(Las Vegas, NV)  –  A new poll shows a tighter race for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat.

The “Review-Journal/8 News Now” survey shows incumbent Dean Heller leading Democrat Shelley Berkley 46% to 40%.  The Republican had an eight-point lead in a previous survey.

Heller is ahead with independent and moderate voters, but Berkley has made gains in Las Vegas, where she has been serving as a congresswoman since 1999.