2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina explained

Election Name:	2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Country:	North Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2008 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Previous Year:	2008
Next Election:	2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Next Year:	2020
Image1:	File:Senator Thom Tillis Official Portrait.jpg
Nominee1:	Thom Tillis
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	1,423,259
Percentage1:	48.82%
Nominee2:	Kay Hagan
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,377,651
Percentage2:	47.26%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Kay Hagan
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Thom Tillis
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina, concurrently with 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. The primary took place on May 6, 2014.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan ran for re-election to a second term in office and lost to Republican Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives by about 45,000 votes and a margin of 1.6%.^[1] This made the election the second-closest race of the 2014 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in Virginia.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kay Hagan, incumbent U.S. Senator^{[2] [3]}
• Ernest T. Reeves,^[4] retired U.S. Army captain^[5]
• Will Stewart, small business owner^[6]

Withdrew

• Fred Westphal, retired University of Miami professor and political activist^{[7] [8]}

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

The eight Republican candidates on the 2014 U.S. Senate primary ballot were the most in party history in North Carolina, more than the seven on the ballot in the 2002 Republican primary won by Elizabeth Dole.^[9]

Declared

• Ted Alexander, former mayor of Shelby^[10]
• Alex Bradshaw
• Greg Brannon, physician and Tea Party activist^[11]
• Heather Grant, nurse practitioner^[12]
• Mark Harris, pastor of First Baptist Church of Charlotte and president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina^[13]
• Edward Kryn, retired physician^[14]
• James Snyder Jr., former state representative, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2004^[15]
• Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives^{[3] [16]}

Withdrew

• Terry Embler, police detective^{[17] [18]}
• Bill Flynn, radio host and candidate for North Carolina's 6th congressional district in 2012^{[19] [20]}

Declined

• Phil Berger, President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate^{[3] [17] [21]}
• Cherie K. Berry, North Carolina Commissioner of Labor^[22]
• Peter S. Brunstetter, state senator^{[23] [24]}
• James P. Cain, attorney and former United States Ambassador to Denmark^{[3] [25]}
• Renee Ellmers, U.S. Representative^[26]
• Dan Forest, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina^[27]
• Virginia Foxx, U.S. Representative^[28]
• George Holding, U.S. Representative^[17]
• Patrick McHenry, U.S. Representative^[29]
• Sue Myrick, former U.S. Representative and former Mayor of Charlotte^[3]
• Robert Pittenger, U.S. Representative^[17]
• Kieran Shanahan, attorney^[3]
• Lynn Wheeler, former member of the Charlotte City Council and former mayor pro tempore of Charlotte^[30]

Polling

Primary

Poll source				Ted Alexander	Alex Bradshaw	Greg Brannon	Heather Grant	Mark Harris	Edward Kryn	Jim Snyder	Thom Tillis	Other/ Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[31]	February 6–9, 2014	305	± 5.6%	10%	—	13%	13%	8%	2%	—		20%		34%
align=left	American Insights^[32]	February 11–15, 2014	168	± 7.6%	—	—	4%	4%	7%	—	—		11%		74%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	392	± 5%	7%	6%	14%	11%	7%	1%	4%	14%		36%
align=left	SurveyUSA^[33]	March 17–19, 2014	405	± 5%	7%	4%	15%	11%	6%	3%	4%		28%		23%
align=left	SurveyUSA^[34]	March 19–23, 2014	405	± 5%	1%	2%	13%	5%	9%	0%	5%		27%		38%
align=left	SurveyUSA^[35]	March 27–31, 2014	433	± 4.8%	6%	1%	15%	6%	11%	2%	3%		23%		34%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[36]	April 3–6, 2014	314	± 5.5%	6%	5%	15%	7%	11%	1%	2%		18%		34%
align=left	SurveyUSA^[37]	April 16–22, 2014	392	± 5%	1%	1%	20%	2%	15%	2%	2%		39%	19%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 26–28, 2014	694	± 3.7%	2%	1%	20%	5%	11%	2%	3%		46%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[38]	May 3–4, 2014	925	± 3.2%	2%	0%	28%	4%	15%	1%	1%		40%	11%

