by Misty Severi
Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake by 10 points as of Monday, according to a Napolitan News Service poll that was released ahead of the candidates’ first and only debate on Wednesday night.
The poll, conducted from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, found that 52% of respondents indicated they would support Gallego, while 42% said they would vote for Lake. Five percent said they were not sure which candidate they would cast a ballot for, and one percent said they support another candidate.
Gallego also saw a higher approval rating than Lake, where 58% of respondents said they had an unfavorable view of Lake and 38% had a favorable view. Gallego had an equal favorable and unfavorable rating of 46% each.
The poll also found that 95% of Democratic voters supported Gallego, while only 81% of Republican voters said they support Lake.
Gallego additionally polled higher than Lake among young voters (56% to 32%) and female voters (54% to 37%).
The poll comes as the duo prepares for their only debate ahead of next month’s election. The debate will be hosted by the nonpartisan Clean Elections Commission.
The survey polled a total of 783 likely voters online, and had a margin of error of plus and minus 3.5 percentage points.
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Misty Severi is a reporter for Just the News.
Photo “Rep. Ruben Gallego” by Rep. Ruben Gallego. Photo “Kari Lake” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0. Background Photo “Arizona State Capitol Building” by Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0.
