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RNC Chair Michael Whatley to seek open Republican-held Senate seat in battleground North Carolina: sources
Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley jumps into North Carolina's Senate race as Lara Trump declines to run, creating a ...
Michael Whatley launches NC Senate campaign, is expected to step down as GOP chairman
Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, had been rumored as a possible Republican candidate for North ...
North Carolina Senate showdown ‘a true toss-up’ as Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley inch closer to 2026 bids
North Carolina’s 2026 Senate race is coming into focus as former Gov. Roy Cooper prepares to run and Republican National ...
Michael Whatley, R.N.C. Chairman, to Run for Senate in North Carolina
His entry will pave the way for a marquee contest in 2026, with former Gov. Roy Cooper planning to seek the Democratic ...
Who is Michael Whatley, NC’s GOP candidate for Senate?
Michael Whatley, a North Carolina native, is leaving his role as chairman of the Republican National Committee to run for ...
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Republican National Committee Chair, Michael Whatley, announces run for Thom Tillis' Senate seat
A North Carolina native, Whatley led the state's GOP before he was selected by President Trump to lead the RNC in 2024.