Poll Gives Democrat Mark Schauer Slight Edge Over Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder For First

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By Jonathan Oosting
August 28, 2014 at 9:28 AM, updated August 28, 2014 at 1:40 PM

LANSING, MI — Democratic challenger Mark Schauer holds a two-percentage point lead over Republican Governor Rick Snyder, according to a new EPIC-MRA poll, which shows the race within the margin of error roughly 10 weeks out from the general election.

Snyder has held a consistent polling lead the past 14 months, and while other recent results have suggested a tightening race, the new numbers from EPIC-MRA are the first since June of last year to show Schauer with any type of advantage.

The Lansing-based firm surveyed 600 likely Michigan voters, 20 percent by cell phone, between August 22 and 25. It has a margin of error of plus or minus four points.

Forty-five percent of respondents said they would vote for Schauer or are leaning in that direction, compared to 43 percent for the governor. Twelve percent were undecided or refused to answer.

Schauer and Snyder each held commanding leads among likely voters who identified with their respective parties, but Snyder maintained an 11-point lead among independents, 25 percent of whom remain undecided.

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