Massachusetts Senate Race Polls 2012: Warren Likely to Win Over Scott Brown as Final Debate is Cancelled

While the presidential election continues and President Barack Obama is likely to win Massachusetts' 11 Electoral College votes, the state's senate race is also receiving national attention.

Senator Scott Brown is seeking reelection against Elizabeth Warren, with the latter gaining ground in the latest polling figures.

Brown was elected senator in a special election following the death of Ted Kennedy in 2010 with 51.9 percent to Martha Coakley's 47.1 percent. Kennedy held the seat since Nov. 7, 1962.

Now looking for a full senate term, Brown is seeing tighter competition as Warren leads with a comfortable margin.

According to the WBUR and MassINC poll, Warren leads with six percent among the 516 likely voters. The margin of error is 4.4 percent. Warren received 50 percent to Brown's 44 percent.

Rasmussen Reports also shows Warren leading, but by five percentage points. Warren received 52 percent of the poll to Brown's 47 percent. The margin of error slightly increased to 4.5 percent. The news is good for Warren as Rasmussen's previous poll showed her leading by only two percentage points.

Suffolk University and 7 News adds onto Warren's lead among 600 likely voters. The poll was conducted between Oct. 25 and Oct. 28 with Warren receiving 53 percent to Brown's 46 percent.

The lead ends there as the Boston Globe featured a tie between the two-senate candidates. The Boston Globe surveyed 583 likely voters with Brown and Warren receiving 47 percent.

The Boston Globe noted, "The Scott Brown - Elizabeth Warren race continues to be one of the closest watched in the country and candidates and outside groups are dumping millions into the race."

Despite the narrow race, the Boston Globe showed 59 percent of those polled reporting Brown has done a positive job as senator.

Brown and Warren were scheduled to have their fourth and final debate yesterday, Oct. 30, and was set to air nationally on CNN with John King as moderator. The debate was postponed following Hurricane Sandy's arrival in the northeast and a new date has not been confirmed.

The debate is cancelled, according to WCVB of Boston. Warren has offered to reschedule the final debate for Thursday but Brown's campaign has stated the tight schedule in the last week leading to Election Day will not give the senator enough time for one.

WCVB reported Brown's communication director Colin Reed stating, "With only days remaining in the campaign, our calendar simply cannot accommodate a rescheduling of this fourth debate and the planning and preparation that would go into it."