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DEVELOPING · 22 SEP → 2 OCT 2026 · 10 EDITIONS · 25 OUTLETS

Polls show Cooper leading Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 12 25 23 Sep 24 Sep 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 1 Oct 2 Oct 25 Sep 00:46 UTC · Democrats gain ground in several Senate races as midterms approach 26 Sep 18:12 UTC · Democrats focus on Kansas as Senate prospects broaden 27 Sep 00:10 UTC · Democrats Eye Kansas as Senate Outlook Tightens 27 Sep 12:13 UTC · Democrats Eye Senate Opportunities in Kansas, Texas and Other Republican-Leaning States 28 Sep 00:11 UTC · Democratic Senate Hopes Rise in Texas and Kansas 1 Oct 16:35 UTC · Polls show Cooper leading Whatley in North Carolina Senate race 1 Oct 18:09 UTC · Polls show Cooper leading Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 7 HEADLINES

  1. 2026-09-24

    Election ratings and polls show Democratic strength in several Senate races

  2. 25 Sep, 00:46 UTC

    Democrats gain ground in several Senate races as midterms approach

  3. 26 Sep, 18:12 UTC

    Democrats focus on Kansas as Senate prospects broaden

  4. 27 Sep, 00:10 UTC

    Democrats Eye Kansas as Senate Outlook Tightens

  5. 27 Sep, 12:13 UTC

    Democrats Eye Senate Opportunities in Kansas, Texas and Other Republican-Leaning States

  6. 28 Sep, 00:11 UTC

    Democratic Senate Hopes Rise in Texas and Kansas

  7. 1 Oct, 16:35 UTC

    Polls show Cooper leading Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • James Talarico · 3 outlets
  • Ken Paxton · 3 outlets
  • Thom Tillis · 2 outlets
  • Susan Collins · 2 outlets
  • Tim Kaine · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Donald Trump · from 29 Sep 05:09, 3 outlets
  • Congressional District · from 27 Sep 10:00, 2 outlets
  • Roy Cooper · from 28 Sep 13:00, 2 outlets