# Former Gov. Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race, flipping seat for Democrats

https://mins.news/en/item/128133

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 01:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/roy-cooper-north-carolina-senate-election-win-democrats-rcna603330

> NBC News projects that former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, flipping it to the Democrats.

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