A new Granite State Poll conducted by the UNH Survey Center puts Gov. Chris Sununu in a strong position with the election a month-and-a-half away as he gets a campaign visit from former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday.
The poll released Wednesday gives the governor a 55%-37% lead over Democratic challenger state Sen. Tom Sherman among all those surveyed with 8% undecided. Sununu is the choice of independents 84%-8% and almost all Republican 95%-1%. Half of those polled have a favorable opinion of Sununu, 31% unfavorable and 18% are neutral. Sherman has a 21% favorable rating, and 20% unfavorable but 41% of those polled don’t know enough about him to say.
58% of the 976 people polled approved of the job Sununu has done in office with 40% disapproving and 2% with no opinion.
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