New poll finds Adler, Runyan in statistical dead heat
A third independent poll this week has said the race between freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. John Adler and Republican Jon Runyan is close. Adler finished with 42 percent to Runyan's 39 percent in the latest poll. A third-party candidate, Peter DeStefano, running with the tag line "NJ Tea Party," took 4 percent. Adler and Runyan are in a statistical dead heat because the poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
A third independent poll this week has said the race between freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. John Adler and Republican Jon Runyan is close. Adler finished with 42 percent to Runyan's 39 percent in the latest poll. A third-party candidate, Peter DeStefano, running with the tag line "NJ Tea Party," took 4 percent. Adler and Runyan are in a statistical dead heat because the poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll called 400 likely voters from Sept. 24 to 28. Adler leads Runyan by 48 percent to 35 percent in the Burlington and Camden Counties portion of the district, while Runyan has a 44 percent to 34 percent edge over Adler in Ocean County. Polls conducted by Richard Stockton College and Rutgers University found bigger spreads between the two major-party candidates but polling sponsors noted the race is very close and could change between now and Nov. 2. - Cynthia Burton