Poll: Fred Hubbell has early lead among Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidates
The poll, commissioned by IowaStartingLine.com, found Hubbell, a retired
The other candidates were polled as follows:
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While a poll almost seven months before the Democratic primary election is far from definitive, it is the first look at how the field is shaping up as
The winner of the Democratic primary will face either Gov.
In addition to leading the horse race "if the election were today" question, Hubbell has higher favorability ratings than his competitors. Half the voters polled had a favorable opinion of Hubbell, 66, who ran Younkers retail stores and later the
Boulton was the runner-up, with 31 percent approval rating to 5 percent unfavorable. The favorability-to-unfavorability ratings for the others was 21-10 for McGuire, the former party chairwoman; 19-2 for Norris,; 13-5 for Glasson; and 9-8 for Neiderbach, according to the poll of 762
The poll was conducted by 20/20 Insight out of
By comparison, a Morning Consult released in October, found 45 percent of Iowans had a favorable opinion of Reynolds while 27 percent disapproved. Three in 10 voters either didn't know her or had no opinion of Reynolds, who was Gov.
Perhaps most telling about the race to this point is the high "no opinion" and "haven't heard" numbers. "No opinion" ranged from 19 percent for Hubbell to 25 percent for Neiderbach.
"Haven't heard" ranged from 24 percent for Hubbell to 64 percent for Glasson.
For more on the poll, visit iowastartingline.com.
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