Chair Michael Whatley has formally entered the North Carolina Senate race, setting up a likely face-off against former Gov.

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.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley said Thursday that he will seek his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis. If he ...

A new survey from Emerson College Polling shows former governor Roy Cooper (D) leading early in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race. The new poll previews the projected 2026 race ...

A new poll of the North Carolina Senate election points to a close race between former Governor Roy Cooper and Republican ...

Former Gov. Roy Cooper is officially in the race for the U.S. Senate, Republicans override several of Gov. Stein’s vetoes ...

Whatley is now running to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who recently voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On July 23, Tillis told Axios that Robinson’s campaign was an ...

Whatley, the current chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced his run at Loray Mill Event Hall. Last week, ...

Next year’s race for North Carolina’s open Senate seat is predicted to be the most expensive in US election history. Winning ...

President Donald Trump declared last week on social media that Gastonia’s Michael Whatley would “make an unbelievable senator ...

CHARLOTTE – Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has announced his plans to run for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.

By way of comparison, after Joe Biden took office in 2021, Republicans didn't take the lead in Real Clear Politics averages ...