U.S. Senate · North Carolina
Shannon Bray
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. Senate · North Carolina
- Result
- Roy Cooper, projected winner
- Opponents
- Roy Cooper (D); Michael Whatley (R); Michael Dublin (G)
- Research
- Minimal record
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Women have full rights to terminate a pregnancy up until the 16th week without restrictions.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Roy Cooper D | challenger |
| Michael Whatley R | challenger |
| Shannon Bray LIB | challenger |
| Michael Dublin G | challenger |
Advanced from a canceled Libertarian Party primary.
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.
Women have full rights to terminate a pregnancy up until the 16th week without restrictions.
In a 2024 campaign website statement (North Carolina governor race), proposed no restrictions on abortion through week 16, later limits that vary by circumstance, and prohibition of third-trimester abortions with listed exceptions.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Shannon Bray, a Libertarian and U.S. Navy veteran who works in information technology and software development, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina to Roy Cooper. He says he is known in the cryptography and blockchain fields, and he has run statewide as a Libertarian before: for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022 and for lieutenant governor in 2024.[1][2][3]
Little public record found for this candidate.
Bray was born in Marrero, Louisiana, and graduated from Thibodaux High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1991 to 1997.[1] He later earned an associate degree from Arapahoe Community College in 2014, a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 2016 and a graduate degree from the University of Delaware in 2018.[1]
Bray's professional experience includes information technology, software development, information security and management, and he has been associated with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Navy League.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he describes himself as an author, speaker and professional coach who lives in Apex, North Carolina, with his wife and three children.[1]
As the Libertarian candidate, Bray received 3.1% of the vote for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 1.4% in 2022, and 1.9% for lieutenant governor in 2024.[1][2] For 2026 he advanced to the general election without a Libertarian primary contest.[1][2] He received 1.3% of the vote to Roy Cooper's 58.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/shannon-bray
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Shannon Bray · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.U.S. Senate · North Carolina results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Shannon Bray's 2024 campaign website (governor/lieutenant governor), quoted verbatim · Shannon Bray 2024 campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2024 Candidate's own words
- 5.U.S. Senate: North Carolina (2026 voter guide) · WFAE · 2026-10-13 News report