Poll source				Phil Berger	Greg Brannon	Jim Cain	Renee Ellmers	Bill Flynn	Virginia Foxx	Heather Grant	Mark Harris	Thom Tillis	Lynn Wheeler	Other/ Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[39]	June 12–14, 2013	374	± 5.1%	11%	7%	8%	9%	—		23%	—	4%	9%	3%		27%
align=left rowspan=3	Public Policy Polling^[40]	July 12–14, 2013	373	± 5.1%	11%	7%	11%	11%	—		16%	—	1%	5%	3%		35%
	22%				—	—	18%	—	—	—	—	21%	—		39%
—	—				—	25%	—	—	—	—		32%	—		43%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[41]	August 8–11, 2013	344	± 5.3%	9%	7%	9%	—	—		18%	4%	4%	8%	2%		40%
22%	—				—	—	—	—	—	—		23%	—		56%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[42]	September 6–9, 2013	311	± 5.6%		13%	6%	11%	—	—	—	8%	5%	12%	2%		43%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[43]	November 8–11, 2013	498	± 4.4%	—	11%	—	—	—	—	8%	14%		20%	—		47%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[44]	December 5–8, 2013	529	± 4.3%	—	11%	—	—	8%	—	11%	12%		13%	—		44%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[45]	January 9–12, 2014	575	± 4.1%	—	11%	—	—	7%	—	11%	8%		19%	—		44%

Poll source				Phil Berger	Cherie Berry	Greg Brannon	Renee Ellmers	Terry Embler	Dan Forest	Virginia Foxx	George Holding	Patrick McHenry	Thom Tillis	Other/ Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[46]	February 7–10, 2013	518	± 4.3%	7%	18%	5%	10%	1%	—	18%	3%	10%	3%		27%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[47]	March 7–10, 2013	530	± 4.3%	8%	12%	4%	10%	1%		18%	13%	—	7%	2%		24%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[48]	April 11–14, 2013	468	± 4.5%	11%		18%	6%	12%	1%	—	13%	—	—	7%		32%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[49]	May 17–20, 2013	366	± 5.1%	10%	14%	7%	10%	—	—		15%	—	—	6%		38%

Poll source				Phil Berger	Renee Ellmers	Virginia Foxx	George Holding	Richard Hudson	Patrick McHenry	Mark Meadows	Sue Myrick	Robert Pittenger	Thom Tillis	Other/ Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[50]	December 6–9, 2012	462	± 4.6%	—	11%		17%	9%	6%	13%	4%	14%	—	2%		25%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[51]	January 10–13, 2013	449	± 4.6%	5%	11%		21%	2%	5%	15%	—	—	6%	2%		33%

Runoff

Poll source				Greg Brannon	Thom Tillis	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 26–28, 2014	694	± 3.7%	32%		50%	18%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 3–4, 2014	925	± 3.2%	40%		46%	14%

Poll source				Mark Harris	Thom Tillis	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 26–28, 2014	694	± 3.7%	27%		53%	20%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 3–4, 2014	925	± 3.2%	34%		49%	16%

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tim D'Annunzio, businessman, Republican candidate for NC-08 in 2010 and Republican nominee for NC-04 in 2012^[52]
• Sean Haugh, pizza delivery man and nominee for this seat in 2002^[53]

Results

Other parties

Certified write-in candidates

• Barry Gurney, small business owner^[54]
• John W. Rhodes, former Republican state representative
• David Waddell, Constitution Party member and former Indian Trail town councilman^[55]

General election

Candidates

• Kay Hagan (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Sean Haugh (L), pizza delivery man and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2002
• Thom Tillis (R), Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Outside spending

In July 2014, Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer calculated that as of the end of June, more than $26 million had been spent by outside advocacy groups on the election, with $17 million of it attacking Hagan or supporting Tillis and less than $9 million supporting Hagan or attacking Tillis. By contrast, outside groups spent $25 million during the entire 2008 election. He reported that only $11.4 million had been reported to the FEC, with the rest of the "dark money" coming from groups that did not have to disclose their donors. 27% of the money spent supporting Tillis came from groups required to disclose their donors whereas 69% of the money supporting Hagan did so.^[56]

