A new poll sponsored by KSN-TV in Wichita shows a statistical dead heat in the U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman.

According to a report on the station’s website, the latest SurveyUSA poll shows Orman at 37 percent; Roberts at 36 percent; and Democrat Chad Taylor, who announced his withdrawal from the race last week, still pulling in 10 percent. Libertarian candidate Randall Batson showed up at 6 percent, with 11 percent saying they are undecided.

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

“Kansans are sick and tired of the partisan dysfunction in Washington, and Greg’s focus on problem solving continues to attract support from Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike,” Orman’s campaign manager Jim Jonas said in a statement Monday.

The numbers suggest Orman has picked up some of Taylor’s support, but not yet enough to win the race. An earlier poll in late August showed Roberts in almost the same position with 37 percent, followed by Taylor at 32 percent and Orman at 20 percent.

KSN reported that the survey found 74 percent of voters were aware that Taylor had withdrawn from the race, but only 54 percent knew that Secretary of State Kris Kobach had refused to take his name off the ballot.

Roberts’ campaign staff said it showed Orman is not gaining momentum.

“This poll is almost identical to the poll results from the August 20th KSN poll, despite the fact that Mr. Taylor has dropped out,” campaign manager Corry Bliss said. “However, in the interim weeks Greg Orman has spent over $500,000 in campaign ads, and the Roberts Campaign has yet (to) spend any money on TV, mail or radio in the general election. The impact of Mr. Orman’s significant spending would seem to be non-existent.”

The KSN-SurveyUSA poll also showed Democrat Jean Schodorf gaining a slight lead, 46-43 percent, in the race for Secretary of State over Kobach, with 11 percent of those surveyed still undecided.

In the race for governor, the KSN-SurveyUSA poll showed Democrat Paul Davis ahead of incumbent Republican Sam Brownback, 47-40 percent, with 7 percent still undecided. Those numbers are virtually unchanged from the earlier poll in late August.