Brown poll: Raimondo, Fung “effectively tied” in race

PROVIDENCE – With a week to go until the general election, Republican Allan Fung and Democrat Gina Raimondo are “effectively tied” in the governor’s race, according to the latest public opinion survey by Brown University’s A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions.
The survey, released Tueday, also found that incumbent Democrat Peter Kilmartin leads Republican Dawson Hodgson by 13 points in the race for attorney general.
A random sample of 500 registered Rhode Island voters who are likely to vote or had already voted (3.2 percent of the sample) in the statewide races were surveyed on Oct. 25 and 26. The poll has an overall margin of error of 4.4 percent.
Raimondo, the current treasurer, who received 38 percent of the likely vote, and Fung, Cranston’s mayor, who received 37.4 percent, are statistically tied, according to the poll.
Moderate candidate Robert Healey received 11.8 percent, and 11.2 percent of voters remain undecided about their choice for governor.
“Raimondo and Fung are neck-and-neck among men and women as well as across most age groups with a few exceptions. Raimondo (43.1 percent) has an edge on Fung (34.9 percent) among voters ages 60 to 69. Fung (54.5 percent) has a strong lead over Raimondo (27.3 percent) among voters under age 30, and an edge among voters 70 and older (41.6 percent Fung compared with 35.4 percent Raimondo). A majority of Democrats (52.1 percent) plan to vote for Raimondo, with 10.5 percent of this group undecided. A strong majority of Republicans plan to vote for Fung (78.5 percent) and just 4.6 percent of this group is undecided. Among voters who identify as independent, Fung (37 percent) has an edge over Raimondo (32.9 percent) with 13.9 percent remaining undecided,” a press release on the poll stated.
An earlier Taubman Center poll of the governor’s race, taken Oct. 14-17, found that Raimondo led the governor’s race with 41.6 percent of likely voters choosing her. Fung had 30.5 percent of likely voters, and Healey was at 9.1 percent. Eighteen percent of voters indicated they were undecided about their choice for governor at that time.
In the race for attorney general, Kilmartin, with 50.6 of the likely vote, leads Hodgson, who has 37.6 percent. Undecided voters account for 10.4 percent of respondents. Both candidates have the strongest support within their respective parties. Kilmartin leads in each demographic, including among males and females and in all age groups.
The general election is Nov. 4.
Read the latest survey HERE.

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