What Thom Tillis, Cal Cunningham said in our 2020 voter guide
The outcome in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber in 2021.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is seeking a second term. He is one of several Republicans across the country facing tough challenges from Democrats, who hope to win enough seats to take control of the 100-member Senate.
Republicans currently hold 53 seats.
Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham, a corporate attorney and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has held a small, persistent polling lead over Tillis, a former executive at IBM who served as speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives.
Libertarian Shannon Bray and Constitution Party nominee Kevin E. Hayes will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. Neither responded to our voter guide questions.
Tillis and Cunningham had their first debate Sept. 14 and have also agreed to debates on Sept. 22 and Oct. 1, though the Tillis campaign has pushed for additional debates.
We asked the candidates about the coronavirus pandemic, job creation, providing affordable health care, the Supreme Court, what issue is not getting enough attention in Washington and to name an issue on which they could find common ground with the other party.
We compiled information and responses from more than 90 races. You can search the guide by your address to see which races will appear on your ballot.
For the full experience, visit the News & Observer voter guide at newsobserver.com/voter-guide, the Charlotte Observer voter guide at charlotteobserver.com/voter-guide or the Herald-Sun voter guide at heraldsun.com/voter-guide.
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This story was originally published September 14, 2020 at 8:30 AM.
