Greater than 50% of possible Democratic main voters in Colorado assist U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s bid to succeed Gov. Jared Polis, based on a ballot launched Monday.
The ballot confirms Bennet as a transparent front-runner within the Democratic main for governor, with 53% of possible voters in that contest supporting his candidacy. His assist each cracks the vital majority threshold and is double the variety of undecided voters, 25%, for subsequent summer season’s main election.
The final election is in November 2026. Polis is term-limited from searching for reelection.
Lawyer Common Phil Weiser, the one different big-name Democrat within the race, has assist from 22% of possible voters, based on the ballot.
The ballot was performed by World Technique Group, a well-respected agency with a observe document of accuracy in Colorado elections. The outcomes are primarily based on a survey of 600 possible Democratic main voters and it has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4%. The ballot was performed on behalf of Bennet’s marketing campaign.
A memo outlining the candidate’s favorable rankings and total assist was offered to JHB.
“Whereas voters like each Senator Bennet and A.G. Weiser, this isn’t a detailed race in the mean time,” Andrew Baumann, a associate at World Technique Group, mentioned in an announcement. “Bennet has stronger standing and converts extra of his identify ID into votes, which is why he’s above 50% and leads by a greater than 2-to-1 margin.”
Weiser, whereas well-liked amongst Democratic voters, is much much less well-known than the three-term U.S. senator. Slightly below half, 48%, mentioned they had been unfamiliar with Weiser. Solely 13% mentioned they had been unfamiliar with Bennet.
In any other case, many extra voters reported favorable emotions than unfavorable emotions about each males. Bennet obtained 74% favorable to 13% unfavorable, whereas Weiser obtained 45% to 7%.
The ballot additionally confirmed Bennet obtained majority assist from possible Democratic voters 55 and older (64%), Hispanic Democratic voters (63%) and registered Democrats (55%).
“This ballot confirms what we’ve been listening to from voters throughout Colorado: Michael Bennet is the precise chief for this second, and he’s constructing a broad, successful coalition to show it,” Ben Waldon, Bennet’s marketing campaign supervisor, mentioned in an announcement. “Coloradans know what’s at stake, they usually’re getting behind Michael as a result of he delivers outcomes and brings folks collectively. We’ll maintain exhibiting up in each nook of the state to earn each vote.”
The ballot solely surveyed Bennet versus Weiser within the Democratic main.
Colorado hasn’t elected a Republican as governor since Gov. Invoice Owens in 2002. State Rep. Scott Bottoms, of Colorado Springs, Sen. Mark Baisley, of Woodland Park, former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez and Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell have declared for the GOP nomination.
Bennet formally jumped into the race in April and instantly upended it. Final week, he introduced greater than 130 endorsements from outstanding Coloradans throughout the state, together with a handful who had initially endorsed Weiser.
World Technique Group additionally polled favorability and vote alternative for legal professional normal on behalf of Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s marketing campaign.
It confirmed Griswold main the sphere with possible voters, with 42% assist, over different Democratic candidates, although simply as many mentioned they had been undecided. Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district legal professional, had the subsequent largest share of voters at 8%, based on the ballot.
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