Question:
If the election for United States Senate were held today would you be voting for Republican Richard Burr, Democrat Deborah Ross, or Libertarian Sean Haugh [PRONOUNCED “HAW”]?

[ASKED ONLY OF PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHO THEY WOULD CHOOSE] Are you leaning toward voting for Republican Richard Burr, Democrat Deborah Ross, or Libertarian Sean Haugh?

Richard Burr (R) – 47 percent
Deborah Ross (D) – 42 percent
Sean Haugh (L) – 6 percent
(Don’t know) – 4 percent
(Refused) – 1 percent

About this Poll
The High Point University Survey Research Center interviewed 479 state of North Carolina likely voters Oct. 1 through Oct. 6, 2016, using Registration Based Sample (aka Voter List Sample) purchased from Survey Sampling International through Aristotle in Washington, D.C. To be included in the sample, a voter needed to have a propensity score of more than 30 on a scale of 0 to 100 based on their voting history in presidential and midterm elections and demographics. In order to confirm voters’ likelihood of voting, they were asked an additional screening question: “On November 8, North Carolina will hold its election for President, U.S. Senate, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and other offices. How certain are you that you will vote in this election? Are you almost certain to vote, you probably will vote, your chances of voting are 50/50, or you will not vote in the November 2016 general election?” Only respondents who indicated they were “almost certain” to vote or “probably” would vote were considered to be likely voters. Only the 479 respondents interviewed were determined to be likely to vote in the Nov. 8, 2016 general election. This research was conducted 100 percent by telephone. Respondents on both cell phones (348 interviews) and landlines (131 interviews) were contacted by live operators at the Survey Research Center, who hand-dialed the telephone and completed the interview.