Poll: Hong favorite to become Wisconsin Democrats’ nominee for governor

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(The Center Square) – State Rep. Francesca Hong remains the Democratic favorite to be the candidate for Wisconsin governor with a new poll showing she leads former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes 27%-18%.

The Marquette Law School Poll was conducted before Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the race and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley reentered the race. Rodriguez’ campaign finance issues led to the firing of her campaign manager. Crowley immediately got an endorsement from Gov. Tony Evers.

For Republicans, Congressman Tom Tiffany led Andy Manske 67%-2% with 30% undecided.

The poll interviewed 838 registered voters in Wisconsin between July 8-16 with a margin of error of +/-4.5 percentage points. The poll included 695 likely voters, with a margin of error of +/-4.9 percentage points.

The primary will be held on Aug. 11.

Early absentee voting has already begun with Democratic Party leaders asking the Wisconsin Election Commission to allow those who have Read Entire Article