Lt. Governor Race — Sept. 2016 Poll
October 3, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Our September 2016 poll included this question:
If the election for Lieutenant Governor were being held today and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote?
5/16 9/16
36% 35% Dan Forest, the Republican,
36% 39% Linda Coleman, the Democrat,
3% 4% …or Jackie Cole*, the Libertarian?
24% 21% Lean/Undecided
29% 30% DEFINITELY FOREST
7% 4% PROBABLY FOREST
2% 1% LEAN FOREST
30% 31% DEFINITELY COLEMAN
7% 7% PROBABLY COLEMAN
2% 1% LEAN COLEMAN
2% 4% DEFINITELY COLE*
1% 1% PROBABLY COLE*
1% — LEAN COLE*
19% 20% HARD UNDECIDED
* * NAMED OTHER
1% 1% REFUSED
* Jackie Cole replaced J. J. Summerell on the ballot – May numbers are for J.J. Summerell
For more on this poll, click here.
For questions, or to arrange an interview, please contact Brooke Medina, communications director, at bmedina@nccivitas.org.
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