | 161,709 | |
| Total votes: 400,349 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Bishop (R)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Justin Dues advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keith Davenport (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House North Carolina District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Harris | 30.4 | 24,764 |
 | Allan Baucom | 27.0 | 21,964 | |
 | John Bradford III | 17.8 | 14,458 | |
 | Don Brown | 10.5 | 8,519 | |
 | Leigh Brown | 9.6 | 7,845 | |
 | Chris Maples | 4.7 | 3,787 | |
| Total votes: 81,337 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign website
Brown's campaign website stated the following:
POLICIES & LEGISLATION
DEEP STATE REDUCTION ACT
Cut ⅔ nonmilitary personnel and apply savings to the national debt. Cut ⅔ of federal agencies, and by law, prohibit Congress from passing any budget or continuing resolution where spending exceeds revenues, Mandate that spending must be lower than revenues by 10% …Apply saved money to the national debt. Any member of Congress voting for a budget or CR where spending exceeds revenue would have pay suspended by operation of law until spending drops to 10% below revenue.
Codify DOGE—lock in efficiency and cut waste
We need to codify DOGE—lock in government efficiency, cut waste, and stop Washington from reversing common-sense reforms.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE & FEDERAL INCOME TAX ELIMINATION ACT
The IRS has become weaponized and has terrorized Christians and conservatives. See Lois Lerner. Enough is enough. Eliminate the IRS, eliminate the federal income tax, and go to a Fair Tax system, as advocated by Governor Huckabee, and supplement the rest of revenue with tariffs, as advocated by President Trump.
VAX AND MASK FREEDOM PROTECTION ACT
No American should have their freedoms impinged upon ever again by being coerced into taking experimental drugs or wearing worthless masks. The Vax and Mask Freedom Act would provide federal protection for all Americans against this.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE UNBORN
Unborn babies must be afforded the same constitutional rights to due process as all Americans, from the moment of conception. As set forth in the 5th and 14th Amendments, no state, or the United States government, shall deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
Protect North Carolinia Shrimpers
Federal policy must protect North Carolina and American shrimpers by enforcing trade laws, stopping unfair foreign dumping, and ensuring our fishermen can compete on a level playing field.
DEPARTMENT OF “EDUCATION” ELIMINATION ACT
DOGE is a great start, but more must be done. The Department of “Education” was never primarily about education but rather about government control and top-down, politicized mandates in education curricula. Since its inception, American students’ test scores have dropped, and America lags further behind the Asian nations. This experiment has been a failure. In addition to the Trump Administration’s cuts, Congress must end this monster by legislative decree once and for all.
SMALL BUSINESS “PANDEMIC” PROTECTION ACT
During the COVID era, governors across the nation, including the Governor of North Carolina, gave unconstitutional orders for businesses to close due to the “pandemic” and arrogantly declared that certain workers were “essential” and others “nonessential.” Thousands of small business closed, permanently. ABC News reported that over 16,000 restaurants closed permanently within a few weeks of the shutdowns. On July 12, 2023, “The Hill’ reported that 60% of all restaurants closed permanently because of these unconstitutional mandates. The SMALL BUSINESS “PANDEMIC” PROTECTION ACT would declare that all workers are essential to their families, that there are no “nonessential” workers, and would give federal protection for any small businesses “ordered” to close by any governor, mayor, or other bureaucratic official or elected, and would provide business owners an absolute right to due process, in court, before being ordered to close under the auspices of a “pandemic.”
JUDICIAL SEPARATION OF POWERS ACT
In recent years, and especially since 2017, certain leftist federal judges have increasingly stepped out of their constitutional boundaries, especially in the areas of immigration and the U.S. military, where the Constitution gives all authority to the President and Congress, not to the courts. The Judicial Separation of Powers Act would clip the wings of these out-of-control judges, especially in the areas of immigration and the U.S. military, and make it clear that these “judges” have no authority or injunctive power in deciding matters in these areas.
TERM LIMITS
After the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, the United States ratified the 22nd Amendment to limit presidential terms to no more than two four-year terms. This was done out of the recognition that, over time, absolute power corrupts - and power corrupts absolutely. Currently, no such term limits are imposed on members of Congress. While a few members of Congress may have served admirably for many years, unfortunately, this is the exception rather than the rule. For example, Biden was elected to the Senate in 1973, and never left Washington for over half a century. Nancy Pelosi went to Washington in 1987 and has been re-elected by San Francisco liberals 18 times. Chuck Schumer has been in Washington for 45 years and counting. If Biden had been subjected to a two-term limit as a United States Senator, he would have left office in 1999 and most likely would never have been heard from again. Term limits must be implemented by amending the United States Constitution. However, under Article 5 of the Constitution, Congress has a role in initiating amendments. Don Brown would support legislation leading to a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits, limiting the terms for both Houses of Congress to a maximum of 12 years.
NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY
Americans should not be arrested for exercising our clear 2nd Amendment Rights to bear arms without restriction. National Constitutional Carry would simply enforce Americans’ right to bear arms, in all 50 states. This would override blue states’ restrictive gun laws, and no longer would Americans have to be worried about being arrested when crossing state lines. “Shall not be abridged,” the specific language of the 2nd Amendment, is clear - and “Red Flag Laws” violate the 2nd Amendment.
— Don Brown's campaign website (February 12, 2026)
2024
Don Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses.
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Represented Army Lt. Clint Lorance, securing a pardon from President Donald Trump from political prosecution against Lorance, under the Obama Administration for a battlefield incident during the Afghan War.
Nationally bestselling author - written 15 books on the U.S. military, many with major publishers, including 3 national bestsellers. Served as subject matter expert on legal and military matters in numerous national interviews on Fox and other networks.
Served as legal counsel in federal and appellate courts and EEOC against Biden’s mass vaccination mandates. Investigated shootdown of U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan and authored the Book CALL SIGN EXTORTION 17, leading directly to House Investigation and movie FALLEN ANGEL: Extortion 17, distributed by Salem Media, appearing in the movie as principal subject matter expert.
Multiple guest speaking appearances at national venues, including the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, and The National World War II Museum (broadcast by C-Span).
Written numerous national editorials for Fox News, the American Thinker, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and others.
Endorsed for Congress by former Trump National Security Advisor, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, U.S. Army (retired).
- Restore Constitutional Government
- Seal the Border.
- Reign in the national debt.
All the above epitomize courage, boldness, vision, and fearlessness against great opposition.
A second would be TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE: The Shocking Prosecution of Lt. Clint Lorance, by Don Brown (Wild Blue Press Publishers). This book led to a presidential pardon by President Trump.
Reading these books will help folks understand my philosophies.
To defend constitutional freedom for the people.
To be a responsible steward of the people's money, and to return money to the people.
Nationalism, not globalism.
The House more than any other body/branch, has the power, if it is used wisely and responsibly, to restore constitutional order to the republic.
We face a constitutional crisis, described by one phrase, "weaponization of government." Political prosecutions must come to an end, and prosecutors bringing political prosecutions must face the consequences. Alongside this, the deep, administrative state must be reduced. Agencies, such as the federal Department of Education, should be eliminated.
First, where there have been violations of the Constitution by United States Agencies.
Second. where there have been apparently violations of the federal law by United States Agencies.
Third to review wasteful spending by United States Agencies.
The Hon. Lynn Wheeler - former Mayor Pro Tem, City of Charlotte
The Hon. Jim Bell - Mayor of Waxhaw
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
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