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the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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Jack Ciattarelli and Sherrill are in a dead heat and the race will come down to who turns out their voters the best.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s poll comes after an Emerson College survey released last week showed the incumbent senator and attorney general locked in a dead heat.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
In a smaller Emerson College poll Aug, 11-12, coinciding with the TSU poll, Cornyn and Paxton came out in a dead heat.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
The two teams are in a dead heat with 42 games remaining, shrinking any margin for error.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s poll comes after an Emerson College survey released last week showed the incumbent senator and attorney general locked in a dead heat.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
In a smaller Emerson College poll Aug, 11-12, coinciding with the TSU poll, Cornyn and Paxton came out in a dead heat.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
The two teams are in a dead heat with 42 games remaining, shrinking any margin for error.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Dead heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20heat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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