Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner ...

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is running for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, entering what’s ...

President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Thursday said she would not run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina ...

North Carolina is a pivotal battleground state and the Senate race is one of the premier contests of the upcoming midterm ...

Lara Trump is no longer her father-in-law’s choice to run for Senate in North Carolina. The former co-chair of the Republican ...

Roy Cooper enters North Carolina Senate race as Democrats' top recruit, boosting chances to flip a key Republican seat in ...

Michael Whatley, the current RNC chair, plans to run for the open North Carolina Senate seat, The Associated Press reported.

The contest is expected to be one of most tightly contested races in 2026.

Whatley is a well-known name in the state, having previously served as chairman of the state GOP, and he has no voting record ...

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has formally announced that he’s entering the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

On Thursday, two people familiar with Lara's decision told Politico that Whatley will be running for Senate, and that he will ...