Cooper and Whatley head to Nov. face-off in US Senate race

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Cooper, Whatley win primaries in NC’s Senate race, setting up November showdown
Polls closed, results are coming in. Who is leading North Carolina’s race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis?

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Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high-stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat
Cooper-Whatley U.S. Senate race ‘a true test of where the state is'
Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley Clinch US Senate in North Carolina, Setting up High-Stakes Fall Fight
North Carolina 's primary will be the official starting gun for one of the country's most closely watched U.S. Senate campaigns, likely pitting former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against former Republi...

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Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley set to face off in key North Carolina Senate race
Laurie Buckhout wins GOP primary, setting a rematch with US Rep. Don Davis in North Carolina
Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley will advance to a marquee North Carolina matchup for US Senate
“It’s not just that Roy Cooper has never lost a race in 40 years, he’s overcome a Republican-leaning electorate to win a statewide election six times,” Larken Egleston, a three-time DNC delegate and c...

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Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley win party nominations in North Carolina Senate race
Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley to square off for North Carolina's US Senate seat

Roy Cooper's chances of flipping North Carolina's Republican Senate seat: Polls

Cooper is set to face off against Michael Whatley in one of the most competitive races of the 2026 midterms.

Cooper lays out plan to lower grocery costs, help farmers from Washington

Fresh off winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, former Gov. Roy Cooper lays out his plan to help families and farmers tackle the cost of groceries.

Cooper targets affordability, Whatley focuses on safety as US Senate campaigns ramp up

Former Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley kicked off their campaigns for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat Wednesday, hours after dominating their primary elections.