As Donald Trump prepares to officially accept the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, the results of a new Suffolk University poll show the real estate tycoon tied with likely general election opponent Hillary Clinton in the Buckeye State.

The poll showed Trump and Clinton tied at 44 percent among likely Ohio voters, while another 11 percent are still undecided.

However, the survey found that Clinton has an advantage when Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein are added into the mix.

Clinton leads Trump 43 percent to 39 percent in a four-way scenario, with Johnson at 5 percent, Stein at 1 percent and 12 percent undecided.

The poll also showed that the two major party candidates are viewed unfavorably by a majority of voters, with 51 percent viewing Clinton unfavorably and 53 percent viewing Trump unfavorably

"These largely negative views of the candidates come despite heavy Clinton campaign advertising in Ohio leading up to the Republican Convention and Trump's efforts to humanize his candidacy with multiple primetime speeches from family members," said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston.

He added, "The Ohio-based Republican convention might have been expected to give Trump a bump among that state's voters, yet their dislike of both major-party candidates is translating into unease about the upcoming election."

Suffolk noted the final poll in 2012 showed President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied at 47 percent in Ohio, although the president ended up winning the state 51 percent to 48 percent.

The survey of 500 likely Ohio voters was conducted July 18th through 20th and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

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