In an election for North Carolina Governor today, 07/15/08, Democratic Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue and Republican Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory are effectively tied, according to this latest SurveyUSA election tracking poll conducted exclusively for WTVD-TV in Raleigh. Today, it's Perdue 47%, McCrory 46%, within the survey's 3.8 percentage point margin of sampling error. Compared to an identical poll released eight weeks ago, McCrory is up one point; Perdue is down 5. Among men, McCrory leads by 11 points; among women, Perdue leads by 12 -- a 23-point gender gap. Among voters age 18 to 49, Perdue leads by 4; among voters 50+, McCrory leads by 2. McCrory leads by 14 points in Charlotte and the western portion of the state; Perdue leads by 9 points in the Raleigh and Greensboro areas, and by 12 points in southern and coastal North Carolina. Incumbent governor Mike Easley, first elected in 2000, is term limited