MD
Michael David Whatley
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
2026 general election · 1 open.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael David Whatley Republican | $11,272,504 | $3,461,698 | $874,330 |
| Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic | $34,975,789 | $20,717,567 | $750,034 |
| Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. Green | $25,276 | $10,027 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Roy Asberry Cooper, III at $34,975,789. Lowest: Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. at $25,276. The largest reported value sets this scale at $34,975,789.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Roy Asberry Cooper, III at $20,717,567. Lowest: Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. at $10,027. The largest reported value sets this scale at $20,717,567.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Michael David Whatley at $874,330. Lowest: Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $874,330.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Michael David Whatley at $4,367,936. Lowest: Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $4,367,936.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Michael David Whatley at $5,528,293. Lowest: Michael Louis Dublin, Jr. at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $5,528,293.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michael David Whatley Republican | Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $498,50052.0% | $392,00044.6% |
| Non-connected committees | $83,0008.7% | $142,48016.2% |
| Corporate PACs | $133,50013.9% | $40,4214.6% |
| Membership organization PACs | $61,0216.4% | $78,3358.9% |
| Labor union PACs | $0 | $128,00014.6% |
| Other candidates' committees | $91,0009.5% | $17,0001.9% |
| Trade association PACs | $91,0009.5% | $11,0001.3% |
| Party committees | $0 | $70,2288.0% |
| Itemized total | $958,021 | $879,464 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Michael David Whatley Republican | Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $58,50015.9% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $41,00011.1% | $7,5001.9% |
| Public sector unions Labor | $0 | $36,0009.0% |
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $30,0007.5% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $20,0005.4% | $10,0002.5% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $25,0006.2% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $0 | $25,0006.2% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $14,0003.8% | $8,5002.1% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $20,0005.4% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $15,0004.1% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $0 | $10,0002.5% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $10,0002.7% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $3,5000.9% | $5,0001.2% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $0 | $5,0001.2% |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $5,0001.2% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $0 | $5,0001.2% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $5,0001.2% |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $2,5000.7% | $2,5000.6% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $0 | $5,0001.2% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $0 | $3,6350.9% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $3,5000.9% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $2,5000.7% | $0 |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,5000.6% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $589,500 | $479,228 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $178,02148.3% | $209,60152.4% |
| Itemized total | $958,021 | $879,464 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michael David Whatley Republican | Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $4,367,936100.0% | $174,735100.0% |
| Itemized total | $4,367,936 | $174,735 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Michael David Whatley Republican | Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $4,367,543100.0% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $101,07457.8% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $3920.0% | $73,66142.2% |
| Itemized total | $4,367,936 | $174,735 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Michael David Whatley Republican | Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $5,528,293100.0% | $4,481,983100.0% |
| Itemized total | $5,528,293 | $4,481,983 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Michael David Whatley Republican | Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $5,528,293100.0% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $4,431,77598.9% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $0 | $50,2081.1% |
| Itemized total | $5,528,293 | $4,481,983 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Michael Louis Dublin, Jr.: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael David Whatley Republican | $440,803 | 14 | Aug 5 to Feb 27, 2026 | $293,542 still provisional |
| Roy Asberry Cooper, III Democratic | $139,000 | 13 | Feb 13 to Feb 28, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Shannon Wilson Bray (Libertarian): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.