Cooper defeats Whatley, bucks longtime Republican trend
Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race, turning back the president’s pick who helped the president win reelection two years earlier and bucking a longtime Republican trend.
Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in Tuesday’s election for a U.S. Senate seat from North Carolina. Cooper’s victory turned back the president’s pick — who had helped the president win reelection two years earlier — and marked a break with a longstanding Republican trend in the state.