New poll shows tight presidential race in Georgia

Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a slim lead over President Trump in Georgia, according to a new poll.

Biden leads by a narrow 2-point margin over Trump among likely Georgia voters, with 46 percent of the vote compared to Trump’s 44 percent, according to a SurveyUSA poll released Tuesday. Biden’s lead is well within the poll’s plus or minus 5.3 percentage point margin of error.

Trump has consistently trailed Biden in recent national polls, and Biden has also had the lead in a number of key swing states. In 2016, Trump won Georgia by about 5 points.

The poll also indicates a number of tight races congressional races across the state.

Sen. David Perdue (R) is neck-and-neck with his Democratic challenger, Jon Ossoff. Purdue leads Ossoff by just 3 points, which is also within the margin of error, at 44 percent compared to Ossoff’s 41 percent, based on the poll.

In the special election to fill a Senate seat vacated by former Sen. Johnny Isakson (R), Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R), who was appointed to serve in the seat until the election, is leading the other candidates in the “jungle primary” with 26 percent of the vote. The jungle primary will be held on Election Day, and if no one wins a majority, the top two finishers will advance to a Jan. 5 runoff. 

Rep. Doug Collins (R) and the Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) are behind Loeffler at 17 percent each. They are trailed by Matt Lieberman (D), the son of former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), at 13 percent support, based on the poll. 

Perdue’s race is rated a “toss-up” by The Cook Political Report, while the seat held by Loeffler is rated “lean” Republican. 

The poll was conducted for WXIA-TV in Atlanta. It surveyed 800 Georgia adults, including 669 registered to vote. Of those registered to vote, Survey USA determined 623 are likely to vote in the general election. The survey was conducted Aug. 6-8.