Marquette poll: Hong leads Wisconsin Democratic governor primary, 45% remain undecided
Hong leads with 27% as 45% of Democratic primary voters remain undecided, and the poll was fielded before recent campaign shakeups.
- State Rep. Francesca Hong leads the Democratic primary field for Wisconsin governor with 27% support, according to a Marquette University Law School Poll released Wednesday.
- Conducted from July 8 through July 16, the Marquette University Law School survey missed recent campaign upheaval when Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley re-entered the race.
- Nearly half of Democratic primary voters, 45%, remain undecided three weeks before the August 11 primary; that figure rises to 48% when second choices for Rodriguez voters are assigned.
- In general election matchups against Republican Tom Tiffany, Hong ties at 44% among likely voters, while Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes leads Tiffany by 5 percentage points.
- A final Marquette Law School Poll will be released July 29, excluding Rodriguez and including Crowley, while WISN 12 hosts an exclusive primetime debate on July 28.
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A socialist-backed candidate is leading the field in a high-stakes Democratic gubernatorial showdown in battleground Wisconsin. Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, stands at 26% support among voters likely to cast a ballot in the state’s Aug. 11 Democratic primary for governor, according to a Marquette Law School poll released this week. Former Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who narrowly los…
Polls show Hong leading with almost half of voters undecided
State Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Milwaukee) is leading the four other Democrats in the primary campaign for governor in a new Marquette Law School poll, a sign of her continued momentum, while more than 40% of primary voters remain undecided. The poll was conducted July 8 through 16 — around the same time that the Democratic […]
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