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Wiley Nickel ended his brief campaign for North Carolina's Senate seat, endorsing Roy Cooper, who is seen as the Democratic favorite to flip the seat from red to blue, while other political developments include investigations into judicial nominee Emil Bove and a backlog of Senate confirmations.
Democrat Wiley Nickel is expected to suspend his U.S. Senate campaign in North Carolina to endorse Roy Cooper and run for Wake County district attorney, consolidating the Democratic field. The race for the Senate seat is shaping up with Cooper as the frontrunner for the Democrats and Mike Whatley, endorsed by Trump, as a leading Republican contender, making the 2026 election highly competitive.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced that he will not seek reelection due to congressional redistricting by Republican state legislators, which is likely to shift the state's delegation to the right. Nickel also revealed that he is considering a U.S. Senate bid for the 2026 election. His decision, along with two other incumbent House Democrats not running in 2024, is seen as a benefit for national Republicans in their efforts to retain a House majority. Nickel plans to focus on helping Democrats get elected, fighting partisan gerrymandering, and exploring a path forward in the Senate.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced that he will not seek reelection due to congressional redistricting by Republican state legislators, which is likely to shift the state's delegation to the right. Nickel plans to consider a U.S. Senate bid for the 2026 election. His decision, along with two other incumbent House Democrats not seeking reelection, is seen as benefiting national Republicans in their efforts to retain a House majority in 2025. Nickel intends to work towards electing Democrats, fighting partisan gerrymandering, and exploring a path forward in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel, a Democrat from North Carolina, has announced that he will not seek reelection in 2024 due to redistricting that turned his competitive district into a solid Republican seat. Instead, Nickel plans to focus on the 2026 U.S. Senate race against incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis. The redistricting, carried out by Republican leaders, is expected to give Republicans a significant advantage in the upcoming elections. Nickel's decision not to run for reelection follows similar moves by two other Democrats in North Carolina's congressional delegation, who also cited the new maps as the reason for their departure.
North Carolina Representative Wiley Nickel, a Democrat, has announced that he will not seek reelection after the redrawing of congressional lines heavily favored Republicans in his district. Nickel, who won the last election in a competitive race, cited gerrymandering as the reason for his decision. He plans to focus on electing Democrats and then run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. Nickel is the third Democratic member of North Carolina's congressional delegation to announce they will not run again due to gerrymandering.