Former NC Governor Roy Cooper is predicted to win NC Senate Seat
Democrat Roy Cooper has won North Carolina Senate seat according to the Associated Press Race call.
Cooper defeated Michael Whatley, a former Republican National Committee chair who President Trump picked to replace retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis.
With 74% of votes counted as of 9:00 p.m., Cooper has the total of 1,737,424 votes compared to Whatley with 1,017,143 votes.
Cooper is the first democrat elected to the senate for North Carolina since 2008.
Iredell County Election Results
From the AP Press election results at 8:23 p.m., Whatley has the total of 29,128 votes (52.1%) and Cooper with 25,679 (45.9%).
However, there is a greater margin shift for this midterm election. In 2024, 33.1% voteed Democrat while 65.7% voted Republican. As of the results as of 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 3, 45.9% voted Democrat while 52.1 voted Republican.
This an ongoing article. As more voting results filter in, this article will be updated.
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