Nielson Brothers Polling (NBP) released its three day tracking poll in South Dakota last night. Results confirm the tightness of the congressional race between incumbent Stephanie Herseth-Sanlin (D) and Kriste Noem (R) but the Governor's race, where Scott Heidipriem (D) faces Lt. Gov. Dennis Dauggard (R), is much tighter than polling by Rasmussen and Mason Dixon conducted on or before October 20th.
It looks like Heidipriem might just pull this one out. Below are the numbers and a web site address to view details of the poll.
Weighted numbers from the polling window of Monday through Wednesday show the following.
Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin holds on to her edge in the race for US House. The Democratic incumbent receives support of 42.0 percent to 40.1 for Kristi Noem, the Republican challenger. B. Thomas Marking (Independent) makes gains from the previous NBP surveys, garnering 5.5 percent, while 12.4 remain undecided.
Dennis Daugard, Republican Lieutenant Governor, continues to lead Democratic SD State Senate Minority Leader, Scott Heidepriem 43.7 to 41.3 percent. Undecided numbers in this race shrink to 15 percent.
With regard to party preferences for state senate candidates, Republicans lead Democratic candidates 41.8 percent to 35.1, with 23.1 percent still undecided.
The quote above comes from the KDLT-TV, Sioux Falls web site. The three day sample exceeds 800 respondents with a margin of error under 4%.
Details of the poll can be viewed at www.macroecon.com .