Democrats see 2026 as a chance to flip one of North Carolina's U.S. Senate seats for the first time in years. Republicans want a new senator who will be more loyal to President Donald Trump.

The former governor's remarks were Cooper's first time speaking publicly since news of his Senate campaign broke and come ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper gave his clearest signal yet that he intends to run for U.S. Senate in 2026, according to a report from WNCN.

The 68-year-old former two-term governor, four-term attorney general and 14-year state lawmaker indicated Saturday night he ...

At a sold-out, high-profile Raleigh dinner that will gather political leaders from all over the country Saturday, the ...

Roy Cooper will lead the North Carolina Democrats’ effort to win a U.S. Senate election for the first time since 2008.

Other speakers throughout the night hinted at a Cooper candidacy. Saturday’s event was headlined by Illinois Gov. JB Prizker, who, taking the stage after Cooper’s speech, called out, “Thank you ...

Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is expected to attend and speak at the North Carolina Democratic Party's Unity ...

Republicans are starting to zero in on candidates for pivotal 2026 Senate races in Michigan, North Carolina, and Georgia.

The former congressman from Cary faced an uphill Democratic primary against former Gov. Roy Cooper, whom Wiley is expected to ...

Cooper, the former two-term governor who has never lost an election, has not formally announced his intentions to run, but is seen as the foremost candidate from his party.

With the executive seat open for the first time in 16 years, two prominent Democrats have emerged as frontrunners: County ...