Xinhua reported at the close of voting on Tuesday night that U.S. media projected former Democratic governor Roy Cooper to win North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, flipping the state’s key mid‑term race for the Democratic Party for the first time since 2008. The projection marked the party’s first Senate victory in the state since 2008.
PBS’s live results website confirmed the outcome, stating that Cooper had become North Carolina’s first Democratic senator‑elect since 2008 and that he would be only the fourth Democrat to hold the seat in the last 50 years.
WUNC relayed a race call from The Associated Press that also confirmed the victory and described it as a flip for the Democratic Party.
The result follows a highly competitive campaign featuring several swing states. Early and absentee ballots were closely monitored, and the accurate projection reflects a meticulous vote‑counting effort across the state.
With Cooper now elected, the Democratic Party gains a seat previously held by a Republican, reshaping the partisan dynamics of the Senate ahead of the next election cycle.
