North Carolina’s 2026 Senate race is likely pitting popular former Gov. Roy Cooper against Trump-backed RNC Chairman Michael Whatley.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The race for North Carolina's pivotal US Senate seat, which will become vacant in 2026, is heating up. Senator Thom Tillis holds the seat currently, but announced at the end of ...

Photo: Alamy Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is preparing to run for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate ...

W ASHINGTON—Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley is expected to announce a run for Senate in North Carolina in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter, and he has ...

Lara Trump is no longer her father-in-law’s choice to run for Senate in North Carolina. The former co-chair of the Republican ...

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, had been rumored as a possible Republican candidate for North ...

President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, announced she’s not running for U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’s open seat. Both ...

The far-right conspiracy theorist who President Donald Trump chose as his government watchdog is no fan of bureaucrats. Paul ...

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley is preparing to enter the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in North ...

Lara Trump announced she will not run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. This paves the way for a potential contest between former Governor Roy Cooper and RNC Chairman Michael Whatley. The race is ...

President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Thursday said she would not run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina ...

North Carolina voters will choose between Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and former two-term ...