Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley Advance to Crucial US Senate Race

Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley won their respective primaries to set up a high-stakes North Carolina US Senate race for the seat of retiring Senator Thom Tillis.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed Roy Cooper, who leads Michael Whatley by 10 to 24 points in his bid to flip the seat for Democrats.In Texas, James Talarico secured the Democratic nomination with 53.2% of the vote to focus his campaign on addressing wealth inequality.John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced to a Republican runoff following record spending that reached $122M during the primary contest.