Dem's Lead Narrows in Conn. Governor's Race

Democrat Ned Lamont’s lead has dwindled to only 4 percentage points in the Connecticut governor's race, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Tuesday. 

Lamon received the backing of 47 percent of likely voters, compared to 43 percent for Republican Bob Stefanowski and 7 percent for independent candidate Oz Griebel.

Just three weeks ago Lamont had an eight percentage-point advantage, as he had 47 percent compared to 39 percent for Lamont and 11 percent for Griebel, in an Oct. 10 survey by Quinnipiac. 

Other results from the latest poll indicate:

• Women support Lamont over Stefanowski 55 percent to 34 percent, with 7 percent for Griebel. Men prefer Stefanowski over Lamont 51 percent to 38 percent, with 7 percent for Griebel. 

• Lamont tops Stefanowski 90 percent to 4 percent among Democrats, with 5 percent for Griebel. Stefanowski leads Lamont 93 to 5 percent among Republicans, with 2 percent for Griebel. Independent voters go 43 percent for Stefanowski, 38 percent for Lamont and 13 percent for Griebel. 

• Only 4 percent of Connecticut likely voters are undecided, although 13 percent of those who name a candidate for governor say they could change their mind in the next week. 

The survey was conducted from Oct. 22-28 among 1,201 Connecticut likely voters with a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points, including the design effect. 

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