Omaha World Herald Poll: NE-02: Terry (R-inc) 44% White (D) 39%

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The battle between Democrat Tom White and Republican Lee Terry in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District remains competitive, with The World-Herald Poll showing that Terry has an edge but not an insurmountable lead.

Forty-four percent of registered voters said they would vote for Terry, while 39 percent chose White.

However, Terry’s lead grew to 8 percentage points among more committed voters — those who said they had already voted or definitely planned to vote.

The poll’s margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.

“Anytime it’s within the margin of error, the candidate who is down can win,” said Randy Adkins, a political scientist at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

A state senator from Omaha, White is making his first bid for Congress against Terry, a six-term congressman. The two have been turning up the heat in the race, with White trying to convince voters that a new face is needed in Washington and Terry saying White will go to Washington and toe the Democratic line.

The survey’s differing results between all registered voters and those who said they definitely planned to vote underscores what will be a pivotal factor in this race: turnout.

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