North Carolina’s 2026 election will be the most competitive Senate election in the nation, and Roy Cooper is the only DEMOCRAT who can win. He handily won the primary and now faces Republican Michael Whatley in November.
The Hill has called NC’s Senate seat the #1 most likely to flip next year, and Cook Political Report rates it a TOSS-UP. Republicans are poised to pour hundreds of millions into defeating us — and they’ve already courted RNC Chair Michael Whatley to run against Roy.