Poll: Rep. Lamb Leading Rep. Rothfus in Pennsylvania House Race

Fifty-one percent of voters in Pennsylvania’s newly drawn 17^th Congressional District favor Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb, while his Republican opponent, Rep. Keith Rothfus, is favored by 39 percent, according to a new Monmouth University poll.

A recent ruling for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court created the district and puts the two incumbents against one another.

Here are some other highlights from the poll:

• 31 percent have a favorable opinion of Rothfus, while 23 percent were unfavorable. 46 percent had no opinion
• 44 percent had a favorable view of Lamb, compared to 17 percent who had an unfavorable opinion of him. 39 percent had no opinion
• 44 percent approved of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, while 51 percent disapproved

The poll, conducted July 19-22, surveyed 401 potential voters in the congressional district. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

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