No clear-cut favorite for 2024 presidential race in North Carolina and Georgia, according to first survey of likely voters

The 2024 race for the White House is close with no clear leader in the two Southeast battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia , according to Quinnipiac University polls of likely voters in each of the two states released today .

In a hypothetical two -way race between Harris and Trump , Harris receives 50 percent support and Trump receives 47 percent support.

In the governor's race, Democrat Josh Stein receives 51 percent support, Republican Mark Robinson receives 41 percent support; Libertarian Party candidate Mike Ross receives 2 percent .

The Quinnipiac University Poll surveyed 969 likely voters in Georgia with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points.

43 percent of likely voters say they plan to vote in person on Election Day , 10 percent say they will vote by mail or absentee ballot.

More than 7 in 10 say they are confident they are that votes across Georgia will be counted accurately in the 2024 presidential election.

Stein - 54% Robinson - 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - WLDN'T VOTERS GA NC - 4 REFUSED - 1 - Question 3: Do you think you will vote in person on Election Day , vote early by mail or absentee ballot, or vote at an early voting location? In person 43% 39% Mail/Absentee ballot 10 7 Early voting loc 44 52 WON'T vote - - DK/NA 2 2 - Question 7: Would you say that Donald Trump cares about the needs and problems of people like you, or not?.