Sentence examples for close poll from inspiring English sources

Voters had braved freezing conditions to turn out in what was being seen as a nail-bitingly close poll.

Close polls, a nationally watched campaign, the potential for heartbreak?

First, the race is close: polls put Mr Braley and Ms Ernst about a percentage point apart.

As the campaign drew to a close, polls showed that large numbers of New Yorkers had deemed Mr. Paladino unfit to be governor.

Although the contest is fairly close, polls of gubernatorial races are ordinarily quite reliable in the late stages of a race.

That close polling is in line with previous polling that puts Trump variously four points up (Washington Post/ABC) among white women or two points down (CNN).

Despite a few surprisingly close polls this spring, John Kerry enjoys such a comfortable margin in New Jersey that neither campaign considers it a swing state.

They also said it would have been wrong to close polling stations simply on the assumption that voters would not turn out.

But with the race between Clinton and Trump so close – polling averages show them almost neck-and-neck – some would-be Stein voters are having to be pragmatic.

The Catalan government said almost 900 people were injured when Spanish police forcibly tried to close polling stations.

While the primary results were close, polls now show that Democrats decisively prefer Obama as their candidate.