Electoral history of Thom Tillis

This is the electoral history of Thom Tillis, the senior United States senator from North Carolina since 2015. Previously, he represented the 98th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015 and served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. In 2020, he won re-election to a second term in the Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham, and his term will last through January 3, 2027.

Thom Tillis during the 117th Congress

North Carolina House of Representatives

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district, 2006 Republican primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	1,805	62.98%
	Republican	John W. Rhodes (incumbent)	1,061	37.02%
Total votes			2,866	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district, 2006 general election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	14,479	100.00%
Total votes			14,479	100%

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district, 2008 general election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	38,875	100.00%
Total votes			38,875	100%

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district, 2010 general election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	23,540	100.00%
Total votes			23,540	100%

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district, 2012 general election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	27,971	100.00%
Total votes			27,971	100%

United States Senate

2014

Main article: 2014 United States Senate election in North Carolina

2014 United States Senate Republican primary in North Carolina^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	223,174	45.68%
	Republican	Greg Brannon	132,630	27.15%
	Republican	Mark Harris	85,727	17.55%
	Republican	Heather Grant	22,971	4.70%
	Republican	Jim Snyder	9,414	1.93%
	Republican	Ted Alexander	9,258	1.89%
	Republican	Alex Lee Bradshaw	3,528	0.72%
	Republican	Edward Kryn	1,853	0.38%
Total votes			488,555	100%

2014 United States Senate general election in North Carolina^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis	1,423,259	48.82%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan (incumbent)	1,377,651	47.26%
	Libertarian	Sean Haugh	109,100	3.74%
	Write-in	John W. Rhodes	621	0.02%
	Write-in	David Waddell	201	0.01%
	Write-in	Barry Gurney	142	0.00%
	Write-in		4,307	0.15%
Total votes			2,915,281	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

Main article: 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina

2020 United States Senate Republican primary in North Carolina^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	608,943	78.08%
	Republican	Paul Wright	58,908	7.55%
	Republican	Larry Holmquist	57,356	7.35%
	Republican	Sharon Y. Hudson	54,651	7.01%
Total votes			779,858	100%

2020 United States Senate general election in North Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	2,665,598	48.69%
	Democratic	Cal Cunningham	2,569,965	46.94%
	Libertarian	Shannon Bray	171,571	3.13%
	Constitution	Kevin E. Hayes	67,818	1.24%
Total votes			5,474,952	100%
	Republican hold

References

1. "May 2, 2006 Primary - Results by Contest (.txt)". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. May 2, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
2. "November 7, 2006 General - Results by Contest (.txt)". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. November 7, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
3. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
4. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
5. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
6. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
7. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
8. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020.