Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) was holding a small lead over his Republican challenger in a poll released on Tuesday by Public Policy Polling.
The poll showed the incumbent with a 1-point lead over Republican challenger Bob Beauprez. Hickenlooper garnered 45 percent of support from likely voters to Beauprez’s 44 percent, with 7 percent undecided. Four other candidates received a total of 4 percent combined.
While this is the first time that PPP has polled the race since mid-July, recent polling by other firms have shown a fluctuating race with each candidate showing leads.
Another poll released later on Tuesday by Monmouth University showed Hickenlooper leading by a 7-point margin, 50 percent to 43 percent.
The PPP survey was conducted from Oct. 16 through Oct. 19. The automated poll surveyed 778 likely voters with a margin of error of 3.5 percent.
The TPM PollTracker Average on Tuesday had Hickenlooper with a 4.7 percent lead.
