KTNV/RASMUSSEN POLL: Cortez Masto narrowly eclipsing Heck in close Nevada Senate race
Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto has taken a narrow lead in Nevadas U.S. Senate race against Republican Rep. Joe Heck, according to a new KTNV-TV 13 Action News/Rasmussen Reports poll.
Cortez Masto leads Heck by a 43 to 41 percent, with seven percent of voters supporting another candidate and eight percent unsure with a 3.5 percent margin of error. The poll of 826 likely voters was conducted between Oct. 20 to 22, following the third presidential debate at UNLV.
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Among Hispanic voters, the poll indicates Cortez Masto leads by a 47 to 34 percent margin with 12 percent still undecided. Thats a much narrower margin among Latino voters than Hillary Clinton commands over Donald Trump, according to polling results released yesterday.
Heck trails Cortez Masto in Clark County by a 45 to 39 percent margin and in Washoe County by a 44 to 43 percent margin, though the Republican leads in rural areas of Nevada by a 53 to 35 percent spread. -
KTNV 13 Las Vegas
A tight race that will require democrats remain vigilant in getting every possible democratic voter to the polls.