Republican North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley’s campaign is facing a precipitous decline in support in his quest to secure one of the country’s most competitive congressional seats, according to a new poll.
Whatley is running against former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, in the 2026 elections. Several polls last year had the pair in a close race, as the Republican Party fights to keep the seat under GOP control.
The momentum appears to have shifted significantly in Cooper’s favor, according to the poll from the right-leaning Tipp Insights for the League of American Workers. The poll handed the former governor a 24-point lead over Whatley. Of those surveyed, 54% viewed Cooper favorably, compared to Whatley’s 25%.
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Whatley announced his campaign last July, when
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