Democrats Katie McGinty of Pennsylvania and incumbent Michael Bennet of Colorado lead in new polls in Senate races in their respective states.
McGinty has a 3 point lead over incumbent Pat Toomey, 49 percent to 46 percent among likely voters in a CNN/ORC Poll. Bennet maintains a much larger advantage in the Colorado race, with a 53 percent to 43 percent lead over Republican challenger Darryl Glenn.
One point separates presidential nominees Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump in those states, 42 percent to 41 percent. Colorado and Pennsylvania are shaping up to be key states in the presidential election as the findings are well within the margin of error of the poll.
Clinton holds a strong lead in both states over white college gradates, 11 points in Pennsylvania and 16 points in Colorado. White non-college graduates favor Trump by 19 points in Pennsylvania and 22 points in Colorado.
Both states are split over who is better prepared to handle terrorism, but Clinton holds an 8 point lead in Colorado on handling immigration.
The CNN/ORC Polls in Colorado and Pennsylvania were conducted by telephone Sept. 20-25. The Colorado poll included interviews with 1,010 adult residents of the state, including 784 who are likely to vote in November. In Pennsylvania, interviews were conducted with 1,032 adult residents of the state, including 771 likely voters. The margin of error in each state is 3.5 percentage points.
