U.S. Senate · North Carolina
Michael Dublin
CandidateG
- Race
- U.S. Senate · North Carolina
- Result
- Roy Cooper, projected winner
- Opponents
- Roy Cooper (D); Michael Whatley (R); Shannon Bray (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Michael Dublin, a Green Party candidate and retired public school teacher, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina to Roy Cooper. A Raleigh native and Marine Corps veteran, he ran for U.S. House as a Green Party candidate in 2024.[1][2]
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2026-11-03
| Roy Cooper D | challenger |
| Michael Whatley R | challenger |
| Shannon Bray LIB | challenger |
| Michael Dublin G | challenger |
Green Party nominee.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Supports a minimum/living wage of at least $25 an hour plus benefits, saying incremental increases amount to little real progress.
Documented position[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports single-payer healthcare, saying it is a human right that should not be conditioned on affordability arguments.
Documented position[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Lists addressing the climate crisis among his priorities and endorses the Green Party's environmental platform.
Documented position[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Michael Dublin, a Green Party candidate and retired public school teacher, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina to Roy Cooper. A Raleigh native and Marine Corps veteran, he ran for U.S. House as a Green Party candidate in 2024.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Dublin was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, graduated from Sanderson High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1986 to 1988.[1] He earned an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in 1999.[1]
According to his Ballotpedia survey, Dublin taught public school for 25 years, serving as language arts department chair at Carroll Middle School and North Garner Middle School, and recently retired.[1] He says he also volunteered for 24 years in prison ministry at the Johnston County correctional facility, and he co-chairs the Black Caucus of the North Carolina Green Party.[1] Dublin was the Green Party candidate for North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District in 2024, receiving 2.1% of the vote.[1] He said he ran on universal health care, a living wage, affordable housing, a Green New Deal and refusing corporate money.[1] He received 0.9% of the vote to Roy Cooper's 58.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Campaign money$25K raised · 14% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $3,397
- Party $1,740
- Own money & loans $20K
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/michael-dublin
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Michael Dublin · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. Senate · North Carolina results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Michael Dublin · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference