MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin Radio Network) - The race for Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seat is tightening up, with the gap between the two lead candidates shrinking to just two points in a new poll.
The results from the Marquette University Law School Poll released Wednesday show Democratic challenger Russ Feingold leading incumbent Senator Ron Johnson 46-44 percent among likely voters, with Libertarian candidate Phil Anderson polling at 4 percent.
The last Marquette poll released in late September had Feingold with a 5 point lead over Johnson, as he tries to reclaim the seat he lost to the Republican in the 2010 election.
The race between Feingold and Johnson has continued to tighten in recent weeks, with a memo from Johnson’s campaign saying internal polls show the incumbent with a slight edge and independents leaning towards supporting him.
Feingold and Johnson will meet this Friday in their only debate of the campaign, taking place in Green Bay.
