A new poll shows Republican Monica Wehby leading incumbent Democrat Jeff Merkley for the first time in the race for U.S. Senate in Oregon. The poll, conducted for the Daily Caller by Vox Populi Polling, asked registered voters who they are supporting in the race, with 40 percent saying they’d support Wehby, a pediatric neurosurgeon and first-time candidate, and another 5 percent saying they are leaning toward voting for her. Merkley, on the other hand, received 39 percent support with 2 percent saying they are leaning toward voting toward him. With those numbers combined, Wehby leads Merkley 45 percent to 41 percent.