North Carolina: Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley win primaries to set up Senate contest
by George Chidi and Jimmy Ryals in Chocowinity, North from on (#73Z7Y)
Former Democratic governor Cooper to take on Trump-backed Whatley for seat held by retiring Thom Tillis
North Carolina's competitive Senate race came into shape on Tuesday, with former Democratic governor Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley winning their respective primaries.
Cooper, a former two-term governor, is widely seen among North Carolina's Democrats as their best chance at flipping a Republican-controlled seat, held by retiring US senator Thom Tillis, a conservative who has turned hard against the Trump administration on its handling of healthcare, defense and the Epstein file disclosures.
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