A new poll out today from Hays Research Group has independent candidate Bill Walker leading incumbent Republican Governor Sean Parnell by 7 percentage points. Walker has surged in recent weeks, since the Democratic nominee agreed to drop his own bid and join Walker’s ticket as the Lt. Governor candidate.
The survey was commissioned by the Alaska AFL-CIO and asked questions of 500 likely voters.
Hays Research reports…
Bill Walker continues to build support with polling showing him taking a more comfortable lead over Sean Parnell beyond the margin of error for this poll. Since Bill Walker paired up with Byron Mallott as a running mate, he has held on to a notable lead over Parnell. There is still a large contingent of voters who are undecided in this race, as recent events may have given them new options to consider.
Walker, the former mayor of Valdez, was the firm choice of 33.2% of voters, with another 3.8% leaning towards the independent. Parnell the firm support of only 24.8% of those asked, with another 5.2% leaning to the incumbent. A whopping 31% of the electorate remains unsure of who they are voting for, a bad sign for Parnell’s re-election hopes.
See the full poll results, click here.
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