Poll: Trump, Clinton in tight race in New Hampshire

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are in a tight race in New Hampshire, according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll released Thursday.

{mosads}The major party candidates are tied with 42 percent of the vote.

Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson is backed by 5 percent of likely voters, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein has the support of 2 percent.

The race in New Hampshire has tightened slightly since an October poll, when Clinton had a 2-point advantage over her Republican rival.

The recent poll was conducted after the FBI announced it would be reviewing newly discovered emails “pertinent” to its investigation into Clinton’s use of a private server while secretary of State.

The poll found nearly 49 percent of respondents said the new email review made them less likely to support the Democratic nominee.

Another 45 percent of voters though said the new revelations were overblown and wouldn’t affect their votes.

Slightly more than 50 percent of independent voters said the revelations made them less likely to vote for Clinton, and just 40 percent said it wouldn’t affect their vote.

Clinton leads in the state among women, 50 to 35 percent. Trump leads among men by a similar margin, 50 to 33 percent.

In the New Hampshire Senate race, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) leads Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) by 2 points, 44 to 42 percent.

The poll was conducted from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 among 500 likely general election voters. The margin of error is 4.4 percentage points.

According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls in New Hampshire, Clinton has less than a 1-point advantage in the state over Trump, 43.2 to 42.4 percent.

With the election just days away, the race appears to be tightening, both nationally and in battleground states, as the candidates make their final pitches for the White House.