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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump begin their third presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Oct. 19, 2016.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump begin their third presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Oct. 19, 2016.

In Final Debate, Clinton, Trump Tangle Over Immigration, Fitness for Presidency

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The final debate between presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump took place after a particularly heated period in the 2016 campaign, with sexual assault allegations against Trump and the steady drip of hacked emails from the Clinton campaign.

Results of recent U.S. presidential election polls:

In an average of national polls compiled by Real Clear Politics, Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by an average of six points.

In a recent Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters, Clinton leads Trump, 50 percent to 44 percent.

A Bloomberg poll of likely voters finds Clinton leading Trump, 47 percent to 38 percent.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely voters, finds Clinton over Trump, 42 percent to 38 percent.

However, a Rasmussen poll on Wednesday finds the two candidates in a dead-even heat, each drawing 42 percent support among likely U.S. voters.

A man holds puppets representing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada, a few kilometers from the site of the third presidential debate, Oct. 19, 2016. (J. Oni/VOA)
A man holds puppets representing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada, a few kilometers from the site of the third presidential debate, Oct. 19, 2016. (J. Oni/VOA)

Millions of people are expected to tune in to watch the third and final U.S. presidential debate Wednesday, being held in Las Vegas and beginning at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC).

Television ratings for the second debate, held October 9, was about 66.5 million people -- sharply down from the 84 million who watched the first debate on September 26.

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