Polls show Cooper with strong lead over Whatley for NC Senate seat
Democrat Roy Cooper has an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the Senate race in North Carolina, according to a new poll from The Carolina Journal/Harper Polling. The survey, released last week, found that nearly half of 600 likely voters in North Carolina said they.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Democrat Roy Cooper has an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the Senate race in North Carolina, according to a new poll from The Carolina Journal/Harper Polling. The survey, released last week, found that nearly half of 600 likely voters in North Carolina said they.
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- Published: May 19, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC
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