Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 11 points in Indiana, where the race for the U.S. Senate has pulled into a tie eight days before the election, a new poll shows.
The Republican presidential hopeful edges Clinton 50-39 in the Hoosier State, marking a 7-point increase for Trump in state-level support since mid-October. The billionaire is ahead of Clinton among voters without a college degree (54-34) and college graduates (46-43), and carries an 11-point lead among men.
Trump has also pulled ahead of Clinton among women, a demographic she led by 9 percentage points just two weeks ago. He now leads her 47-42.
The survey took place Oct. 27-30. Only 4 percent of Indiana voters surveyed after the FBI announced on Oct. 28 it was reopening its Clinton email probe on Friday said the news changed their mind about which candidate they planned to support. Eighty-five percent of respondents said it had no impact on their upcoming vote.
On the Senate side, GOP Rep. Todd Young is now tied with his Democratic challenger, former Sen. Evan Bayh, at 45 points each. The poll marks the first time Bayh hasn’t carried a 6-7-point lead over Young in Monmouth polls of Indiana.
Both Senate candidates have seen their unfavorable ratings increase slightly since mid-October. Thirty-two percent of voters hold a negative opinion of Bayh, and 24 percent feel the same toward Young.
In the race to succeed Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg holds a 6-point lead over Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb. Gregg’s lead has been cut in half since mid-October, when he led Holcomb 50-38.
Results for the poll of 402 likely voters in Indiana contain a margin of error plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
