---
type: Candidate
title: "Michael Whatley"
description: "U.S. Senate candidate, NC (2026)"
office: "U.S. Senate"
state: "NC"
party: "REP"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "WHATLEY FOR SENATE"
  id: "C00913996"
ids:
  fec: "S6NC00415"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, senate, nc]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Michael Whatley

Republican open-seat for U.S. Senate (NC), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- WHATLEY FOR SENATE (C00913996)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.