For the first time in nearly two months of polling, incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Burr’s lead in the North Carolina Senate race is in the single-digits. Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall finds herself trailing by eight points in a newly released PPP poll, 48%-40%, with Libertarian Michael Beitler earning 3%.
Burr’s lead over the last month has ranged from 13 points (in PPP’s September 26 look at the race) to 20 points. The TPM Poll Average still finds Marshall with some major ground to make up — she’s at 35.0%, compared to Burr’s 50.8%.
The margin of error for the latest survey is ±4.0 percentage points.
For more on the race, check out TPMDC’s full coverage here.
