Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat
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Summary
Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina, flipping a seat held by Republicans. Cooper, a former two-term governor, will succeed Sen. Thom Tillis and take office in January.Key Facts
- Cooper defeated Whatley, who had served as chair of the Republican National Committee but had not previously run for office.
- The seat was one of North Carolina’s two Republican-held U.S. Senate seats.
- Tillis did not seek reelection after clashing with President Trump over a major bill that included Medicaid cuts.
- Cooper campaigned on affordability and criticized Republican policies over inflation and gas prices.
- Whatley campaigned on helping carry out Trump’s agenda and criticized Cooper on crime.
- Trump campaigned in North Carolina for Whatley.
- Cooper will be the first Democrat to represent North Carolina in the Senate in more than a decade.
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