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Democrats eye North Carolina as best Senate seat to flip in 2026

WASHINGTON — Democrats are dropping their bids to run for the open Senate seat in North Carolina, clearing the way for former Gov. Roy Cooper in what the party views as its best chance to flip a seat in the upper chamber next November.

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Democrats got a top Senate recruit in North Carolina. Now they’re trying to find more

Democrats landed the biggest recruiting win of the 2026 midterm elections to date when former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper launched his Senate run Monday, boosting party hopes of winning the seat opened by retiring Republican Sen.

"Time for me to step up yet again": Roy Cooper on his North Carolina Senate bid

Former North Carolina Governor made his first television interview since announcing his run for Senate, telling Rachel Maddow that fighting for the middle class was his motivation to put his hat in the ring.

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Wiley Nickel exits North Carolina Senate race the day after Roy Cooper announces candidacy

Former U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel has decided to quit his bid for a Senate seat in North Carolina after Democrat Roy Cooper ...

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Slew of bills become law in North Carolina as veto overrides pass Senate and House

By noon on Tuesday, eight bills vetoed by Governor Josh Stein had become law by way of supermajority override votes in the ...

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RNC Chair Michael Whatley to seek open Republican-held Senate seat in battleground North Carolina: sources

Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley jumps into North Carolina's Senate race as Lara Trump declines to run, creating a ...

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