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Deseret News on MSN · 18h

Democrats eye North Carolina as best Senate seat to flip in 2026

WASHINGTON — Democrats are dropping their bids to run for the open Senate seat in North Carolina, clearing the way for former Gov. Roy Cooper in what the party views as its best chance to flip a seat in the upper chamber next November.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Democrats got a top Senate recruit in North Carolina. Now they’re trying to find more

Democrats landed the biggest recruiting win of the 2026 midterm elections to date when former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper launched his Senate run Monday, boosting party hopes of winning the seat opened by retiring Republican Sen.

Roll Call on MSN · 13h

Former Rep. Wiley Nickel ends Senate bid in North Carolina after Cooper’s entry

Former North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel dropped his Senate campaign Tuesday, one day after former Gov. Roy Cooper entered the race.

15hon MSN

Wiley Nickel exits NC Senate race as Democrats pin hopes on Roy Cooper

With former Gov. Roy Cooper widely viewed as Democrats’ best bet of flipping outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis's (R-NC) seat, former ...

2hon MSN

Roy Cooper breaks fundraising records as he kicks off expensive North Carolina campaign

Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate — a massive cash boost the former North ...

The New York Sun2h

North Carolina Republicans Override Democratic Governor’s Vetoes of Several Bills, Including One Defining Biological Sex

The senate president says he looks forward to ‘overriding these harmful vetoes and putting North Carolina families first.’ ...

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RNC Chair Michael Whatley will run for Senate from North Carolina, sources tell CNN

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is expected to run for the Senate in North Carolina, setting up a ...

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