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Cooper Leads Whatley In Final Elon Poll Ahead Of Senate Election

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 20, 1:28 PM EDT

updated Oct 20, 3:58 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WCNC-TV, WGHP and WFMY-TV, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Roy Cooper leads Michael Whatley and maintains a double-digit lead ahead of the Senate election in the final Elon University poll, WFMY-TV, WGHP, and WCNC-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 20, 4:58 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 20, 1:59 PM EDT · first source seenOct 20, 4:06 PM EDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 20, 2:08 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 20, 4:06 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.