NORTH CAROLINA: COOPER WINS THE SENATE SEAT, HOUSE ON A KNIFE'S EDGE

🏛️ U.S. SENATE (open) — 🔄 FLIP ✅
🔵 Fmr. Gov. Roy Cooper @RoyCooperNC: 2,467,963 (58.7%)
🔴 Michael Whatley @WhatleyNC: 1,643,088 (39.1%)
🎤 COOPER: "I will be your voice as your senator. I will always put you, the people of North Carolina, first." (CBS News)
🎤 WHATLEY, conceding: "I am convinced today, more than ever, that North Carolina is a state worth fighting for." (WUNC)
📊 Ted Budd won this seat's 2022 race by 3. Cooper won by nearly 20.
🗳️ Turnout: 4,203,181 vs 3,773,924 in 2022 (+11%)

🔥 HOUSE: 10 RACES STILL TOO CLOSE

• NC-5: Chuck Hubbard @ChuckHubbardNC leads Rep. Virginia Foxx @virginiafoxx by just 99 votes — Foxx says the count isn't over (NC Newsline)
• NC-3: Rep. Greg Murphy leads by 233
• NC-9: Richard Ojeda @Ojeda4America leads Rep. Richard Hudson @RepHudsonNC
• NC-14: Lakesha Womack leads Rep. Tim Moore @timmoorenc
In NC, a candidate trailing by less than 1% can request a recount (WUNC). The Center Square reports Democrats flipped 6 NC House seats.

🗳️ EVERY HOUSE SEAT

⏳ NC-1: 🔵 Don Davis @DonDavisNC 156,564 – Laurie Buckhout @lauriebuckhout 146,259
✅ NC-2: 🔵 Deborah Ross @DeborahRossNC 245,402 – Eugene Douglass @efdouglass 76,763
⏳ NC-3: 🔴 Greg Murphy @RepGregMurphy 117,583 – Raymond Smith @RayESmithJr 117,350
✅ NC-4: 🔵 Valerie Foushee @ValerieFoushee 283,255 – Mahesh Ganorkar @GanorkarMax 67,799
⏳ NC-5: 🔵 Chuck Hubbard @ChuckHubbardNC (new) 139,034 – Virginia Foxx @virginiafoxx 138,935
⏳ NC-6: 🔵 Cyril Jefferson (new) 140,001 – Addison McDowell @RepMcDowell 133,737
⏳ NC-7: 🔴 David Rouzer @RepDavidRouzer 159,985 – Kimberly Hardy @KimberlyHardyNC 157,560
⏳ NC-8: 🔴 Mark Harris @RepMarkHarrisNC 147,094 – Colby Watson 141,915
⏳ NC-9: 🔵 Richard Ojeda @Ojeda4America (new) 138,707 – Richard Hudson @RepHudsonNC 132,692
⏳ NC-10: 🔴 Pat Harrigan @PatHarriganNC 146,166 – Ashley Bell 143,137
✅ NC-11: 🔵 Jamie Ager @JamieAgerNC (new) 195,637 – Jennifer Balkcom @JenBalkcom 141,427
✅ NC-12: 🔵 Alma Adams @RepAdams 219,672 – Jack Codiga @codiga 50,864
⏳ NC-13: 🔵 Paul Barringer @PaulBarringerNC (new) 159,981 – Brad Knott @bradknottfornc 152,329
⏳ NC-14: 🔵 Lakesha Womack (new) 147,388 – Tim Moore @timmoorenc 140,973

✅ called · ⏳ too close · AP, unofficial (new 2025 map)

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