Democrat Roy Cooper maintains a wide lead in the race for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, according to a new poll from Elon University. A recent Fox News poll showed Cooper leading Whatley by 9 percentage points (53% for Cooper to 44% for Whatley). In the latest Elon poll, Cooper was favored by 93% of Democrats. Election integrityThe Elon poll gauged respondents’ opinions on a variety of other issues, including election integrity and support for data centers. Fifty-three percent said they oppose locating data centers in their communities, up from 44% in March.