Poll: Terry Goddard leads Michele Reagan 47% to 31%

The Terry Goddard for Secretary of State campaign issued a press release today for a poll conducted on behalf of the Goddard campaign by Lake Research Partners that shows Terry Goddard leading Michele Reagan, the co-author of the GOP Voter Suppression Act (who promises to bring it back), by a healthy 47% to 31% margin.

Poll shows Goddard leading Reagan 47% to 31%
Goddard winning Independents 2-to-1 in first poll in Secretary of State race

PHOENIX, AZ – The first general election poll in Arizona’s Secretary of State race shows Terry Goddard leading Michele Reagan 47% to 31%.

The poll, conducted on behalf of the Goddard campaign by Lake Research Partners, show that Goddard is not only better liked and known, but also that Goddard has a broad base that reaches across partisan lines.

In a memo on the poll, Joshua Ulibarri of Lake Research Partners explains that Goddard “leads by 24 points with unaffiliated voters, 48% to 24% and draws 20% of the Republican vote.”

That cross-party appeal is buttressed by a united Democratic base, holding 84% of Democrats while losing only 4% to Reagan.

“[Goddard] holds a large lead in the race for Secretary of State and nearly reaches majority support,” writes Ulibarri. “Reagan is unknown, vulnerable to definition, and in the unenviable position of facing a well-respected candidate previously elected twice statewide. Goddard is well-positioned to win.”

Lake Research Partners surveyed 500 likely November voters using professional telephone interviews between September 2-7. Both landlines and cell phones were called. The margin of error for the poll is +/- 4.9%

Click here to view the full memo.

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