A Republican running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina might not actually live in North Carolina, according to a complaint the State Board of Elections is investigating.

The elections board said Thursday it would hold a formal hearing this month into an allegation it received that candidate Margot Dupre might actually be a Florida resident.

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She says it's false. "I do live in North Carolina," Dupre told WRAL in a brief interview Thursday.

Candidates for office must be North Carolina residents. Margot Dupre swore she was, under penalty of perjury, when she signed up to run for office during the candidate filing period in December. She's one of seven Republicans seeking to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, who isn’t seeking reelection.

When she filed to run for office, she listed her address as 601 S. Kings Drive in Charlotte. That's the address of a UPS store next to a Tropical Smoothie Cafe in a strip mall just outside Charlotte's city center.

She also lists the same address as being her home residence on her voter registration. 

While some people receive their mail at post office boxes, it's state law that people register to vote where they live, not where they pick up their mail. If people don't get their mail at their house, they're supposed to list both locations. Dupre, however, said she doesn't think she's breaking any laws by listing her home address as a UPS store.

"I am following all applicable State and Federal laws," she wrote. "I do not appreciate someone trying to smear me and my campaign efforts by suggesting otherwise. I will be in attendance at the hearing to defend myself."

The complaint against Dupre suggests that she might be living in the suburbs of Orlando, Florida.

The complaint alleges that Florida voter records in Dupre's name "report the candidate is probably a registered voter in Marion County, Florida" outside of Orlando, and that "she last voted in Florida in the April 1, 2025, primary election."

Dupre said in a written statement that she does have a home address in North Carolina, although she declined to share what it is.

"As a former law enforcement officer, I take the safety of myself and my family very seriously and do not share my personal information unless absolutely necessary," Dupre wrote.

State law requires anyone registering to vote to list their home address or, if they're homeless, to describe where they typically stay.