The end may be near for Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, barring a huge surprise on Election Day.
A new poll by the University of Arkansas shows Republican Tom Cotton with a commanding 13-point lead among “very likely voters” in the state.
Cotton led Pryor by a 49-36 percent margin, well outside the margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.1 percentage points.
Fifteen percent didn’t support either or didn’t know.
The survey shows a larger lead for Cotton than most polls, but it’s consistent with data showing a steady and growing advantage for the Republican challenger in recent months.
The “very likely voter” sample reached 568 Arkansans from Oct. 21-27.