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Michele Morrow
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina
North Carolina Republican Senate nominee?
$222.9K
MAR 4, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Live Odds — North Carolina Republican Senate nominee?
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
1%chance to win
$222.9KMAR 4, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleNurse
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationNorth Carolina
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BackgroundNurse
Notable personal detailsMichele Marie Morrow is a North Carolina Republican political candidate. She was the Republican nominee for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2024, after defeating incumbent Catherine Truitt in the Republican primary, and she lost the 2024 general election to Democrat Mo Green. In 2026, she filed with the FEC as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina and named The Elect Michele Morrow Committee as her principal campaign committee.
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Political Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Michele Morrow emphasizes cutting wasteful spending and bringing fiscal conservancy to the Department of Public Instruction, including independent audits and reducing administrative/ nonacademic expenditures. She favors cutting spending over increasing taxes to address shortfalls and opposes taxpayer funding of college. Her campaign prioritizes directing existing education dollars to classrooms and reducing bureaucratic bloat.
Healthcare
Michele Morrow has a nursing background and her campaign lists endorsements from health-freedom advocacy groups, but there are no detailed public policy statements on broad healthcare reform, school-based health services, or statewide health policy in the campaign record. Local reporting and a health-news Q&A search found no substantive healthcare policy responses from her as of the 2024 campaign cycle.
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Immigration & Border
Advocates for aggressive border enforcement, including finishing the border wall, ending sanctuary policies, cooperating with ICE to deport criminal noncitizens, and supporting mass deportation efforts; favors prioritizing skilled legal immigration while cracking down on visa overstays and chain migration. Frames border policy as central to stopping fentanyl, gangs, and human trafficking and calls for deploying additional personnel, technology, and resources to stop illegal crossings.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as unapologetically pro-life and supports federal protections for the unborn, including promoting heartbeat-style bills and defunding Planned Parenthood. The campaign emphasizes promoting adoption and support for mothers in crisis while advancing policies described as protecting family values.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports armed school personnel (allowing licensed faculty to carry), increasing school security through SROs, weapons-detection systems, controlled entry, and video surveillance, and emphasizes law-enforcement-centered measures over additional firearm restrictions for civilians.
Latest News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Michele Morrow is in the news as part of the 2026 midterm election cycle, with primaries now underway in key states including North Carolina. The coverage focuses on how redistricting, Trump’s influence, and party fundraising could shape the races ahead. Recent reporting also says Democrats are raising strong money in several battleground Senate contests, which could affect the broader political environment around her campaign.
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TBThe Boston Herald6 months ago
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WWTOP5 months ago
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Latest Polls
North Carolina Republican Senate nominee?
Recent polling results and the candidate's current average in the race.
Michele Morrow currently averages 2.5%, ranking third in this race, 6.0 points behind the next candidate.
Polling average: 2.5%Position: thirdMargin: -6.0 ptsLatest poll: 1.6% (Feb 22 - 23)Polls included: 3
Average recalculated from polls through Feb 22 - 23.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
Total raisedCash on hand
$13.0K
$9.8K
$6.5K
$3.3K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$13.0K
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$13.2K
$733.36
Source: FEC
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