North Carolina Gubernatorial Race Is A Dead Heat, New Polling Shows

The battle to become North Carolina’s next governor is a dead heat, new polling released Thursday shows.

Conducted from May 4-5 by the John Locke Foundation/Cygnal, the survey among 600 likely Tar Heel State voters shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson maintaining a razor-thin lead over Democrat Josh Stein. If the contest were held today, 39.2 percent of respondents said they’d “definitely” or “probably” vote for Robinson, while 39.1 percent said they’d support Stein. The poll shows 17.1 percent of voters remain undecided.

The numbers are concerning for Robinson, who led Stein by 2 points in the pollster’s April survey (39.9 to 37.9 percent). Robinson led Stein by nearly 5 points in March. Since winning the nomination to take on Stein, Robinson has

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