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Senator Ashley Moody held onto her seat, fending off a competitive challenge from Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist.
Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina governor, quickly defeated President Trump’s chosen G.O.P. candidate, Michael Whatley.
Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat after Republican Thom Tillis clashed with Trump and opted not to run again
US midterms: Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat in critical win — follow live
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Roy Cooper will flip a North Carolina Senate seat, CNN projects. It's an early encouraging sign of Democrats' chances to retake control of the Senate.
In the first flip of the night, Democrat Roy Cooper won North Carolina's Senate race ∙ Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won in Georgia ∙ Chris Pappas took New Hampshire
Democrats flip Senate battleground North Carolina in first major midterm scalp
Roy Cooper defeats Republican Michael Whatley, flipping Thom Tillis' Senate seat for Democrats in North Carolina.
Democrats flip Senate battleground North Carolina in first major midterm scalp
