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Poll: Burr Holds Slight Edge Over Challenger in North Carolina

Trump leads Clinton by 2 points in presidential contest

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr has $6.9 million cash on hand compared to challenger Deborah Ross' $1.9 million. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr has $6.9 million cash on hand compared to challenger Deborah Ross' $1.9 million. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

A new poll shows Republican Sen. Richard M. Burr holding a slight lead in the race for his North Carolina seat.

The poll from Emerson College found Burr leading his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Deborah Ross, by 4 points, 45 percent to 41 percent. The poll sampled 800 likely voters and had a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

A Monmouth University poll released last week showed Burr with a 2-point edge while a CNN/ORC poll released the same day had the Republican incumbent leading by 3 points.

Ross has been able to raise prolific amounts of money — $2.1 million in total contributions, according to her Federal Election Commission second quarter report — and reported $1.9 million in cash on hand.

Comparatively, Burr had about $1.6 million in total second quarter contributions but had more than $6.9 million in cash on hand. 

[Ratings Change in Two Top Senate Races]

The same poll showed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by 2 points in North Carolina, 45 percent to 43 percent, in a four-way race with Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson (8 percent) and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (2 percent).

The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report/Roll Call rates the Senate race as Tilts Republican.

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