KSTP/Survey USA poll: Dayton widens lead

The latest KSTP-TV/Survey USA poll shows Democrat Mark Dayton leading Republican Tom Emmer by five percentage points. Dayton received 42 percent support from those polled. Emmer received 37 percent support. IP candidate Tom Horner received 14 percent support. Seven percent of those polled say they're undecided. The margin of error is +/-3.7%.

Dayton slightly increased his lead from the Survey USA poll taken in September showed Dayton leading Emmer by two percentage points.

Here's the link to the latest poll.

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