OpenSecrets placed the final cost of outside spending at $8.5 million for Hagan and $35.5 million attacking Tillis, and $13.7 million for Tillis and $20.9 million attacking Hagan, placing the totals by candidate at $44 million for Hagan, and $34.6 million for Tillis.^[57]

Debates

Three televised debates between the candidates were held: the first on September 3 moderated by Norah O'Donnell of CBS, the second on October 7 moderated by George Stephanopoulos of ABC, and the third (the only one to feature Sean Haugh) on October 9 moderated by Jon Evans of WECT-TV.^[58]

Video of the first debate is available here, with the second here and the third here.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[59]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[60]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[61]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[62]		November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	Margin of error	Kay Hagan (D)	Thom Tillis (R)	Sean Haugh (L)	Other	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 6–9, 2012	578	± 4.1%		48%	38%	—	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 10–13, 2013	608	± 4%		47%	37%	—	—	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		46%	38%	—	—	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		50%	36%	—	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		49%	39%	—	—	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		48%	41%	—	—	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		45%	40%	—	—	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	38%	—	—	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		47%	39%	—	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		51%	36%	—	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[63]	October 4–6, 2013	746	± ?%		47%	40%	—	—	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	November 8–11, 2013	701	± 4%		44%	42%	—	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 5–8, 2013	1,281	± 2.7%		44%	42%	—	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 9–12, 2014	1,384	± 2.6%	42%		43%	—	—	15%
align=left	Harper Polling^[64]	January 20–21, 2014	778	± 3.51%	44%	44%	—	—	12%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports^[65]	January 22–23, 2014	500	± 4.5%	40%		47%	—	3%	10%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	708	± 3.7%	40%		42%	—	—	17%
align=left	American Insights	February 11–15, 2014	611	± 4%		38%	35%	—	—	26%
align=left	Hickman Analytics^[66]	February 17–20, 2014	400	± 4.9%		45%	41%	—	—	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[67]	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%		45%	43%	—	—	13%
align=left	SurveyUSA	March 27–31, 2014	1,489	± 2.6%	45%		46%	—	—	9%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%		43%	41%	—	—	16%
align=left	New York Times/Kaiser Family^[68]	April 8–15, 2014	900	± ?		42%	40%	—	5%	14%
align=left	Magellan Strategies^[69]	April 14–15, 2014	804	± 3.46%	43%	43%	—	8%	6%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports^[70]	May 7–8, 2014	750	± 4%	44%		45%	—	5%	7%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[71]	May 9–11, 2014	877	± 3.3%		38%	36%	11%	—	15%
41%	41%				—	—	18%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas Institute^[72]	May 20–22, 2014	600	± 4%	36%		39%	8%	—	15%
41%					46%	—	—	12%
align=left	Magellan Strategies^[73]	June 5–8, 2014	700	± 3.7%		47%	46%	—	—	7%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[74]	June 12–15, 2014	1,076	± 3%		39%	34%	11%	—	16%
	42%				38%	—	—	20%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas Institute^[75]	June 18–19 & 22, 2014	600	± 4%		42%	36%	9%	—	12%
	47%				43%	—	—	9%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[76]	July 17–20, 2014	1,062	± 3%		41%	34%	8%	—	16%
	42%				39%	—	—	19%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[77]	July 5–24, 2014	2,678	± 3.5%	44%		45%	—	2%	7%
align=left	Gravis Marketing^[78]	July 22–27, 2014	1,380	± 3%		44%	41%	—	—	15%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas Institute^[79]	July 28–29, 2014	600	± 4%		41%	39%	7%	—	12%
43%					45%	—	—	10%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports^[80]	August 5–6, 2014	750	± 4%	40%		45%	—	6%	9%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[81]	August 14–17, 2014	856	± 3.4%		42%	38%	8%	—	13%
	43%				42%	—	—	14%
align=left	Suffolk University^[82]	August 16–19, 2014	500	± 4.4%		45.4%	43%	5.2%	—	6.4%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[83]	August 18 – September 2, 2014	2,059	± 3%	42%		43%	5%	0%	10%
align=left	Garin-Hart-Yang^[84]	September 3–6, 2014	802	± 3.5%		48%	45%	—	—	7%
align=left rowspan=2	Elon University^[85]	September 5–9, 2014	629 LV	± 3.91%		44.9%	40.8%	—	9.1%	5.2%
983 RV	± 3.13%			42.7%	36.8%	—	10.7%	9.8%
align=left	American Insights^[86]	September 5–10, 2014	459	± 4.6%		46%	36%	6%	—	13%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports^[87]	September 8–10, 2014	1,000	± 4%		45%	39%	—	6%	9%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas Institute^[88]	September 9–10, 2014	490	± 4.5%		46%	43%	5%	—	6%
	47%				46%	—	—	7%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[89]	September 11–14, 2014	1,266	± 2.8%		44%	40%	5%	—	11%
	46%				42%	—	—	12%
align=left	Fox News^[90]	September 14–16, 2014	605	± 4%		41%	36%	6%	—	13%
align=left	High Point University^[91]	September 13–18, 2014	410	± 5%		42%	40%	6%	—	12%
align=left	Global Strategy Group^[92]	September 16–18, 2014	600	± 4.9%		45%	41%	5%	—	9%
align=left	Gravis Marketing^[93]	September 22–23, 2014	860	± 3%		46%	42%	—	—	12%
align=left rowspan=2	CNN/ORC^[94]	September 22–25, 2014	595 LV	± 4%		46%	43%	7%	—	4%
