Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are tied in Ohio, with 45 percent support each. | Getty Polls: Dead heat in Ohio, Clinton up 5 in North Carolina

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in North Carolina but is in a dead heat in Ohio, according to NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls released Thursday.

Clinton tops Trump in a head-to-head matchup among North Carolina’s likely voters, 48 percent to 43 percent. The two are tied in Ohio, with 45 percent support each.

In a three-way race in North Carolina that includes Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, Clinton leads with 45 percent, followed by Trump at 41 percent and Johnson at 9 percent. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is not on the ballot in North Carolina.

In a four-way race in Ohio, Trump narrowly edges out Clinton, 42 percent to 41 percent. Johnson sits at 9 percent, and Stein is at 4 percent.

The North Carolina poll of 743 likely voters and Ohio poll of 724 likely voters were conducted via landlines and cellphones Oct. 10-12. They each have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.