MADISON – About a month ahead of the Nov. 5 election, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin leads Republican challenger businessman Eric Hovde by 7 points, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll of Wisconsin voters released Wednesday.
Baldwin leads Hovde among both registered and likely voters 53%-46%. That shows some change from the last Marquette poll released in September, which had Baldwin leading Hovde among registered voters 52%-48% and among likely voters 52-47%.
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The race is closely watched as one that could help determine the balance of power in the Senate, where Baldwin is seeking her third term.
The new poll surveyed 882 registered voters, between Sept. 18-26. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. There were 798 likely voters, with the same margin of error.
The Marquette poll released Wednesday is the third one conducted since Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket against Republican former President Donald Trump.
Baldwin and Hovde will meet for a debate on Oct. 18, hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation at WMTV-TV in Madison. The debate will be televised and broadcast on radio across the state.
Jessie Opoien can be reached at jessie.opoien@jrn.com.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Tammy Baldwin opens 7-point lead over Eric Hovde in new Marquette poll
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