It’s sure to be overlooked amid the presidential buzz, but amid the recent polling in New Hampshire, there was one down-ticket result that could make a big difference in the 2016 battle for Senate control.

The same NBC/Marist poll that showed Bernie Sanders with a big lead over Hillary Clinton also shows Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R, leading Gov. Maggie Hassan, D, by 3 points in a hypothetical Senate matchup, 48 to 45 percent. Ayotte’s lead has shrunk since the same poll was taken in July, showing her at 50 percent and up 8 points. The change could signal a tightening of what is still a hypothetical race, although in fact all of the results are within the margin of error from last time.