# North Carolina elects Roy Cooper as its first Democratic senator in a decade

https://mins.news/en/video/128649

- Guardian News, 2026-11-04 02:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BJNrvY_hH8

> Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper won a Senate seat, becoming the first Democrat to represent the state in the chamber in 10 years. He defeated Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, flipping a seat the party needed for a majority.

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