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Democratic Poll Shows Tight Race in Georgia’s 6th District
Handel led McBath 49 percent to 47 percent in the race for the suburban Atlanta seat. Four percent were undecided.
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Handel led McBath 49 percent to 47 percent in the race for the suburban Atlanta seat. Four percent were undecided.
Yoder described the district as “center-right,” noting that Clinton only carried it by 1 point with 47 percent of the vote, while the district backed Mitt Romney by 10 points in 2012.
With 62 percent of precincts reporting, Radinovich led the five-person field with 47 percent of the vote, when The Associated Press called the race.
(Her Republican opponent, Marty Nothstein, also had a cash uptick, ending the second quarter with $178,000 on hand, a 47 percent increase from his pre-primary report.)
Golden finished first in last week’s three-way primary with 47 percent of the vote, falling short of the majority needed to avoid a so-called instant runoff. Conservationist Lucas St.
Lance Gooden defeated longtime GOP fundraiser Bunni Pounds, 53 percent to 47 percent, to win the Republican runoff in the 5th District, vacated by retiring GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling.
Lesko garnered 53 percent of the vote compared to Democrat Hiral Tipirneni’s 47 percent. That Tipirneni came within single digits had some Republicans sounding the alarm.
The Associated Press called the race with Lesko leading Democrat Hiral Tipirneni, 53 percent to 47 percent in early ballots, which accounted for an estimated 75 percent of the total votes cast, according
“It’s kind of lame, to be honest with you,” Joseph Obenour, a 47-year-old nurse from Cuddy, said of the changing districts after a rally for Lamb in Moon Township last week.
Bilbray by just 2 points, 49 percent to 47 percent, in California’s 49th District. Two other LGBTQ women also ran that cycle, but lost by larger margins: Retired Army National Guard Col.
Until the Supreme Court decides, a federal judge has paused a challenge to the congressional map in North Carolina — where Republicans dominate the delegation 10-3 despite 47 percent of voters choosing
The Democratic excitement about Georgia’s 6th District began with Trump’s narrow 48-47 percent victory over Clinton there, even though Mitt Romney handily carried it 61-38 percent in 2012 over President
Uma Palam Pulendran, 47, from Johns Creek, came out on Monday afternoon, too. “I had to push myself to go and meet Ossoff the first time,” the Democrat said.
For May 14-16, for example, Quist was at 41 percent favorable and 47 percent unfavorable. Gianforte wasn’t liked much either. He was at 46 favorable and 48 unfavorable.
Among the most two-thirds of the poll’s sample who reported being most motivated to vote, Gianforte’s lead narrowed to 48-47 percent.
Merkley’s stand, which started around 6:47 p.m. Tuesday, is not likely to have an effect on the rest of the week with the cloture vote already set for Thursday.
Poliquin bested Cain 47 percent to 42 percent in 2014. Democrats recruited Cain to run again just months after that loss. The district typically votes Democratic at the presidential level.
The latest Granite State Poll, released late Sunday night, gives Hassen a 52-to-47 percent lead, which is just outside the survey’s margin of error.
Bacon trailed Ashford 41 to 47 percent in a North Star poll from late August.
In New Hampshire, 42 percent backed Ayotte, compared to 47 percent who supported Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan.