A Monmouth University poll found Republican Pat Meehan was leading Democratic candidate Bryan Lentz in the 7th Congressional District race by a slim margin.

The poll, which was conducted Oct. 4-6, included 670 likely Pennsylvania voters. Meehan is leading Lentz 49 percent to 45 percent. Seven percent of those voters were undecided, according to the poll results released Thursday.

Of those surveyed, 40 percent are registered Democrats; 52 are registered Republicans; 8 percent are listed as other. The sample has a margin of plus or minus 3.8 percent.