Cooper leads Whatley by 8 points in NC Senate race: Survey 

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is leading former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley by close to 8 points in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), according to a new poll. 

A Carolina Journal poll, conducted by Harper Polling and released Thursday, showed Cooper receiving about 49 percent support while Whatley received 41 percent, with a separate 10 percent of respondents saying they preferred someone else or they were unsure. 

A similar survey conducted for Carolina Journal in November showed Cooper holding a similar lead at 47 percent support to Whatley’s 39 percent. A separate 14 percent of respondents in that November survey said they preferred someone else or were unsure.........

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