Question:
If the 2012 election for governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Pat McCrory or Democrat Walter Dalton?

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely North Carolina Voters finds McCrory with 53% support, while his Democratic opponent, Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton, earns 42% of the vote. Four percent (4%) remain undecided.
About this Poll
The survey of 500 Likely Voters in North Carolina was conducted on October 17, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.