860	± 3.5%			46%	39%	9%	—	6%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas^[95]	September 25, 27–28, 2014	600	± 4%		46%	41%	4%	1%	8%
860	± 3.5%			50%	43%	—	—	8%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[96]	September 20 – October 1, 2014	2,002	± 3%		46%	45%	2%	1%	6%
align=left	Greenberg Quinlan Rosner^[97]	September 25 – October 1, 2014	1,000	± 2.09%		45%	41%	—	14%
align=left rowspan=2	NBC News/Marist^[98]	September 27 – October 1, 2014	665 LV	± 3.8%		44%	40%	7%	<1%	9%
1,132 RV	± 2.9%			42%	37%	8%	1%	12%
align=left	Morey Group^[99]	October 1–6, 2014	956	± 3.2%		40.1%	37.8%	—	2%	20.2%
align=left	Suffolk University^[100]	October 4–7, 2014	500	± 4.4%		46.8%	45.4%	4.4%	—	3.4%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports^[101]	October 6–7, 2014	970	± 3%		48%	46%	—	2%	4%
align=left	High Point University^[102]		584	± 4.1%	39.5%		40.4%	7%	—	13%
align=left rowspan=2	SurveyUSA^[103]	October 10–12, 2014	554	± 4.2%		44%	41%	7%	—	8%
45%					46%	—	—	9%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas Institute^[104]	October 15–18, 2014	600	± 4%	41%		42%	6%	—	11%
44%	44%				—	—	12%
align=left	Gravis Marketing^[105]	October 16–18, 2014	1,022	± 3%	43%		48%	—	—	9%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[106]	October 16–18, 2014	780	± 3.5%		46%	43%	5%	—	7%
	47%				44%	—	—	8%
align=left	SurveyUSA^[107]	October 16–20, 2014	568	± 4.2%		46%	43%	6%	—	5%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	1,910	± 4%		44%	41%	2%	0%	13%
align=left rowspan=2	NBC News/Marist^[108]	October 19–23, 2014	756 LV	± 3.6%	43%	43%	7%	<1%	6%
1,070 RV	± 3%			42%	40%	8%	1%	9%
align=left	SurveyUSA^[109]	October 21–25, 2014	802	± 4%	44%	44%	5%	3%	5%
align=left rowspan=2	Elon University^[110]	October 21–25, 2014	687 LV	± 3.74%		44.7%	40.7%	—	6.3%	6.6%
996 RV	± 3.11%			44.8%	37.5%	—	7.7%	8.5%
align=left	Monmouth University^[111]	October 23–26, 2014	432	± 4.7%		48%	46%	1%	—	4%
align=left	Vox Populi^[112]	October 26–27, 2014	615	± 3.95%	43%		48%	—	—	9%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[113]	October 28–29, 2014	657	± ?		47%	46%	4%	—	3%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	October 28–29, 2014	982	± 3%		47%	46%	—	3%	3%
align=left rowspan=2	CNN/ORC^[114]	October 27–30, 2014	559 LV	± 4%		48%	46%	4%	—	2%
896 RV	± 3.5%			47%	41%	8%	—	4%
align=left	Fox News^[115]	October 28–30, 2014	909	± 3%		43%	42%	4%	1%	9%
align=left rowspan=2	Harper Polling^[116]	October 28–30, 2014	511	± 4.34%	44%		46%	6%	—	4%
45%					48%	—	—	7%
align=left rowspan=2	Civitas Institute^[117]	October 29–30, 2014	600	± 4%	41%	41%	6%	—	10%
	45%				44%	—	—	11%
align=left	Gravis Marketing^[118]	October 29–30, 2014	1,006	± 3%	46%		47%	—	—	8%
align=left	YouGov^[119]	October 25–31, 2014	1,727	± 3%		44%	41%	—	3%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[120]	October 30–31, 2014	738	± ?		46%	45%	4%	—	5%
align=left rowspan=2	Public Policy Polling^[121]	November 1–3, 2014	1,333	± 2.7%		46%	44%	5%	—	6%
	48%				46%	—	—	6%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Ted Alexander (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	708	± 3.7%	38%		45%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%	43%		45%	12%
align=left	SurveyUSA	March 27–31, 2014	1,489	± 2.6%	44%		46%	10%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	42%		43%	15%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Phil Berger (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 10–13, 2013	608	± 4%		47%	38%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	38%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		51%	37%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		48%	39%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		46%	42%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		44%	40%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	39%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		47%	39%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		53%	36%	11%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Cherie K. Berry (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		46%	38%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		50%	38%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		46%	41%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%	45%	45%	9%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Alex Bradshaw (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%	43%	43%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	41%		42%	17%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Greg Brannon (R)	Other	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		48%	35%	—	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		51%	36%	—	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		49%	36%	—	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		49%	40%	—	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		44%	40%	—	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	39%	—	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		47%	38%	—	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		52%	36%	—	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	October 4–6, 2013	746	± ?%		46%	40%	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	November 8–11, 2013	701	± 4%	43%		44%	—	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 5–8, 2013	1,281	± 2.7%	43%		45%	—	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 9–12, 2014	1,384	± 2.6%	41%		43%	—	16%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	January 22–23, 2014	500	± 4.5%	39%		43%	4%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	708	± 3.7%	40%		43%	—	17%
