Senator Thom Tillis to Retire, Igniting North Carolina’s Pivotal 2026 Senate Race
Senator Thom Tillis to Retire, Igniting North Carolina’s Pivotal 2026 Senate Race U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has announced he will not seek re-election, a surprise decision that immediately transforms North Carolina’s 2026 midterm landscape. The move opens a highly coveted seat in a crucial battleground state, setting the stage for one of the nation’s most contested Senate races. Tillis’s announcement came just a day after he drew sharp criticism from former President Donald Trump for opposing a key Republican…