Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE has a narrow lead over her GOP rival Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE in North Carolina, according to a new Civitas poll of likely voters.

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Clinton is favored by 44 percent of likely voters, and Trump is backed by 42 percent.

Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson Gary Earl JohnsonWhat the numbers say about Trump's chances at reelection Presidential race tightens in Minnesota as Trump plows resources into state The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden condemns violence, blames Trump for fomenting it l Bitter Mass. primaries reach the end l Super PAC spending set to explode MORE has the support of 5 percent of likely voters and another 6 percent are undecided.

The poll also found 40 percent of voters say they are more interested in voting against a presidential candidate than voting for one. That number increased 10 points from a poll conducted in mid-September.

Thirteen percent of voters said news reports over the past few days about the Republican nominee have made them less likely to vote for Trump. Still, 79 percent said the recent news reports had no impact on their votes.

In the recent weeks, multiple women have come forward to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct — allegations Trump and his campaign have strongly and repeatedly denied.

In the Senate race, incumbent GOP Sen. Richard Burr Richard Mauze BurrRep. Mark Walker says he's been contacted about Liberty University vacancy Overnight Defense: Trump rejects major cut to military health care | Senate report says Trump campaign's Russia contacts posed 'grave' threat Senate report describes closer ties between 2016 Trump campaign, Russia MORE has a 7-point lead over Democrat Deborah Ross, 44 to 37 percent.

In the race for governor, Gov. Pat McCrory (R) has a 4-point lead over Democratic challenger Roy Cooper, 46 to 42 percent.

The poll was conducted from Oct. 14 to 17 among 600 likely voters. The margin of error is 4 percent.

According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls in North Carolina, Clinton has a 2.5-point lead over Trump, 45.8 to 43.3 percent.