Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., speaks to reporters on Nov. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former congressman said he will no longer seek an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina next ...

Former Congressman Wiley Nickel has announced he is suspending his campaign for North Carolina’s Senate seat and endorsing Roy Cooper for the position.

Former North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel dropped his Senate campaign Tuesday, one day after former Gov. Roy Cooper entered the race.

Former Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) is ending his campaign for North Carolina’s Senate seat and endorsing former Gov. Roy Cooper (D), a day after Cooper launched his much-anticipated bid. Nickel ...

“We started this campaign to send Thom Tillis packing. Well, mission accomplished I guess!” said Wiley Nickel, who officially launched his candidacy for the 2026 U.S. Senate race in April.

A former congressman will no longer seek an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina next year now that fellow Democrat Roy Cooper is running for the post.

Former Rep. Wiley Nickel ends US Senate campaign, endorses ex-Gov. Roy Cooper to take Sen. Thom Tillis's seat. Nickel lauds Cooper's bipartisan leadership.

Wiley Nickel exits North Carolina Senate race the day after Roy Cooper announces candidacy Former U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel has decided to quit his bid for a Senate seat in North Carolina after ...

Former U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel has decided to quit his bid for a Senate seat in North Carolina after Democrat Roy Cooper announced his candidacy. Nickel endorsed Cooper on Tuesday, ...