Poll shows a statistical dead heat in New York Senate race

Lazio and Clinton

NEW YORK -- (CNN) A new poll of likely voters conducted by Zogby International on the New York Senate race shows Hillary Clinton has edging slightly ahead of her opponent Congressman Rick Lazio, 47.1 percent to Lazio's 44.7 percent with 5 percent undecided.

The poll was conducted Thursday and Friday by Zogby which surveyed 601 likely voters. It was conducted for the New York Post and WNYW Television.

It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points -- as a result the race is in a statistical dead heat.

Clinton has made gains since last month's poll which showed her seven points behind Lazio at 42 percent to Lazio's 49.6 percent.

The latest poll also shows Clinton improving her lead among Jewish voters and shows that her support in New York City and among African-American voters is at an all-time high.

Lazio continues to lead in the suburbs, but his upstate lead has been nearly cut in half by Clinton (51 percent to 39.6 percent).

The poll also shows that Clinton's negatives remain high with 45.1 percent viewing her as unfavorable as compared to 30.5 percent for Lazio.

Both candidates have been campaigning this weekend with Clinton in Rockland County and Lazio upstate in Albany and Lake Placid.

In the presidential race, the Zogby poll shows Vice President Al Gore with a 20-point lead over Texas Governor George W. Bush -- 54 percent to 34 percent.