Senate 2026 · North Carolina
Race coverage
The cycle's most likely flip — the open seat left by Thom Tillis's retirement. Below: articles from the North Carolina press that name a candidate in this race but are not counted as policy coverage — articles coded to Government Operations (CAP major topic 20, the machinery of government, with campaigns as one subtopic), pieces with no policy content, and letters, releases, digests and blogs — since collection began in May 2026. Each carries what it is.
66 articles in this group; the list keeps the newest 60 and drops repeats of the same headline — 52 below.
Wake Board of County Commissioners, At-Large: Christine Kushner
20 Government Operations
Democrats see opening in NC as Whatley campaign pauses ads • NC Newsline
20 Government Operations
How a 1964 ad shaped today’s television political attacks • Asheville Watchdog
20 Government Operations
3 NC legislative races worth watching in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus counties
20 Government Operations
Where’s Sarah Stevens?
20 Government Operations
Republican super PAC pauses spending in North Carolina’s key US Senate race • NC Newsline
20 Government Operations
National Dems expand US House battlefield, targeting Knott in NC-13 • NC Newsline
20 Government Operations
Fact-check: Republicans claim Cooper was in New York when Helene hit North Carolina
20 Government Operations
More parental leave, faster hiring among changes coming to NC workforce
20 Government Operations
Mitch Kokai: Most NC voters think Cooper would back DSA policies - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
Trail mix: Nuggets from the 2026 midterms • Asheville Watchdog
20 Government Operations
Motivated older voters could shape NC’s 2026 US Senate race, poll finds • NC Newsline
20 Government Operations
Headwinds beyond their control - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
Pat McCrory’s Raleigh Reckoning
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper campaigns in Charlotte in U.S. Senate race
20 Government Operations
Vice President JD Vance to speak at midterm rally in Greensboro
20 Government Operations
What the Censure of a GOP Leader Says About Michael Whatley
20 Government Operations
3 things happening in NC: Trump rallies with Michael Whatley following troubling AP report
20 Government Operations
Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at Michael Whatley rally
20 Government Operations
In Goldsboro, Roy Cooper highlights cost of living crisis
20 Government Operations
Cash Michaels: What lies from Michael Whatley - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
The Politics of Dissent
20 Government Operations
NC father says anti-Cooper political ad exploited his son’s killing
20 Government Operations
Three Races to Watch in Roy Cooper’s Backyard
20 Government Operations
U.S. Senate Candidates Could Skip Debating for First Time in Almost 30 Years
20 Government Operations
Pink-slime journalism comes to North Carolina’s Senate race • Asheville Watchdog
20 Government Operations
Popular Information - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
Political parties see high stakes in NC Supreme Court election
20 Government Operations
Where Cooper and Whatley stand on rising costs and other issues
20 Government Operations
Balkcom to Replace Edwards as GOP Candidate for 11th District
20 Government Operations
Opinion: The grotesque indifference of Senate candidate Michael Whatley's latest attack
20 Government Operations
Senate hopeful talks FEMA, economy, Iran during CG visit - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
Dukes in Trump’s Court
20 Government Operations
The Billion-Dollar Election That Hasn’t Happened
20 Government Operations
Republican officials bar another North Carolina reporter from Michael Whatley event
20 Government Operations
Suite Dreams
20 Government Operations
Floyd Prophet: A big tent circus - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
Trump is dragging NC Republicans underwater, poll shows
20 Government Operations
Floyd Prophet: Here we go again! - Salisbury Post
20 Government Operations
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