RALEIGH - A new Opinion Diagnostics poll commissioned by Common Cause North Carolina shows Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley by 10 percentage points in the state's U.S. Senate race.
RALEIGH - FactCheck.org says a Republican super PAC ad in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race gives a misleading account of a backlog of untested sexual-assault evidence kits during Roy Cooper's time as attorney general.
HIGH POINT - A new High Point University survey puts Democrat Roy Cooper at 50% and Republican Michael Whatley at 42% among likely North Carolina voters in the open U.S. Senate race.
President Donald Trump campaigned with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley as North Carolina’s statewide contest against Democrat Roy Cooper enters its final weeks.
The father featured in an advertisement attacking Roy Cooper says political operatives misled him about how an interview concerning his daughter’s murder would be used.
The Fourth Circuit ruled for Roy Cooper and other Democratic candidates in a dispute over FCC guidance on coordinated political ad rates.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has officially launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate. In a statement released Monday, Cooper said, “I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.”
Raleigh, N.C. — Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross released the following statement on Governor Roy Cooper running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina:
Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee and former North Carolina GOP leader, is reportedly set to launch a campaign for U.S. Senate — setting up a run against former Gov. Roy Cooper.
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is reportedly set to formally launch a campaign for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek a third term in 2026 has upended North Carolina politics, opening a high-stakes U.S. Senate race in a key battleground state. The announcement has drawn attention from both parties, with several prominent North Carolina Democrats and Republicans weighing potential bids for the open seat.
Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and former State Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson were recognized for their exemplary accomplishments in public health with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Ron H. Levine Public Health Award at the annual North Carolina Public Health Leaders’ Conference on March 13.
