Roy Cooper won North Carolina’s Senate seat before the polls even opened on Election Day. The number of early votes cast for the Democratic nominee totalled more than 1,728,000, besting the total number of votes cast overall for his Republican opponent Michael Whatley by roughly 85,000 votes, according to the North…

Democrats pick up seats, with North Carolina appearing headed for a divided legislature after more than a decade of Republican dominance. Democrats flip NC House, GOP poised to keep NC Senate by one seat is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a…

In a night of sweeping change, Asheville elected Kim Roney as its new mayor, Democrat Jamie Ager captured a Western North Carolina congressional seat held by Republicans since 2011, and former Gov. Roy Cooper won North Carolina’s closely watched U.S. Senate race. The Democratic victories in Western North Carolina…

With all eyes on North Carolina’s pivotal Senate race, Democrat Jamie Ager quietly cruised to victory Tuesday night in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district—flipping a House seat in what has been a Republican stronghold for most of the last 35 years. Ager, a fourth-generation farmer and small business owner,…

Democrat Jamie Ager won North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District on Tuesday, CNN and Decision Desk HQ projected, flipping a Republican-held seat in the state’s western mountains. Ager, a fourth-generation farmer, defeated Republican state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom. The seat opened up after Republican Rep. Chuck…

Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina's open-seat Senate contest.

The former governor is the first Democrat North Carolina has sent to the U.S. Senate since 2008.

Democrat Roy Cooper won North Carolina’s Senate race Tuesday, defeating former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ projected. The former governor’s win flips a seat vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who in his final year was increasingly critical of…

Republicans pulled out their funding support from North Carolina about a month before the election. They clearly saw the writing on the wall and knew the money was needed elsewhere. So, on Tuesday night, the Associated Press and MS NOW officially called the race for former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) to be the next senator…