Senate 2026 · North Carolina
Race coverage
The cycle's most likely flip — the open seat left by Thom Tillis's retirement. Below: every article from the North Carolina press that names a candidate in this race, policy-relevant or not, since collection began in May 2026. Pages that are not articles are left out.
All kindsPolicy-relevant 40Press releases 29Letters to the editor 2Government operations 66No policy content 3
40 articles in this group; the list keeps the newest 40 and drops repeats of the same headline — 31 below.
Senate candidate Michael Whatley accepted $27,000 from data center developer
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Panel Probing Cooper Prison Settlement Goes Quiet
12 Law and Crime
6 texts, 5 calls, 38 mins: Records reveal Michael Whatley's work as Helene 'recovery czar'
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Watchdog, other selected media denied access to cover G20 finance summit • Asheville Watchdog
19 International Affairs
What the Duke Lacrosse Case Says About Roy Cooper
12 Law and Crime
Make Or Break
6 Education
Global finance leaders to descend on Asheville for G20 summit • Asheville Watchdog
19 International Affairs
My Turn: Econ 101 - Salisbury Post
1 Macroeconomics
‘Recovery Czar’ Michael Whatley caught on audio wanting to end FEMA as Western NC is owed billions
15 Banking, finance and commerce
The Politics of a Prison-Release Settlement
12 Law and Crime
My Turn: We're off and running - Salisbury Post
2 Civil Rights
Here's what 'closing the chapter' on FEMA would mean for North Carolina disasters
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Crowded N.C. Jails Grapple with Iryna’s Law
12 Law and Crime
Group tags are dictionary matches over each headline and the opening of the article — the same term families as the social-group set. Articles naming no group carry none.