Politics● Low3h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 2:21 AM
Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT US · North America
The Democrats flipped their first Senate seat of the night. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why this wasn’t a surprise, and why it’s one of at least four seats the party needs to win to secure a majority in the Senate.
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