RGJ poll: Heller-Rosen, Nevada governor races in dead heat. More on Question 3, brothels

Undecided voters could play a major role in Nevada come November as the race for U.S. Senate and governor are locked in a virtual dead heat.

The contest for U.S. Senate between Republican incumbent Dean Heller and Democratic challenger Rep. Jacky Rosen is statistically tied in the Silver State, according to a Suffolk University/Reno Gazette Journal poll released Tuesday.

The same was observed in the race to replace Gov. Brian Sandoval, with Democrat Steve Sisolak and Republican Adam Laxalt virtually tied in their race as well.

The wide-ranging poll also gauged voters on a variety of issues facing Nevada, including Question 3 — the push to amend the state constitution to deregulate Nevada's energy market — whether to enforce voter-approved universal background checks for gun sales and legalized prostitution.

Read more: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/31/suffolk-poll-nevada-governor-us-senate-races-election-tied/866318002/