align=left	American Insights	February 11–15, 2014	611	± 4%		38%	36%	—	26%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%	43%	43%	—	14%
align=left	SurveyUSA	March 27–31, 2014	1,489	± 2.6%	45%		47%	—	9%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	40%		42%	—	18%
align=left	New York Times/Kaiser Family	April 8–15, 2014	900	± ?		41%	39%	4%	17%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	James P. Cain (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		48%	41%	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		46%	38%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	36%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		46%	39%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		50%	37%	13%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Renee Ellmers (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 6–9, 2012	578	± 4.1%		45%	39%	19%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 10–13, 2013	608	± 4%		46%	40%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		47%	38%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		49%	36%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		48%	40%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		48%	39%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		46%	39%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	36%	14%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Terry Embler (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		48%	33%	20%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		52%	33%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		47%	37%	16%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Bill Flynn (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 5–8, 2013	1,281	± 2.7%	43%		45%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 9–12, 2014	1,384	± 2.6%	42%		44%	15%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Virginia Foxx (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 6–9, 2012	578	± 4.1%		49%	39%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 10–13, 2013	608	± 4%		47%	40%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		48%	38%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		49%	37%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 11–14, 2013	601	± 4%		48%	39%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		49%	42%	10%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		46%	39%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	37%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		48%	39%	13%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Heather Grant (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		47%	37%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		48%	36%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	November 8–11, 2013	701	± 4%		43%	40%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 5–8, 2013	1,281	± 2.7%	43%	43%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 9–12, 2014	1,384	± 2.6%	41%		42%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	708	± 3.7%	39%		41%	20%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%		43%	42%	15%
align=left	SurveyUSA	March 27–31, 2014	1,489	± 2.6%	44%		46%	10%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	39%		43%	19%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Mark Harris (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	May 17–20, 2013	500	± 4.4%		46%	40%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		46%	37%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	35%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		46%	37%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		50%	36%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	October 4–6, 2013	746	± ?%		46%	38%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	November 8–11, 2013	701	± 4%		43%	41%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 5–8, 2013	1,281	± 2.7%	43%	43%	14%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 9–12, 2014	1,384	± 2.6%	41%		43%	16%
align=left	Harper Polling	January 20–21, 2014	778	± 3.51%		44%	40%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	708	± 3.7%	40%		42%	18%
align=left	American Insights	February 11–15, 2014	611	± 4%		39%	35%	26%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%	43%	43%	14%
align=left	SurveyUSA	March 27–31, 2014	1,489	± 2.6%	43%		47%	10%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	40%		44%	17%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	George Holding (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 6–9, 2012	578	± 4.1%		48%	39%	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 10–13, 2013	608	± 4%		45%	37%	18%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		46%	36%	19%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Edward Kryn (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	708	± 3.7%	40%	40%	20%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%		43%	41%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	40%		41%	19%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Patrick McHenry (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	December 6–9, 2012	578	± 4.1%		48%	40%	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	January 10–13, 2013	608	± 4%		45%	39%	16%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 7–10, 2013	600	± 4%		45%	40%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 7–10, 2013	611	± 4%		49%	39%	12%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Jim Snyder (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	March 6–9, 2014	884	± 3.3%	42%		43%	15%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	April 3–6, 2014	740	± 3.6%	41%	41%	18%

