Democrat Roy Cooper wins a North Carolina Senate seat

Democrat Roy Cooper has won North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, according to a race call from the Associated Press, providing the party with a key Senate flip.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffc%2F50%2F2afbf0934629961ad82585b4641e%2Fgettyimages-2302578106.jpg' alt='Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic Senate nominee, speaks at a campaign event on Sunday in Concord, N.C.'/><p>Democrat Roy Cooper has won North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, according to a race call from the Associated Press, providing the party with a key Senate flip.</p><p>(Image credit: Allison Joyce)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-150958' />