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North Carolina voters elect Roy Cooper, state’s first Democratic senator in 10 years
<p>State’s ex-governor bests Michael Whatley, ex-chair of Republican National Committee, by focusing on lower costs</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates">US midterm elections – live updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races">Track live results from all 50 states</a></p></li></ul><p>Roy Cooper, North Carolina’s former governor, was elected to represent the state in the US Senate, marking the first time in 10 years the state’s voters sent a Democrat to the US Congress’s upper chamber.</p><p>Cooper defeated Michael Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chair, to succeed Thom Tillis, the outgoing US senator.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/roy-cooper-michael-whatley-north-carolina-senate">Continue reading...</a>
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