Ballot Project

←All People

Margot Patrice Dupre

Margot Patrice Dupre

Office history

U.S. Senator — North Carolina
2026
general

Current office and 2026 campaign

Margot Patrice Dupre filed as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat from North Carolina in the 2026 election. The North Carolina State Board of Elections disqualified her candidacy before the March 3, 2026 primary after determining she was not a North Carolina resident 1. Because the disqualification came after primary ballots had already been printed, her name remained on the ballot; she recorded 14,886 votes in the Republican primary, which were not counted toward the nomination 3.

Background

Federal Election Commission records show a Margot Dupre previously ran for U.S. Senate in Colorado across the 2020, 2022, and 2024 cycles under the committee "Margot For US Senate" (FEC candidate ID S0CO00641, committee agent based in Portland, OR) before filing for the North Carolina Senate seat on October 2, 2025 (FEC candidate ID S6NC00449) 2.

Sources

1. Meet Marcus Williams: Candidate for U.S. Senate – WCTI12 (news roundup of the 2026 NC Senate field; confirms Dupre's disqualification for not being an NC resident)
  • 3. North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 primary election results (results_pct_20260303), published at dl.ncsbe.gov — accessed 2026-07-20

    Public filings

    Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.

    North Carolina — campaign finance

    North Carolina — statement of economic interest

    Federal offices — campaign finance

    Spotted an error or have a citation we should add? Suggest an edit →