Poll source				Kay Hagan (D)	Lynn Wheeler (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 12–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%		45%	36%	19%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	July 12–14, 2013	600	± 4%		49%	34%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 8–11, 2013	600	± 4%		47%	36%	17%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 6–9, 2013	600	± 4%		48%	35%	17%

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Caswell (largest city: Yanceyville)
• Duplin (largest city: Wallace)
• Franklin (largest city: Wake Forest)
• Haywood (largest city: Waynesville)
• Jones (largest city: Maysville)
• Madison (largest city: Mars Hill)
• Montgomery (largest city: Troy)
• Chowan (largest municipality: Edenton)
• Columbus (largest municipality: Whiteville)
• Nash (largest municipality: Rocky Mount)
• New Hanover (largest municipality: Wilmington)
• Watauga (largest municipality: Boone)
• Alamance (largest municipality: Burlington)
• Brunswick (largest municipality: Leland)
• Greene (largest municipality: Snow Hill)
• Lee (largest municipality: Sanford)
• Person (largest municipality: Roxboro)
• Rockingham (largest municipality: Eden)
• Yancey (largest municipality: Burnsville)
• Pender (largest municipality: Hampstead)
• Sampson (largest municipality: Clinton)
• Swain (largest municipality: Cherokee)
• Washington (largest municipality: Plymouth)

See also

• 2014 United States Senate elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. Senate elections in North Carolina, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Kay Hagan for U.S. Senate
• Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate
• Sean Haugh for U.S. Senate
• Barry Gurney for U.S. Senate
• John W. Rhodes for U.S. Senate
• David Waddell for U.S. Senate

Notes and References

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4. Web site: NC State Board of Elections: Candidate filing list . March 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126214637/http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Portals/0/FilesP/CandidateFilingList.pdf . January 26, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
5. http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/13/3783000/2-long-shot-democrats-challenging.html?sp=/99/102/105/135/ News & Observer: 2 long-shot Democrats challenge Kay Hagan
6. http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/22/3554936/kay-hagan-gets-a-challenger-for.html News & Observer: Kay Hagan gets a challenger
7. Web site: Fayetteville Observer . September 27, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927023725/http://blogs.fayobserver.com/peoplesbusiness/September-2013/Retired-educator-living-in-N-C--wants-to-challenge . September 27, 2013 . dead .
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24. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/pete_brunstetter_says_he_wont_seek_us_senate_seat News & Observer Under the Dome: Pete Brunstetter says he won't seek US Senate seat
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