
Game on in North Carolina as former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper launches Senate bid for GOP-held seat
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Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announces Senate run in North Carolina for the open seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in the 2026 midterm elections.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
"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," Cooper said in a social media post.
Cooper's campaign launch is seen as a major coup for the Democratic Party, as he was the party's top recruit in next year's elections, bolstering their chances of flipping a key GOP-held seat as they try to take a big bite out of the Republicans' 53-47 Senate majority.
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