Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina’s high-profile US Senate race. Kokai offered these comments during an April 21, 2026, interview with WNCN (CBS17).
Former Gov. Roy Cooper has raised more than double Whatley's numbers in the first quarter and is also well ahead in polling.
Cook Political Report moved North Carolina's US Senate Race into the Democratic column after labelling it a toss-up prior.
This $71 million investment is part of a much larger, $342 million nationwide strategy targeting key battleground Senate races like Ohio, Georgia, and Michigan.
North Carolina voters broadly oppose ground troops in Iran and are split on whether the US was right to launch military action there, according to a new poll from Catawba College. Meanwhile, former Gov. Roy Cooper holds a 14-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the early US Senate race.
Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper holds a commanding lead over GOP challenger Michael Whatley. That margin is considerably wider than two other recent surveys of the race.
When these repeat offenders are arrested over and over and released on to public streets, our confidence in the justice system begins to crumble.
NC's open US Senate race is a statistical dead heat, with Democrat Roy Cooper holding a slim lead over Republican Michael Whatley, according to a new PPP poll.
2032 is not just the projected Social Security insolvency date. It coincides with the final year of the term of those elected to the Senate this November.
Cooper and Whatley will head to the general election, where the contest is expected to become one of the most closely watched and nationally covered Senate races in the country.
FEC filings show Cooper has raised $21,070,823.63 with $14,227,974,41 cash on hand, while Michael Whatley has raised $6,272,872.95 with $2,527,585.03 on hand.
