Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat

Democrat Roy Cooper defeated President Trump’s handpicked candidate, Michael Whatley, flipping one of North Carolina’s two GOP-held U.S. Senate seats. Cooper, the popular two-term governor, has never lost an election. He will succeed Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who declined to seek reelection. Cooper consistently widened his polling lead, and GOP super PACs canceled ads in the state.