Democrat Will Fall Short of 9 to 12 Percent Margin

A Democratic candidate will not win the 2026 North Carolina Senate race by 9 to 12 percentage points. Unofficial results reported by WRAL from the November 3, 2026 count show Roy Cooper with 58.7% and Michael Whatley with 39.2%, an unofficial margin of 19.5%. That tallied gap would put the final ma…