Civitas Poll: Burr Continues to Lead Among Unaffiliated Voters in North Carolina

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Raleigh, N.C. – Unaffiliated voters in North Carolina continue to lean toward incumbent Republican US Sen. Richard Burr by a 39 percent-32 percent margin against Democratic opponent Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, according to a new National Research Inc. poll released today by the Civitas Institute.

According to the live caller poll of 400 unaffiliated likely voters, 39 percent said they would vote for Burr if the election for US Senate were held today. Thirty-two percent said they would vote for Marshall, and 7 percent said they would vote for Libertarian candidate Michael Beitler. Twenty-one percent of voters said they are undecided.

Among voters who said they are most likely to vote in 2010, Burr’s lead increases to 44 percent-29 percent.

“Unaffiliated voters across the state who, in the 2008 election cycle, voted for President Obama and Senator Hagan are now increasingly leaning toward Republican candidates,” said Civitas Institute Senior Legislative Analyst Chris Hayes.

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