N.C. Rep. Jane Whilden, D-Buncombe, is trailing her Republican opponent, Tim Moffitt, by seven-percentage points, according to a poll from the conservative Civitas Institute:
According to the poll of 350 registered voters in that district, 45 percent of voters said that if the election for state representative were held today they would vote for Moffitt. Thirty-eight percent said they would vote for Whilden, and 17 percent said they were undecided.
Of those most likely to vote in November, 49 percent said they would vote for Moffitt, while 40 percent of voters said they would likely vote for Whilden.
?In a rematch of a very close race in 2008, Moffitt appears to be riding the favorable Republican tide into office,? said Civitas Institute Senior Legislative Analyst Chris Hayes.
Civitas’ House Partisan Index ranks Whilden’s district, the 116th, as R+2, meaning it leans slightly Republican. It’s one of about a dozen Democrat-held districts that Republicans consider competitive this year.
