Georgia gubernatorial race: Kemp leads Trump-backed Perdue in AJC poll
Trump's favored Senate candidate Herschel Walker has overwhelming support in new poll, with 65.9%
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A new poll shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp with a substantial lead over former Sen. David Perdue roughly a month before their May 24 Republican primary contest.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, which was administered by the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center, showed that 53.3% of likely GOP primary voters in the state planned to vote for Kemp. Just 26.8% picked Perdue.
KEMP, PERDUE CLASH IN HEATED GEORGIA GOP DEBATE
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Among the rest of the participants, which were 886 in total, 15.4% were undecided. Of the remainder, most were for Kandiss Taylor, who had 3.6%.
Kemp also fared much better than Perdue when it came to favorability. A total of 70.8% had a favorable view of the incumbent governor, with 20.9% unfavorable, while 56.6% had a favorable view of Perdue and 30.2% said unfavorable.
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The poll also addressed other races in the state, including Senate and Georgia secretary of state. For Senate, 65.9% chose Herschel Walker, with the second-highest going to Gary Black with just 6.7%, as 22.9% were undecided. Walker had a favorability rating of 76.8% with just 9.6% saying they had an unfavorable view.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's primary race against Rep. Jodi Hice appears to be much closer. The incumbent had just 28.1% compared to 26.4% for Hice. Participants were also split on Raffensperger, who drew the ire of former President Donald Trump after the 2020 election. Just 34.3% viewed him favorably, compared to 35.6% unfavorable and 30.1% saying they did not know. For Hice, it was 37.2% favorable, 8.9% unfavorable, and 53.9% said they did not know.
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Perdue and Hice are both backed by Trump, but while neither appears to be in a comfortable position in their respective races, that does not seem to reflect on Trump himself. According to the poll, 77.4% have a favorable view of the ex-president, with 14.6% unfavorable and 7.9% unsure.