Two new polls were released this week in the U.S. Senate race. A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS showed U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) had the support of 50% of likely voters while his Democratic rival Mandela Barnes was backed by 49%. The poll of 714 likely voters was conducted October 13-17 using a combination of online and telephone interviews. The margin of error is +/- 4.5%. FiveThirtyEight rates SSRS a C pollster.
A new Data for Progress poll found 51% of likely voters supported Johnson while 46% backed Barnes. The poll of 1,376 likely voters was conducted October 14-22 using a combination of text messages, live calls, and web panel respondents. The sample was weighted according to age, gender, education, race, geography and voting history. The margin of error is +/- 3%. FiveThirtyEight rates Data for Progress a B pollster.
