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• Democrat Roy Cooper flips key North Carolina Senate seat from RepublicansImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesByGrace Eliza GoodwinPublished4 November 2026, 02:17 GMTUpdated 28 minutes agoDemocrat Roy Cooper has been projected to win a key Senate race in North Ca...S1
• State’s ex-governor bests Michael Whatley, ex-chair of Republican National Committee, by focusing on lower costsUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesRoy Cooper, North Carolina’s former governor, will be the first Democrat to...S2
• With all eyes on North Carolina’s pivotal Senate race, Democrat Jamie Ager quietly cruised to victory Tuesday night in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district—flipping a House seat in what has been a Republican stronghold for most of the last 35 years. Ag...S3
• The popular former governor defeated President Trump’s handpicked choice to replace the retiring Thom Tillis.S4
• Cooper is the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 18 yearsS5
• Democrats need a net gain of four seats to regain control of the Senate.S6
• Cooper, a well-known former two-term Governor, ‌defeated a hand-picked candidate of President Donald Trump after campaigning ‌on the high cost ‌of ⁠food and energy as ⁠Mr. Trump’s approval ratings fellS7
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• NBC News projects Democrat Roy Cooper will win the Senate race in North Carolina.S9
• Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in the North Carolina Senate race, CBS News projects, marking a flip for Democrats after GOP Sen. Thom Tillis opted not to seek reelection.S10