Democrat Roy Cooper flips key North Carolina Senate seat from Republicans
Also reported by Al Jazeera
Summary
Democrat Roy Cooper was projected to defeat Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, flipping the seat held by retiring Republican Thom Tillis. Cooper, a former state governor and attorney general, campaigned on lowering household costs, while Whatley pledged to support President Donald Trump’s agenda.Key Facts
- CBS projected Cooper to win the North Carolina Senate race.
- Whatley, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, was Cooper’s Republican opponent.
- The seat was held by Republican Thom Tillis, who announced his retirement from the Senate last year.
- Tillis decided not to seek a third six-year term after voting against Trump’s domestic policy package.
- Cooper served as North Carolina governor from 2017 to 2025 and previously served as the state’s attorney general.
- Cooper’s campaign focused on costs including food, health care, energy, child care, and housing.
- Whatley said he would advance Trump’s agenda, fight illegal immigration, and roll back Democratic policies.
- North Carolina’s other senator, Republican Ted Budd, was elected to his first six-year term in 2023.
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