Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate election, flipping seat for Democrats, CBS News projects
Democrat Roy Cooper defeats Michael Whatley in the North Carolina Senate race, flipping the seat for Democrats, CBS News projects.
Covered by 4 sources from 3 countries. First reported by NPR ·
How 4 newspapers cover this story
Democrat Roy Cooper wins a North Carolina Senate seat
Democrat Roy Cooper has won North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, according to a race call from the Associated Press, providing the party with a key Senate flip.
Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina, flipping Senate seat for Democrats
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.
· Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate election, flipping seat for Democrats, CBS News projects
· GOP Sen. Thom Tillis reacts after CBS News projects that Democrat Roy Cooper will win his seat
North Carolina voters elect Roy Cooper, state’s first Democratic senator in 10 years
Cooper, the state’s former governor, defeated former RNC chair Michael Whatley by focusing his campaign on lowering costs US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Roy Cooper, North Carolina’s former governor, was elected to represent the state in the US Senate, marking the first time…
Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat
Roy Cooper beat out Republican Michael Whatley.
· Democrat Roy Cooper celebrates flipping North Carolina Senate seat
Coverage details
4 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: NPR, CBS News, The Guardian and Al Jazeera. NPR published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was Al Jazeera, less than an hour later.
Key names in the coverage: North Carolina, Roy Cooper, Senate and Republican Michael Whatley.
By country: United States (2), United Kingdom (1), Qatar (1). In total 7 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
