Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race, flipping seat for Democrats
The Associated Press called North Carolina's open Senate race for Democrat Roy Cooper, NPR reports, giving Democrats a seat now held by a Republican.
Democrat Roy Cooper has won the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. NPR reported the result on the basis of a call by the Associated Press.
Cooper, the state's governor, ran against Michael Whatley, a former chair of the Republican National Committee. PBS NewsHour described the contest as a choice between the two.
The seat is now held by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who is retiring when his term ends in January. NPR described Cooper's win as a key Senate flip for Democrats.
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- PBS NewsHourLive Results: North Carolina Senate midterm electionTue, Nov 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Fox NewsDem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump allyTue, Nov 3, 7:41 PM EST
- Fox NewsDem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump allyTue, Nov 3, 7:41 PM EST
- NBC NewsFormer Gov. Roy Cooper wins North Carolina’s Senate race, flipping the seat for DemocratsTue, Nov 3, 8:23 PM EST
- NPRDemocrat Roy Cooper wins a North Carolina Senate seatTue, Nov 3, 8:24 PM EST
- The HillFormer Gov. Roy Cooper flips Senate seat blue in North CarolinaTue, Nov 3, 8:28 PM EST
- CBS NewsRoy Cooper wins in North Carolina, flipping Senate seat for DemocratsTue, Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST
- NBC NewsDemocrat Roy Cooper projected to win North Carolina Senate raceTue, Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST
- The GuardianNorth Carolina voters elect Roy Cooper, state’s first Democratic senator in 10 yearsTue, Nov 3, 8:31 PM EST
- Al JazeeraDemocrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seatTue, Nov 3, 8:36 PM EST
- CBS NewsRoy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate election, flipping seat for Democrats, CBS News projectsTue, Nov 3, 8:43 PM EST
- PBS NewsHourWATCH: Roy Cooper speaks after flipping North Carolina Senate seat for DemocratsTue, Nov 3, 9:10 PM EST
- BBC NewsDemocrat Roy Cooper flips key North Carolina Senate seat from RepublicansTue, Nov 3, 9:18 PM EST
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