(The Center Square) – A poll released Tuesday by OH Predictive Insights shows U.S. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, with a wide lead over Evan McMullin.
Fifty-three percent of the 600 Utahns polled between Oct. 25 and Oct. 27 indicated they are supporting Lee. McMullin, who is running as an independent, garnered 34%. Nine-percent of those polled said they were undecided, according to a news release from the non-partisan polling firm. Three percent said they would vote for Libertarian James Arthur Hansen and 1% indicated they would vote for Independent American candidate Tommy Williams.
Lee was backed by 62% of Republicans and 38% of voters who identified as independent, according to OHPI. Twenty-two percent of Democrats polled indicated they were voting for Lee.
McMullin was supported by 38% of the Republicans, 60% of the Democrats and 49% of those who identified as independents, according to the poll.
“Mike Lee is in a prize position being over the all-important 50% threshold this close to Election Day,” said Mike Noble, OHPI chief of research, in a news release. “McMullin will be hard-pressed to make a push in these final days if he hopes to make up the ground on incumbent Mike Lee.”
The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 4%.
A poll released Monday by Emerson College shows Lee with a 10-point lead over McMullin. Forty-nine percent said they support Lee while 39% indicated they backed McMullin. Four percent said they were undecided and another 4% said they were voting for Hansen.
“Lee holds the majority of support among Republican voters, leading McMullin 71% to 23%, whereas McMullin holds a ten point lead among independent voters, leading 46% to 36% and among Democratic voters 71% to 6%,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.
Eight-hundred and twenty-five likely registered voters answered the Emerson College poll between Oct. 25 and Oct. 28. The respondents were also asked what was their top concern when voting.
Forty-seven percent said the “economy,” 12% said “threats to democracy” and 10% said ‘abortion access.”
The poll’s margin of error is 3.3 percentage points, according to Emerson.
With Mitt ROmney about to stick finger into the air to see which way the safe political wind is blowing and soon wil jump on board to disguise himself once again as a true Republican. More Democrat money wasted by the Democrats supporting a losing candidate. How much did RINO ROmney get to sit this one out?
This is great news if the poll is accurate. The voters in Utah have surprised me.
I’ll believe it the day AFTER THE ELECTION Is called.