Question:
If the election for U.S. Senate was held today would you vote for [Republican Thom Tillis, Democrat Kay Hagan or someone else]? [Rotate names]

[If someone else] Who is that someone else?
[If don't know] If you had to choose between the U.S. Senate candidates who would you choose, Kay Hagan, Thom Tillis, or someone else? [rotate names]. Respondents who lean toward one of the two major party candidates are then added to that candidate's total.

About this Poll
The Elon University Poll conducted a live-caller, dual frame (landline and cell phone) survey of 1,078 residents of North Carolina between September 5-9, 2014. Of these respondents, 983 said they were registered to vote in North Carolina. Of these registered voters, 629 were identified as likely voters using the method described in the methodology section near the end of this report. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.98 percentage points for residents, +/- 3.13 for registered voters and +/- 3.91 for likely voters.