--- description: Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is deadlocked with billionaire Donald Trump in the race for GOP presidential nomination title: Ben Carson Neck and Neck With Donald Trump in New Poll image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52fbefe5dcaddc01/698864f5e20a879e87a8d67f/ben-carson5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ben Carson Neck and Neck With Donald Trump in New Poll  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 27, 2015 1:50 PM CUT  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson answers questions from the media at a news conference before a campaign rally at the Sharonville Convention Center, on Sept. 22, 2015, in Cincinnati. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson answers questions from the media at a news conference before a campaign rally at the Sharonville Convention Center, on Sept. 22, 2015, in Cincinnati.John Minchillo—AP  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Sep 27, 2015 1:50 PM CUT Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is deadlocked with billionaire Donald Trump in the race for GOP presidential nomination, according to a new Wall Street _Journal_/NBC News [poll](http://www.wsj.com/articles/carson-fiorina-sanders-gain-ground-in-their-parties-primary-races-poll-shows-1443358803 "undefined"). Carson attracted support from 20% of Republican primary voters, just behind Trump’s 21%. Businesswoman Carly Fiorina and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio have both made inroads in the race for their party’s nomination. Both attracted 11% support in the new poll. The new poll is the latest to suggest a realignment in the GOP field following the party’s debate earlier this month and the exit of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Commentators hailed the performances of Fiorina and Rubio and poll results have reflected that. In the race for the Democratic nomination, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has made new inroads against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sanders trails Clinton by 15 percentage points, compared to 34 points in July. The survey of 1,000 adults, conducted Sept. 20-24, had a margin of error of plus or minus 6.46 percentage points for Republicans and 6.13 percentage points for Democrats. **Read Next:** [_Donald Trump Calls Marco Rubio a ‘Clown,’ Gets Booed_](http://time.com/4050241/donald-trump-marco-rubio-clown/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4051276/donald-trump-ben-carson-poll-wall-street-journal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4051276/donald-trump-ben-carson-poll-wall-street-journal/"},"headline":"Ben Carson Neck and Neck With Donald Trump in New Poll","datePublished":"2015-09-27T13:50:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:17:49.872Z","description":"Bernie Sanders has also made new inroads against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton","url":"https://time.com/4051276/donald-trump-ben-carson-poll-wall-street-journal/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Sen. 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