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S4NC00162

TILLIS, THOM R. SEN. Incumbent

 ·  NC Senate (Senate)
55.9
Influence Score · 2026
Highly exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $898K 4.27 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $0 PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $275K OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $4K PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $275K 1.21 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $30.75M 7.94 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.690 3.10 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0778 10.00 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0000 0.00 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  NC Senate

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
TILLIS, THOM R. SEN. REP Inc. $898K $151K 55.9 Highly exposed
WHATLEY, MICHAEL REP Open $7.58M $6.40M 11.4 Substantially backed
COOPER, ROY DEM Open $17.26M $47K 8.3 Substantially backed
NICKEL, WILEY DEM $1.45M $276K 6.2 Modestly backed
BROWN, DON REP Open $229K $286K 1.6 Lightly backed
NILSSON, ROBERT ANDERS MR REP Open $0 $276K 0.7 Lightly backed
DUES, JUSTIN DEM Open $0 $276K 0.7 Lightly backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.