RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - As Election Day dawned, Sen. Kay Hagan held a sliver of an edge over Thom Tillis in the race for the U.S. Senate. An average of polls released by Real Clear Politics (RCP) showed Democrat Hagan up by less than 1 percent -- .7 percent -- over her Republican rival.

Libertarian Sean Haugh is also in the race, pulling between 2 and 7 points, depending on the poll.

The RCP average factors in polling from eight firms that conducted surveys between mid-October and November 3.

They are:

Public Policy Polling, Hagan +2

Civitas, Tie

FOX News, Hagan +1

Harper, Tillis +2

CNN/Opinion Researach, Hagan +2

YouGov, Hagan +3

High Point/Survey USA, Tie

NBC News/Marist, Tie