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DEVELOPING · 30 SEP → 30 OCT 2026 · 31 EDITIONS · 82 OUTLETS

Polls show Roy Cooper leading Michael 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 41 82 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 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 2 Oct 06:11 UTC · Republicans Shift Senate Strategy as Democrats Gain Ground in Key Midterm Races 2 Oct 12:16 UTC · Sherrod Brown campaigns for Ohio Senate comeback with union support 2 Oct 18:12 UTC · Democratic gains widen Senate battleground as Ohio and Alaska races tighten 3 Oct 00:10 UTC · Senate contests tighten in Ohio, Alaska and Maine 3 Oct 06:13 UTC · Competitive Senate races take shape in Ohio, Alaska and Maine 3 Oct 12:08 UTC · Senate contests tighten in Ohio, Alaska and Maine ahead of midterms 4 Oct 00:07 UTC · Maine Senate race draws conflicting assessments 4 Oct 12:07 UTC · Maine Senate race draws conflicting assessments as Collins faces Jackson 13 Oct 12:23 UTC · Polls show Democratic advantages in North Carolina Senate race and congressional ballot 13 Oct 18:29 UTC · Polls show Roy Cooper leading Michael Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 11 HEADLINES

  1. 1 Oct, 16:35 UTC

    Polls show Cooper leading Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

  2. 2 Oct, 06:11 UTC

    Republicans Shift Senate Strategy as Democrats Gain Ground in Key Midterm Races

  3. 2 Oct, 12:16 UTC

    Sherrod Brown campaigns for Ohio Senate comeback with union support

  4. 2 Oct, 18:12 UTC

    Democratic gains widen Senate battleground as Ohio and Alaska races tighten

  5. 3 Oct, 00:10 UTC

    Senate contests tighten in Ohio, Alaska and Maine

  6. 3 Oct, 06:13 UTC

    Competitive Senate races take shape in Ohio, Alaska and Maine

  7. 3 Oct, 12:08 UTC

    Senate contests tighten in Ohio, Alaska and Maine ahead of midterms

  8. 4 Oct, 00:07 UTC

    Maine Senate race draws conflicting assessments

  9. 4 Oct, 12:07 UTC

    Maine Senate race draws conflicting assessments as Collins faces Jackson

  10. 13 Oct, 12:23 UTC

    Polls show Democratic advantages in North Carolina Senate race and congressional ballot

  11. 13 Oct, 18:29 UTC

    Polls show Roy Cooper leading Michael Whatley in North Carolina Senate race

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Donald Trump · 13 outlets
  • James Talarico · 7 outlets
  • Ken Paxton · 7 outlets
  • Susan Collins · 6 outlets
  • Sherrod Brown · 6 outlets
  • Election Day · 6 outlets
  • Peggy Flanagan · 6 outlets
  • Jon Husted · 5 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Mary Peltola · from 6 Oct 14:54, 4 outlets
  • Michele Tafoya · from 22 Oct 10:00, 4 outlets
  • Joe Biden · from 7 Oct 14:25, 3 outlets
  • Barack Obama · from 7 Oct 14:25, 3 outlets
  • Darline Graham · from 7 Oct 14:25, 3 outlets
  • Annie Andrews · from 7 Oct 14:25, 3 outlets
  • Tim Walz · from 7 Oct 14:25, 3 outlets
  • Crystal Ball · from 6 Oct 14:54, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • percentage points: 11 (2 from 28 Sep 22:40) → 4 (1 from 2 Oct 09:00) → 15 (1 from 14 Oct 01:04) → 12 (1 from 14 Oct 01:04) → 8 (1 from 14 Oct 01:04) → 4.9 (1 from 14 Oct 01:04) → 20 (1 from 22 Oct 10:00) → 28 (1 from 25 Oct 23:26) → 2.56 (1 from 25 Oct 23:26)
  • respondents said: 53% (1 from 28 Sep 13:00) → 50% (1 from 1 Oct 16:38) → 48% (1 from 7 Oct 15:49) → 54% (1 from 28 Oct 13:36)
  • likely voters: 400 (1 from 14 Oct 01:04) → 511 (1 from 15 Oct 16:10) → 500 (1 from 15 Oct 16:10)
  • support among: 70.6% (1 from 14 Oct 01:04) → 91% (1 from 15 Oct 16:10) → 48% (1 from 28 Oct 13:28)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.