Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) leads by four points over his challenger, Democrat Deborah Ross, in a Suffolk University poll of the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina.
Burr leads by four points, 41-37, with Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh following at 4 percent.
A recent CBS/YouGov poll showed the Democratic challenger and former North Carolina representative Ross ahead by one point, 41-40. Suffolk University had not previously polled this race.
The Suffolk poll was conducted over the phone from Sept. 5-7, among 500 likely North Carolina voters, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent.
TPM’s PollTracker Average for the U.S. Senate election in North Carolina shows Burr leading Ross, 39.4 to 36.6.