Live updates: Ossoff wins Georgia, Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat blue
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsNorth Carolina PoliticsGeorgia Politics
8 outlets (The Hill, The Guardian US, CBS News, Axios, NPR, NBC News, Fox News and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 8 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Senate”, “seat”, “Cooper”, “North”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “blue”; The Guardian US uses “Republicans” and “re-election”; NBC News uses “Former” and “Gov”; Fox News uses “battleground” and “defeats”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is projected to win the Senate race in North Carolina, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), notching a Democratic win in the seat being vacated by Sen. Th…”
- The Guardian US reports: “Former governor Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina to become first Democratic senator since 2008; Jon Ossoff and Chris Pappas win in Georgia and New Hampshire, respectivelyTrack live results from al…”
- CBS News reports: “Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in the North Carolina Senate race, CBS News projects, marking a flip for Democrats after GOP Sen. Thom Tillis opted not to seek reelection.”
Read the full coverage
- The Hill: Live updates: Ossoff wins Georgia, Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat blue
- The Guardian US: US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Democrats flip first Senate seat from Republicans; Ossoff wins re-election
- CBS News: Roy Cooper wins in North Carolina, flipping Senate seat for Democrats
- Axios: Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina Senate seat
- NPR: Democrat Roy Cooper wins a North Carolina Senate seat
- NBC News: Former Gov. Roy Cooper wins North Carolina’s Senate race, flipping the seat for Democrats
- Fox News: Dem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump ally
- PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Rep. Mike Collins speaks after loss in Georgia Senate race
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