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Andy Nilsson ends North Carolina Senate bid after Trump backs Michael Whatley
A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year has ended his campaign now that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has entered the race with President Donald Trump's endorsement.
Michael Whatley announces run for North Carolina Senate seat at Gastonia event
Michael Whatley announced Thursday afternoon that he is running for the U.S. senate seat currently occupied by Thom Tillis.
Trump-backed RNC chair jumps into 'marquee' Senate race in battleground North Carolina
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley entered the 2026 North Carolina Senate race to succeed retiring Sen. Thom Tillis in expected costly battle.
Michael Whatley, RNC chairman endorsed by Trump, launches Senate bid in North Carolina
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has launched his campaign for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat
RNC chair Michael Whatley launches NC Senate bid, opening door to new leadership
WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley has formally kicked off his bid for the hotly contested North Carolina Senate seat, opening the door for new leadership at the top of the official GOP.
Trump-backed GOP Chairman Michael Whatley to announce U.S. Senate campaign in Gastonia
Former lieutenant governor candidate Andy Nilsson and former congressional candidate Don Brown are also seeking the Republican nomination for the seat, which is being vacated by Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis.
Republican Andy Nilsson ends Senate campaign in NC after Trump endorses Whatley
Nilsson, a retired businessman launched his campaign when Tillis was still expected to seek re-election and before Cooper started his run.
Michael Whatley, Republican leader, officially enters US Senate race in NC
Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican who represented North Carolina in Congress, also never ran for public office before being ...
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Gastonia resident and RNC Chair Michael Whatley expected to launch bid for Tillis’ seat
A race between Roy Cooper and Gastonia resident Michael Whatley could prove to be “as close to a toss-up as exists in American politics." ...
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Michael Whatley to make major announcement in Gastonia on Thursday
Big news is expected out of Gastonia this Thursday, as Republican leader Michael Whatley is set to make a major announcement.
Candidate Michael Whatley sure isn’t running away from Donald Trump | Opinion
In announcing the firing of the government’s chief labor statistician last week, President Trump condemned the works of Erika ...