Overview
- Morrow filed paperwork Thursday with state elections officials to seek the seat that Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is vacating.
- Candidate filing closes Friday, and the GOP field includes Michael Whatley, Don Brown, Elizabeth Temple and Margot Dupre.
- The Republican nominee is expected to face former Gov. Roy Cooper in November, pending the Democratic primary outcome.
- Morrow rose to prominence by upsetting incumbent Catherine Truitt in the 2024 GOP superintendent primary before losing the general to Democrat Mo Green.
- Financial disclosures show steep disparities: as of Sept. 30, Morrow reported just over $800 cash on hand, compared with about $1.1 million for Whatley and more than $8.5 million for Cooper.