North Carolina’s wait for whether former Gov. Roy Cooper plans to run for Senate will soon be over. Cooper is expected to announce his run for U.S. Senate on Monday, according to multiple news outlets.

The midterms landscape is still tough, but Democrats got their ideal candidate in the undefeated former governor of North Carolina.

Reports indicate that Democrat Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina, will enter the race for the North Carolina U.

Democrat Wiley Nickel is expected to suspend his campaign for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat and endorse former Gov. Roy Cooper in the race, people directly familiar with Nickel’s plans told WRAL on Friday.

Former Governor Roy Cooper is expected to announce a 2026 U.S. Senate bid, and Governor Josh Stein has offered his support.

Since Sen. Thom Tillis said he wouldn’t seek a third term, eyes have been on the former North Carolina governor to run in the Democratic primary.

Trajectories and responsibilities for many politicians altered significantly on the coattails of former President Joe Biden’s announcement a year ago Monday that he would drop out

After Democratic Gov. Josh Stein won the gubernatorial election in November 2024, General Assembly Republicans passed a bill, and overturned then-Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, that shifted power away from the governor.