Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican who represented North Carolina in Congress, also never ran for public office before being elected in 2002. Whatley served as her chief of staff for one of her six ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has an early lead over Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the ...

Democrats still in the dumps over last year's elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov.

Former two-term Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leading his much lesser-known likely Republican opponent by just six points ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper led Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley by 6 percentage points in ...

A Mini Cooper went off the road on northbound Olive Hill near Del Valle into the embankment on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The accident happened at about 11 am. The driver was reported to be out of his ...

Chairman Michael Whatley officially announced his bid for North Carolina's U.S. Senate race, shaking up what is expected to ...

Roy Cooper should be an overwhelming favorite to be North Carolina’s next U.S. senator, but Michael Whatley is strong where ...

The former governor is six points up in what will be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country next year.

Strategists say Cooper’s entry makes North Carolina a more difficult seat for the GOP to hold, though a Democrat hasn’t won a ...