A new poll of the South Carolina gubernatorial race finds Republican nominee Nikki Haley just barely ahead of Democratic state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, 45%-41%.
The latest survey is pollster Crantford & Associates’ first set of numbers on the race. When Rasmussen looked at the contest on September 22, a drastically different result was produced, as Haley led 50%-33%. The four-point margin produced by the newest survey is the narrowest point spread seen in the race through recent months’ polling.
The TPM Poll Average shows Haley still up double-digits in the contest, leading 47.6%-37.4%. The margin of error for the latest survey is ±3.9 percentage points.
