A new Rasmussen poll of the North Carolina Senate race gives Republican Sen. Richard Burr a nine-point lead over Democrat Elaine Marshall, who some polls have shown gaining ground on Burr. Rasmussen’s latest numbers show Burr leading 49%-40%.
When Rasmussen last looked at the race on July 6, it found Burr up 15 points, 52%-37%. Other polling has shown things considerably closer. A July 25 SurveyUSA poll gave Burr only a three-point edge, and a July 31 PPP poll showed him up only two points.
Rasmussen is currently the only pollster not to include Libertarian Mike Beitler in its polling. For polls that do include Beitler, the TPM Poll Average gives Burr 38.9%, Marshall 37.9%, and Beitler 8.0%.
The margin of error of the latest Rasmussen poll is ±4.5 percentage points. Check out TPMDC’s full coverage of the race here.
