Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) holds a four-point lead over Democratic challenger Deborah Ross in a Suffolk University poll, retaining the lead in the North Carolina Senate he held last month.
The U.S. Senate election in North Carolina has been closely followed as a crucial race in Democrats’ quest to regain the Senate.
Burr leads the former Democratic state representative by four points, 40-36, with Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh following at 6 percent.
The incumbent’s four-point lead remains unchanged from when Suffolk University polled likely North Carolina voters in early September. In that poll, Burr led Ross, 41-37, with Haugh at 4 percent.
The Suffolk University poll was conducted Oct. 10-12, surveying 500 likely North Carolina voters with 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, 50.6 to 46.2.
