North Carolina voters elect Roy Cooper, state’s first Democratic senator in 10 years
Summary
Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley to win North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat, succeeding outgoing Senator Thom Tillis. Cooper campaigned on lowering household costs and cited his record as governor, while Republicans also lost a congressional seat in western North Carolina to Jamie Ager.Key Facts
- Cooper is North Carolina’s first Democratic U.S. senator in 10 years.
- Cooper defeated Michael Whatley, a former chair of the Republican National Committee.
- Cooper’s campaign focused on the cost of food, energy and housing, as well as his record on Medicaid expansion and teacher pay.
- Republicans tried to link Cooper to violent crime and raised concerns about transgender athletes and immigration.
- Cooper previously served as North Carolina’s attorney general and governor for two terms.
- The Senate Leadership Fund redirected spending from Whatley’s race to the Senate contest in Kansas.
- Jamie Ager won a western North Carolina congressional seat after incumbent Chuck Edwards chose not to seek re-election.
- Edwards’s decision followed a House ethics committee investigation and a recommendation that he be censured.
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