Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina Senate seat, flipping a key GOP-held seat

Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper has been elected to the U.S. Senate from North Carolina, defeating President Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate Michael Whatley. Cooper’s win flips the GOP-held seat opened by Sen. Thom Tillis’ retirement and gave Democrats a key pickup on their road to taking control of the chamber. The 69-year-old Democrat still has not lost an election in a long political…

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