Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate race

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley for the state’s open Senate seat, succeeding outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and flipping a must-win seat in Democrats’ push to flip the upper chamber. The Senate race was called for Cooper 8:23 p.m. by the Associated Press. Cooper garnered 66.8% against Whatley’s 31.6%, with […]