Donald Trump narrowly leads Hillary Clinton in Ohio, new poll says

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Donald Trump has pulled out the narrowest of leads over Hillary Clinton among Ohio voters in a race that's still too close to call, according to a new poll.

However, neither is particularly well liked by Ohioans, with most saying neither are honest or trustworthy.

The poll, released Tuesday morning by Quinnipiac University, found Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, led Clinton 43 percent to 39 percent in Ohio. This compares to the university's last poll in late February, which found the two tied at 42 percent.

Meanwhile, the poll found Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads Trump in Ohio 44 percent to 42 percent. However, Clinton, the former First Lady and secretary of state, is considered to be the Democratic presidential frontrunner and carries a sizable lead in her party's delegate race.

"Six months from Election Day, the presidential races between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the three most crucial states, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, are too close to call," Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll, said in a written statement.

"At this juncture, Trump is doing better in Pennsylvania than the GOP nominees in 2008 and 2012. And the two candidates are about where their party predecessors were at this point in Ohio and Florida."

The poll is the first in Ohio since Trump effectively clinched the GOP nomination after his remaining opponents dropped out following Trump's decisive victory in the May 3 Indiana primary. The university surveyed 1,042 voters, using cell phones and land lines, between April 27 and May 8.

The poll's stated margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.