罗伊·库珀启动2026年参议院竞选，挑战退休的共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯，对阵共和党提名人迈克尔·沃特利。 Roy Cooper launches 2026 Senate run against retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, facing GOP nominee Michael Whatley.

前北卡罗来纳州州长罗伊·库珀(Roy Cooper)发起了2026年的参议院竞选活动,旨在摆脱退休的共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯(Thom Tillis)的席位。 Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has launched his 2026 Senate campaign, aiming to unseat retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis. 库珀(Cooper)是一个四个任期的民主党,有着两党成就的记录,侧重于可负担性、经济机会和政治改革。 Cooper, a four-term Democrat with a record of bipartisan achievements, focuses on affordability, economic opportunity, and political reform. 他面对的是共和党人迈克尔·莱利(Michael Whatley), 以及GOP和民主竞争者。 He faces Republican Michael Whatley, a Trump-endorsed former state GOP chair with no elected office, along with other GOP and Democratic contenders. 在一个竞争激烈的州的开放席位会影响参议院的控制。 The open seat in a tightly contested state could shape Senate control.