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Election 2026: Thune Groups’ $500M Helping Whatley’s Fiscal Deficit to Cooper

  • Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley is financially behind in his campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper and is receiving help from the Senate Leadership Fund and groups linked to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
  • The Senate Leadership Fund and allied groups announced they have raised $500 million for the 2026 midterm elections, with more resources raised than any previous Senate effort.
  • Campaign finance reports show Cooper raised $34.9 million and Whatley raised $11.2 million through the second quarter, with Cooper holding $20.7 million cash on hand and Whatley $3.4 million.
  • This election is considered pivotal nationally.
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Election 2026: Thune groups’ $500M helping Whatley’s fiscal deficit to Cooper

(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, trailing fiscally throughout his campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper, is getting a portion of the gap filled in by the Senate Leadership Fund led by his party’s campaign group and…

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