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Michael Whatley Wins North Carolina GOP Senate Primary, Setting Up High-Stakes Battle With Roy Cooper

Cooper is presented as Whatley's opponent in a closely watched North Carolina Senate race.

Michael Whatley Wins North Carolina GOP Senate Primary, Setting Up High-Stakes Battle With Roy Cooper
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Media projections say Michael Whatley won the North Carolina Republican Senate primary, setting up a general-election contest with Democrat Roy Cooper. The article says the race could affect control of the Senate.

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Democratic Senate candidate and Whatley's expected general-election opponent

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Republican Senate candidate who won the North Carolina primary

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Republican senator whose retirement opened the seat

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Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley Win Party Nominations for North Carolina Senate Seat

Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley are set to face each other in November for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat. Center outlets treat the matchup as a largely informational, high-stakes race preview, focusing on the candidates and campaign context; individual articles also add fundraising, other House primary results or voter views.

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