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  "id": 15918793,
  "title": "Cooper holds 13-point lead over Whatley in NC Senate race: Poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/cooper-holds-13-point-lead-over-whatley-in-nc-senate-race-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T17:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6163192-north-carolina-senate-polling-data/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new poll found former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) holds a 13-point lead over his GOP opponent Michael Whatley in the state’s Senate race less than two weeks away from Election Day. The Elon University poll reported that 52 percent of respondents favored Cooper, 39 percent backed Whatley, 6 percent remained undecided and...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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