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Poll: Obama, Baldwin lead in Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin, candidate for US Senate in Wisconsin speaks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
Tammy Baldwin, candidate for US Senate in Wisconsin speaks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 6, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch 
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Published: Oct. 19, 2012 at 3:36 PM

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A poll of Wisconsin voters indicates President Barack Obama is leading Mitt Romney 51 percent to 45 percent in the state.

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist telephone poll of 1,103 likely voters, taken Oct. 15-17, indicates Obama is holding a lead over the Republican challenger, while Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is leading Republican former Gov. Tommy Thompson in the race for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Herb Kohl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday.

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Topics: Barack Obama, Tommy Thompson, Tammy Baldwin
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