Change Research poll
Fielded 10/1/2026 – 10/7/2026 · 829 respondents · Likely voters
Result
Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
Roy Cooper (D)
50%
Michael Whatley (R)
40%
Shannon Bray (L)
2%
Michael Dublin (G)
1%
About this poll
- Pollster
- Change Research
- Field dates
- Thursday, October 1, 2026 – Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Sample
- 829 · Likely voters
- Sponsors
- Carolina Forward
- Internal poll
- No
- Partisan
- DEM
- Published
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Source
- carolinaforward.org (opens in a new tab)
- Data feed
- VoteHub
- Last updated