U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole leads Kay Hagan by five points.
In a recent survey by Public Policy Polling, the Salisbury Republican has a narrow margin over the Democratic nominee, with 48 percent backing Dole and 43 percent backing Hagan.
"Hagan is benefiting from the visibility she built up during the primary campaign, and has a chance if she can compete with Dole financially over the next six months," said Dean Debnam, president of the Democratic polling firm in Raleigh.
In a February poll, Hagan trailed Dole by 17 points, but she has since won the Democratic primary and aired two TV ads.
The automated poll of 616 likely voters was taken on May 8-9. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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