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August 27
Poll shows close race in 10th

By Andrew M. Seder aseder@timesleader.com
Staff Writer

The results of the first published poll focused solely on the 10th Congressional District race between incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Carney and his challenger Chris Hackett shows a close race.

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The poll of 623 likely voters was taken exclusively for the Washington D.C. political newspaper Roll Call. Conducted Saturday through Monday by SurveyUSA, an automated polling firm, the results were published in Roll Call’s Wednesday edition.

In a head-to-head match-up with his Republican challenger, Carney, D-Dimock Township , was supported by 49 percent of those polled compared with 45 percent for Hackett, of Kingston Township . The difference was within the poll’s 4-point margin of error.

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