Senate Leadership Fund invests $17M, pledges $71M, to back Whatley
A summer campaign ad targeting Cooper is funded by an inaugural roung of funding from Senate Leadership Fund.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper has raised more than double Whatley's numbers in the first quarter and is also well ahead in polling.
North Carolina election officials will count the votes cast for Margot Dupre in the Republican primary for US Senate, despite the fact that Dupre has been disqualified from the race after a residency challenge.
In the latest Carolina Journal poll, Cooper has also maintained an early lead over Whatley in the 2026 US Senate race, but the his lead was cut nearly in half from August to September.
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