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

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

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

Expected to be the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history, polling released Friday gave former North Carolina Democratic ...

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

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

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has launched his campaign for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat.

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

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