Overview
- A new AtlasIntel survey released Saturday finds Mikie Sherrill leading Jack Ciattarelli 50% to 49%, the closest margin yet reported.
- The Real Clear Polling average still shows Sherrill with a small edge of roughly 2.7 points, with multiple recent polls within the margin of error, including Hill/Emerson at 50% to 48%.
- The contest features a pronounced gender split, with Sherrill up 18 points among women and Ciattarelli up 16 points among men, according to Hill/Emerson.
- Ciattarelli has cut a summer deficit to a few points, helped by an endorsement from President Donald Trump and support from several local Democrats and New Era Democrats.
- Economic concerns dominate voter priorities as early voting proceeds, with final ballots to be cast on Tuesday, Nov. 4.