Washington Times

The Washington Times: Polls show Kay Hagan with edge in North Carolina Senate race

Two new polls show incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina with an edge over Republican challenger Thom Tillis in a race that will play a crucial role in determining which party controls the U.S. Senate after November.

Among likely voters, Ms. Hagan holds a senate-ra/” target=”_blank”>4-point edge at about 45 percent to 41 percent over Mr. Tillis in an Elon University survey conducted from Sept. 5-9 and has a slightly larger lead, about 43 percent to 37 percent, among registered voters.

Libertarian party candidate Sean Haugh was not included in the survey, but 9 percent of likely voters and about 11 percent of registered voters chose “someone else.”

A separate American Insights poll gave Ms. Hagan a 43 percent to 34 percent lead among likely voters on a three-way ballot.

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