Carson grabbed 29 percent to Trump's 23 percent, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in third with 11 percent. | AP Photo Carson, Clinton lead in NBC/WSJ national poll

Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson lead the field in their respective parties in the quest for the presidential nomination, according to results from a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released late Monday and early Tuesday.

On the Democratic side, Clinton holds a 2-to-1 advantage over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 62 percent to 31 percent, while former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley took in just 3 percent.


Meanwhile, Carson overtook Donald Trump among Republicans in a poll that was taken both before and after last week's debate in Colorado. The retired neurosurgeon grabbed 29 percent to Trump's 23 percent, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in third with 11 percent, followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz with 10 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 8 percent.

The poll was conducted Oct. 25-29, surveying 400 Democratic and 400 Republican primary voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points for both samples.