Poll puts McCrory in front of Dalton as gubernatorial race heats up

September 30, 2012

By Geoff Pallay

RALEIGH, North Carolina: A new poll from a conservative organization in North Carolina shows Republican candidate Pat McCrory in front of Democratic candidate Walter Dalton for the race for Governor of North Carolina.

Conducted by the National Research Inc, the poll was commissioned by the Civitas Institute and has McCrory at 49 percent while Dalton has 38 percent. Those results are similar to polls by the same organization from earlier in 2012. Barbara Howe (L) received 2 percent while about 9 percent responded undecided. The poll’s margin of error is plus-or-minus 4 percent.

Governor of North Carolina (all 3 candidates)
Poll	Walter Dalton	Pat McCrory	Barbare Howe	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Civitas Institute (September 18-19)	38%	49%	2%	9%	600
Public Policy Polling August 31–September 2	39%	45%	5%	11%	+/-4	1,012
Public Policy Polling August 2-5, 2012	38%	45%	7%	11%	+/-3.4	813
Civitas Institute July 16-18, 2012	37%	47%	6%	10%	+/-4.0	600
Public Policy Polling July 5-8, 2012	36%	43%	9%	12%	+/-3.5	775
Civitas Institute June 29 - July 1, 2012	44%	46%	7%	3%	+/-4.2	558
AVERAGES	38.67%	45.83%	6%	9.33%	+/-3.18	726.33
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

See also

• North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2012