2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina


The 2016 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held March 15.
Incumbent Republican Senator Richard Burr won re-election to a third term in office against Democratic former State Representative Deborah K. Ross and Libertarian Sean Haugh.

Republican primary

There had been speculation that Burr might retire, but he said in September 2014 that he was "planning" on running and reaffirmed this in January 2015. If Burr had retired, the seat was expected to draw significant interest, with potential Republican candidates including U.S. Representatives George Holding, Mark Meadows, and Robert Pittenger, Labor Commissioner Cherie K. Berry, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, State Senator Philip E. Berger, and former Ambassador to Denmark James P. Cain.

Candidates

Declared


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Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Sean Haugh, pizza delivery man and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2014

    General election

Candidates

  • Richard Burr, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Deborah K. Ross, former state representative
  • Sean Haugh, pizza delivery man and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2014

    Debates

Endorsements

Predictions

Polling


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Results

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