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Election 2026: Cooper Leads Whatley by 8 in High Point Poll
The survey also shows Democrats leading on every generic ballot question and Anita Earls ahead of Sarah Stevens by 2 points.
- A new High Point University poll released Thursday, Sept. 24, has former Democratic NC Gov. Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley by 8 percentage points in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race, with Cooper at 50 percent to Whatley's 42 percent among likely voters.
- This survey adds to a collection of September polls consistently showing Cooper ahead of Whatley, though polls differ substantially on the size of the advantage while agreeing on who leads.
- Democratic candidates lead Republicans on every generic ballot question asked; Cooper's support remained unchanged at 50 percent while Whatley's dropped 3 percentage points from the August survey.
- While the poll portrays North Carolina as moving in the same direction as the national electorate, the state remains several points more Republican than the country overall, indicating a difficult political environment for Republicans.
- Down-Ballot races remain tighter, with Democratic Justice Anita Earls holding a narrow 46 percent to 44 percent advantage over Republican challenger Sarah Stevens in the North Carolina Supreme Court contest, placing it too close to call.
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New HPU Poll Has Cooper Up 8, Dems Leading Across NC Ballot
Brought to you by the Rhino Times Polls can be off and things may change between now and election day, buy a jam-packed new poll provides some interesting input on where North Carolinians currently stand in a number of political races. A new High Point University poll released Thursday, Sept. 24, has former Democratic NC Gov. Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley […]
·Greensboro, United States
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Cooper Holds Comfortable Lead in North Carolina
A new High Point University poll in North Carolina finds Roy Cooper (D) leading Michael Whatley (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 50% to 42%. North Carolina Senate Race Roy Cooper (D) 50% Michael Whatley (R) 42% High Point University poll · likely voters
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left2Leaning Right9Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Right
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Right
56% Right
13%
C 31%
R 56%
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