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2014 election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina

U.S. Senate · North Carolina

Thom Tillis (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Kay R. Hagan (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Thom TillisRepublican · winner
48.8%1,423,259
Kay R. HaganDemocrat
47.3%1,377,651
Sean HaughLibertarian
3.7%109,100
2,915,281 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+6.71996R+8.62002D+8.52008R+1.62014R+1.72020D+19.62026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Kay R. HaganThom Tillis
$22.5M
Raised by the campaign
$11M
$23.9M
Spent by the campaign
$10.5M
$23K
Cash on hand
$486.4K

Other candidates' campaigns: Sean Haugh $14.4K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Thom Tillis (R)Kay R. Hagan (D)

Also on the ballot: Sean Haugh (Libertarian), 3.7%