North Carolina's Senate seat is open and the most expensive race in the country. Will Roy Cooper win it on Nov 3?
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Roy Cooper, the Democratic former governor of North Carolina, won the state's open U.S. Senate seat on November 3, 2026, defeating Republican Michael Whatley, NBC News and WRAL reported, with unofficial returns putting Cooper's margin near 19 points. The seat became open when two-term Republican Sen. Thom Tillis chose not to seek reelection, and the contest drew hundreds of millions of dollars in outside spending, consistent with its billing as one of the cycle's most expensive Senate races.
Cooper, who left the governor's office with high approval ratings after three terms plus a term as attorney general, ran as a statewide-proven Democrat in a race Republicans had hoped to hold given Trump's 2024 performance in the state. Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman and Trump's preferred candidate, was unable to overcome Cooper's name recognition and the national headwinds facing the GOP in the midterms. Whatley conceded by phone on election night.
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