Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, who has held his seat for more than four decades, is facing his toughest election yet.
, conducted by Selzer & Co from October 9 to 11, found Grassley winning 46 percent of likely voters. Franken, meanwhile, won 43 percent. The poll surveyed 620 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
The poll indicates that Franken could be giving Grassley his toughest reelection bid yet. Despite Iowa being viewed as a competitive state, the GOP senator has easily won each reelection since initially winning by eight points in 1980. In 2016, his most recent race, Grassley won by about 24 percentage points.
Above, GOP Senator Chuck Grassley speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C. on April 4. Grassley only leads his Democratic challenger Mike Franken by 3 points in the latest Des Moines Register poll, suggesting he could face his tightest race since being elected to the Senate in 1980."It says to me that Franken is running a competent campaign and has a shot to defeat the seemingly invincible Chuck Grassley—previously perceived to be invincible," J.
"Michael Franken's campaign has continued to be underestimated. While the Selzer poll may have come as a surprise to national pundits, it confirms what we hear from Iowans everyday on the ground - that they are ready to retire Chuck Grassley, and Franken is the first Democrat in a long time who is uniquely positioned to do it," Petersen wrote.
The newest survey represents the best independent polling the Franken campaign has seen ahead of the midterm elections.
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