NM-GOV: Lujan Grisham has sizable lead over Pearce
SANTA FE – Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham has expanded her lead over Republican Steve Pearce in a high-profile New Mexico governor’s race that has become increasingly pugnacious in recent weeks, a new Journal Poll found.
Fifty-three percent of likely general election voters surveyed last week said they would vote – or had already voted – for Lujan Grisham, while 43 percent said they would support Pearce. The remaining voters surveyed would not say which candidate they planned to vote for or were undecided.
“Michelle Lujan Grisham has a comfortable lead as we head toward Election Day,” said Brian Sanderoff, president of Albuquerque-based Research & Polling Inc., which conducted the poll.
A previous Journal Poll conducted in mid-September found that 50 percent of proven, likely voters surveyed said they would vote for Lujan Grisham, while 43 percent said they would vote for Pearce.
The new poll found Lujan Grisham’s lead over Pearce has specifically increased in recent weeks among female voters and independents, or those who decline to affiliate with a political party.
Among women surveyed in the new poll, Lujan Grisham had a significant advantage over Pearce – 59 percent of female voters surveyed said they would vote for Lujan Grisham, while 37 percent said they favored Pearce. Male voters were slightly more likely to vote for Pearce than for Lujan Grisham.
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