The Senate race in Utah is heating up with 41% of voters in Utah would saying they would cast their ballots for Republican Sen. Mike Lee in the Senate race. Independent Evan McMullin would receive 37% of the votes, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
More poll results:
- 2% say they would vote for independent American candidate Tommy Williams; 1% would vote for Libertarian James Arthur Hansen; 12% were uncertain; and 5% said they would vote for other candidates.
- 97% of those surveyed say they are likely to vote.
- 40% say they have at least a somewhat favorable view on Lee, compared to 47% who say they have at least a somewhat unfavorable view.
- 42% say they have at least a somewhat favorable view of McMullin, while 30% say they have at least a somewhat unfavorable view.
The poll, conducted Oct. 3-6, surveyed 801 registered Utah voters. It has a margin of error of 3.46 percentage points.
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