A new poll found that U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich maintained his double-digit lead as he seeks a third term in the U.S. Senate.
Heinrich, the Democratic incumbent, faces Republican nominee and former hedge fund executive Nella Domenici in the general election. A poll conducted by Research and Polling, Inc. for the Albuquerque Journal showed Heinrich leads in the race 51 percent to 40 percent among likely voters.
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This is very similar to the result from the same pollster in September, when they found a 12-point lead for Heinrich.
The poll found that Heinrich leads among both men and women. Among women, Heinrich leads 54 percent to 37 percent. Heinrich has a smaller lead among men, 49 percent to 43 percent.
Heinrich was previously a member of the U.S. House and the Albuquerque City Council. Domenici is the daughter of Pete Domenici, the longest-serving U.S. Senator in New Mexico history.
The poll was conducted between Oct. 10 and Oct. 18, and the poll used live interviewers based in Albuquerque and included live interviews of cell phones and landlines. The poll surveyed 1,024 likely voters and it has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points.