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DES MOINES — Republican Joni Ernst leads Democrat Bruce Braley by 6 percentage points in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate race, a new Iowa Poll published Saturday night reveals.

Ernst was chosen by 44 percent of likely voters and Braley by 38 percent in the Iowa Poll, which surveyed 546 likely voters between Sept. 21 and Sept. 24.

Many previous polls have shown the race in a virtual dead heat, but recent polls have swung a few points. A Loras College Poll showed Braley ahead by 4 percentage points, and a Quinnipiac University Poll showed Ernst ahead by 6.

The latter margin was matched Saturday by the new Iowa Poll.

Iowa’s U.S. Senate race has drawn national attention as the parties compete for control of the Senate. Democrats hold a slim advantage, but forecasts suggest Republicans have a good chance of gaining a majority.

Ernst and Braley are running to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin.

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