Former North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper raised a record $3.4 million in the first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy, shattering the previous record by nearly $1 million, Politico reported Tuesday.

Cooper, who termed out as governor in 2024, launched his candidacy to replace outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who announced last month he would not seek reelection in the 2026 midterms.

Cooper’s fundraising haul shattered the previous one-day record set by Amy McGrath in Kentucky, who raised $2.5 million in her failed bid to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in 2020, according to the report.

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