Iowa Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Joni Ernst seems to be inching ahead of Rep. Bruce Braley, according to a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Wednesday.
The poll found Ernst leading Braley 47 percent to 43 percent among likely Iowa voters. That poll followed a Quinnipiac University poll earlier in the day showing 47 percent for Ernst to 45 percent for Braley among likely voters.
Recent polling has generally shown Ernst with a lead of somewhere in between 2 to 3 percentage points over Braley.
The USA Today/Suffolk University also found 7.4 percent remain undecided.
In late August a USA Today/Suffolk University poll found Ernst and Braley tied at 40 percent each.
Before the new USA Today/Suffolk University poll, the TPM Polltracker average found Ernst with a 3.5 point lead over Braley.
The poll was conducted among 500 likely voters between Oct. 11 and Oct. 14. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.