Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov.

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has an early lead over Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the ...

Democrats, again, could learn from this: It’s not enough to talk about social issues. Medicaid just got cut in the federal ...

Expected to be the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history, polling released Friday gave former North Carolina Democratic ...

Roy Cooper led Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley by six points in the first major poll of the 2026 North Carolina Senate race. The Emerson College poll, obtained by Politico, ...

The former governor is six points up in what will be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country next year.

Strategists say Cooper’s entry makes North Carolina a more difficult seat for the GOP to hold, though a Democrat hasn’t won a ...

A new poll of the North Carolina Senate election points to a close race between former Governor Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley in what is likely to be one of the ...

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has launched his campaign for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper holds a six-point advantage over Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the 2026 U.S. Senate race, according to the first ...

Roy Cooper should be an overwhelming favorite to be North Carolina’s next U.S. senator, but Michael Whatley is strong where ...