U.S. Senate
DRoy Cooper
51.5%
average of 7 polls
RMichael Whatley
40.7%
average of 7 polls
Difference: 10.8 points
Photos: Roy Cooper, NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0; Michael Whatley, Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0. Candidates without a freely licensed photo are shown by initials.
Plain average D+10.8, corrected D+11.1 (±2.8) · 7 pollsters, fieldwork through 2026-10-20
| Pollster | Fieldwork | Sample | Result | Margin | ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Polling for Carolina Journal | 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-20 | 600 LV | Roy Cooper (D) 49; Michael Whatley (R) 39; Other (OTH) 5; Undecided (UND) 7 | D+10.0 | 7.5 |
| ActiVote | 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-20 | 400 LV | Michael Whatley (R) 43; Roy Cooper (D) 57 | D+14.0 | 9.7 |
| Trafalgar Group(R-aligned) | 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-10 | 1,091 LV | Roy Cooper (D) 48.8; Michael Whatley (R) 40.9; Other (OTH) 3.4; Undecided (UND) 6.9 | D+7.9 | 5.6 |
| SurveyUSA for WRAL-TV, WSOC-TV | 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11 | 643 LV | Roy Cooper (D) 54; Michael Whatley (R) 40; Undecided (UND) 6 | D+14.0 | 7.4 |
| Change Research for Carolina Forward(D-aligned) | 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 | 829 LV | Roy Cooper (D) 50; Michael Whatley (R) 40; Other (OTH) 3; Undecided (UND) 7 | D+10.0 | 6.4 |
| East Carolina University | 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-03 | 810 LV | Michael Whatley (R) 43; Roy Cooper (D) 50; Other (OTH) 2; Undecided (UND) 6 | D+7.0 | 6.6 |
| Elon University / YouGov | 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-08 | 561 LV | Roy Cooper (D) 52; Michael Whatley (R) 39; Other (OTH) 3; Undecided (UND) 6 | D+13.0 | 7.8 |