DES MOINES, Iowa -- The race for U.S. Senate is close in Iowa, with Democrat Theresa Greenfield leading Senator Joni Ernst by three points in a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
If the election were held today, 46% of likely voters would vote for Greenfield and 43% would vote for Ernst according to the poll.
This is the first time Ernst has trailed in an Iowa Poll since 2014 according to Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., which conducted this poll.
The poll involved 674 likely voters and was conducted June 7-10 with a margin of error of 3.8 percent.
A different poll released in March showed Ernst's approval rating at 47%, down 10 percent from the same time in 2019. The newest Iowa Poll has Ernst's approval rating at 49%.