Senate 2026 · North Carolina
Race coverage
The cycle's most likely flip — the open seat left by Thom Tillis's retirement. Below: every kind of piece — news, opinion, press releases, letters, digests and blogs — from the national press that name a candidate in this race, since collection began in May 2026. A name anywhere in the text counts, so a piece need not be about the race. Pages that are not articles are left out.
Policy topics
235 pieces in this selection; the lists keep only the most recent, and repeats of the same headline are dropped — 36 below.
Roy Cooper Way Up in North Carolina Senate Race
20 Government Operations
Trump evokes Willie Horton to take down Roy Cooper, boost Michael Whatley in N.C. Senate race
20 Government Operations
Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
20 Government Operations
U.S. Senate balance of power falls to Ohio, several key states
20 Government Operations
Democrats see opening in NC as Whatley campaign pauses ads
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Ahead in North Carolina Senate Race
20 Government Operations
How Roy Cooper became Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seat
20 Government Operations
While North Carolinians Went Homeless, This Is What Roy Cooper Did With Hurricane Relief Funds
15 Banking, finance and commerce
Republican super PAC pauses spending in North Carolina’s key US Senate race
20 Government Operations
National Dems expand US House battlefield, targeting Knott in NC-13
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Is a Tax Maniac
1 Macroeconomics
Roy Cooper Maintains Big Lead in North Carolina
20 Government Operations
Inside North Carolina Democrat Roy Cooper's Culture of Corruption as Governor
20 Government Operations
Motivated older voters could shape NC’s 2026 US Senate race, poll finds
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Holds Comfortable Lead in North Carolina
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Tops 50% in North Carolina Senate Race
20 Government Operations
Poll: 2 out of 3 North Carolinians get political news from local TV or social media
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Up by Double-Digits in North Carolina
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Ahead in North Carolina’s Senate Race
20 Government Operations
Don Davis, Roy Cooper Cozy Up With Child Predators
12 Law and Crime
Maher: Dems Like Ossoff, Roy Cooper Not Fighting Left Fringe
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Leads in North Carolina Senate Race
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper's lead grows to 15 points in NC Senate race (Carolina Journal)
20 Government Operations
Roy Cooper Way Ahead in North Carolina’s Senate Race
20 Government Operations
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